Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-04-04

F.cral ano State Nems.
TIE kennebec still keeps at good height.
We call attention 10 the notice elsewhere Of
George L. Dodd, piano tuner.
1t is thought smelling works will be established
in Portland for the copper mined at Blueh.ll.
Mr.. J. o. Smith, Deputy Secretary Of State, con
templates brief trip of pleasure and business 10
Boston.
a party of seyeny-Gve Maine peo!l, rom W.
rious stations along the Maine Central left for the
Black Hills on Monday.
Mr.. j. III. Dolliver is having grand closing out
sale of furniture. We understand that he is of.
tering great bargains.
Huntington, Mason & Co. send collars and cuffs
20 Troy, N. Y, to be laundred for their custom
Price, five cents for pair of cuffs three
cents for collars.
The Howard Benevo lent Society will meet with
Mrs. Edward Mason, this Wednesday afternoon.
A full attendance is desired as this is the closing
meeting Of the season.
The Centennial club will meet with Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Clapp, Crosby street, this "Wednesday
evening. This being the semi-annual meeting,
full attendance is desired.
A grand masquerade ball takes place at Granite
Hall on Friday evening Costumes may now be
had at Granite block, from Geo. +. Hayden the
costumer.
The following commissions have been issued
from the Adjutant Generals Office, for the officers
Of the Richards Light Infantry. Gardiner: John
w. Berry, Captain; Charles NJ. Drake, lst Lieut.
Fred A. Wadsworth, I'd Lieut..
There will be preaching service at the Free
Baptist Vestry tomorrow evening, by Friend
Douglass, who will remain during the week and
assist in series Of meetings at the same place.
Meetings each evening at I IL o'clock. The pub
lie are cordially invited.
The Boston Advertiser says that discharged
"sogers' have been popular with Maine urchins
since Portland gamin found five dollar bill, a
ifty-cent and ten cent script chewed up in de-
serted quii. Ard people will say it is not an cx-
rensive habit.
In a letter to Capt. C.. a. Boutelle editor of the
Bangor Wing, Gen. Grant establishes the truth of
the report that he courteously allowed Gen Lee
and his brother officers to retain their side At
Appomattox, and the suggestion came from Gen.
GIANT and not from Lee.
good deal of sympathy is felt in the commun-
ity with the parents of the little Wasgatt boy, who
was sent the other day to the Reform School. On
account of his tender age (he being but nine years
ODD and other circumstances, measures will be
taken to have the boy liberated, and returned 10
his mother. who is in deep distress.
The Academy of Music at Providence, r. L.
wis filed last Friday evening with one Of the
finest audiences ever assembled there, to hear the
BOY Orator. Every one present was delighted,
aud regretted not TO have opportunity to hear
him again. The press speak of him in the highest
terms. Don't fail to hear him Friday evening" at
sleonian Hall, in this city.
Yesterday while digging in the Fuller woods,
ar North street. in this city one of the workmen
overturned stone and found hatful of coppers
large old-fsshionei cents. The value of the
money found was about fifteen dollars The
money must have been placed there many years
ago by some bauk robber. who found that the
loal was too heavy. The latest issue of the coin
was dated 1919. Has Clptan Kidd been
prowling about here
We call especial attention TO the announcement
in another column, of meeting for the organiza-
ton of Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals. The meeting will be held in the City
Council Rooms, this afternoon at O'clock. The
oae hundred and seventy-two persons, ladies as
well as gentlemen, are invited and most respect
fully urged, TO be present this afternoon, and as
siSt in the organization of society which is very
mach needed in this community
The Lewiston Gazette says that Mr. &c ,rge A.
Callahan has recently engaged in the manufacture
of paper boxes, and is doing quite bus mess in
that line, turning out two three hundred day
TO be used mostly by the Bates Manufacturing Co.
for ball knitting cotton. lie is employing four
hanl. at present. and intends at an early day to
make additions to the business, which will enable
him to produce nearly double the number he is
row manufacturing.
The last number of the Waterville Nail is
model local newspaper. Besides the current local
news there is the opening chapter of the autobiog
raphy OF the late Asa Kedlngton Revolutionary
soldier long resident at Waterville; local ballad
by Mr.. A. l.. Kinds, ofthe neighboring town of
Benton letter from Charles b Gilman, formerly
of Watrve about the celebrted Gilman estate;
letter fiom the Black Hills, forwarded by a Wa
tervie boy; and some interesting recollections of
Waterville fifty years ago, by the Rev. DR.. Adams
of Wnslow.
prominent gentleman in this vicinity, sends a
note to thuse active in the organization in this
city of Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, desiring to be put down life mem
Der. He adds 81 have long seen the need of
such a society. have often thought that it would
be good speculation for somebody to place a
small hosting engine at the top of Rines Hill
that should assist the poor horses in drawing their
heavy loads up that steep ascent small fee
from every loaded cam would well repay the out