Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-08-24
local ano State Nems.

Aofdt anu @tatf NemS.
Mr. Blaine came home in the afternoon train
| yesterday.
Henry woodward, Esq, of Winthrop and fam
n.y. are spending a brei vacation among the Cam
den Hills.
lhe verdict of Probabilities has been train. rain
rain, for the past three days; but we have had
bright sunshine instead.
The Lewiston Journal says that Mes,r.. Rar.
ker and Marston are contemplating the pubhca
non OF daily morning paper at Bath.
Hon l. j. Southard of Richmond, met with an
accident at Mouse Island, Sunday, bv which he
quite severely injured one of his feet.
Hon. Neal Dow is to be at the campmee.inr on
sunday lt"ill be seen by advertisement that
the Maine Central will run special trains on that
day
They ae shipping ice from the Centennial
houses 70 fhtston. 1t goes to Philadelphia to the
hnickeibocker company. Cheeseman is ship
ping TO Galveston.
Superintendent Tucker of the Maine Central
contempates next season putting in a steamer to
ply between Portland, Ilarpswell, Squirrel Island.
Mou,c lland and Boothbay.
Gardner G. sherman, Esq. of Liberty is H.,
republican nominee for representative to the leg
islaiulc in the class composed of the towns of
Nearsmont' Liberty, Montve and Freedom.
The elegant seaside residence Of III. NJ. Prem
tiSs of Bangor, at Bar Harbor win be sold a,
auction with It's furniture to-day. We under
stand 1t was built at AN expense of $4,000.
The Governor and Council closed their session
yesterday, and adjourned to the second dav of
october On the petition for the pardon of Rufus
IL. Day of Alfred, in State Prison for adultery,
they reported leave to Withdraw.
There will be temperance meeting at the Re-
form Club room, this friday evening, at ! -
o'clock Speakers will be present from the Ban
gor and llsmpden Reform Club. All are invited;
and let there be "A grand rally
The Home Journal says that the Continental II.
l.. Co. Of Gardiner, have received testimonial
OF Their appreciation of the courtesies shown them
by the W. W. Rice engine company at Rock and,
on the fouth, executed by d. NJ. Wait of hi.
city. / is beautiful piece of work
HE Baptist Quarterly meeting is to be held at
the 'iur'a IA Windsor, Tuesday and Wednesday
oi heAt week, beginning on Tuesday, at Ia
clock n the forenoon. There viii be preach.
ing and Other services. Rev. MIR. Heath, the ps.-
tor OF the church, is very much liked
The County Commissioners, at their prese1,
regular tern Of court find the bills of the coup,y
less than usual and the finances in healthy con.
no to p;1s-a
ually small. The board has been put at 81 % per
week. Work at the shop i. going on well, the
goods selling Oily.
Matters aprertsining TO the coming New Eng
land Fair are progressing very favorably, and ~
the incidcations are that it i'll exceed in ey, Nv
department any exhibition ever given in the
State. 10 farming implements the entries are al
ready twice as large before. The same i.
true in the cutie department
The neS announceme Mt of W illiamson 4 Greet
wood y III be found in our columns 1t NAV seem
an inOpportunc time, while the people are swea.-
ing from the heat, to talk about stoves and fu
naces, bat on the principle that in time of peace
We should prepare for war, it would to be
proper Low to be getting ready for the frosts e
autumn and the blasts of winter.
We have been shown two specimens of the gold
quartz obtained from the farm in Ptston, where
operations being carried on by company
which has been organizer to work the mine. The
analysis oi one of the specimens to contain gold
and silver TO the amount of S2j.40 per ton and
the other the precious ore to the amount of Si3.-
80 per ton. If found to that extent it would seem
that the mine would pay well for working.
A. the steamer Henry Morrison" was making
her regular TIP up river yesterday afternoon,
the hands on board discovered floating in the
river, opposite "Bntt's gully, the body of aman.
1t was taken ont, aud on examination proved to
be the body of Edward Knights of Falmouth, who
has been missing from the Insane Hospital since
Tuesday morning. Ii Is supposed be drowned
himself while in a fit of insanity.
From whence is the traffic to come to authorize
the building of the elegant and commodious
brick store. on Water street? The building OF
the narrow gauge railroad from Wiscasset TO this
city, and the extension that is to come to the
upper kenutbec region, will satisfactorily answer
that question Our people should seize upon Il .
present golden opportunity TO ensure the putting
in of thi. connecting link.
At last, at last, we have the nominees Of the
Kennebec County democratic convention For
Senators-Oscar Iio,way, Augusta, John Ware.
Jr, Waterville. For County Commissioner, Ma
thaniel j. Benner, West Gardiner For County
Treasurer, j. Frank Pierce, Augusta. For Reg
iser of Deeds, William G. Beale, Winthrop. For
Clerk of Courts, Fred L. Bean, Readfeld. Tie
following County Committee was chosen for the
ensuing year; c. b. Morton, Augusta II. F. ID.