Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-03-19
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Election in Vassalboro' to day.
:. The Governor contemplates a visit TO Washing
ton this week.
Mai. General Chamberlain was in the city on
Saturday.
The new city government will be organized this
forenoon at ten o'clock.
The owners of one hundred and twenty four
dogs in this city have taken out licenses.
The police spilled about 100 gallons Of condsca.
ted liquors in Rockland, last week
The scholars of the high school have in prcpar-
alton interesting general exercises, which they
will give on Friday afternoon next
James McCochln Of Fairfield, while riding
through waterville on his return from Vassal-
boro, on Friday, fell from his sleigh dead at 80
F. NJ. lie ate hearty dinner and was well as
usual at noon, but complained of feeling unwell
short time before his death. Heart disease is
the probable cause.
Another tape worm, measuring q feet, has been
taken away from the little Getchell boy in Nassal-
boro' 1t will be remembered that few months
ago the same boy was relieved of tape worm
measuring % feet-makng in all 40 feet. The
boy is but three years of age is bright and smart,
and ready for the next operation.
The graduating class in the Augusta high
school have procured their graduation rings. The
ring is very chaste and beautiful 1t is plain
gold band, with az" engraven on one side, and
H. $50 ola off
&C. p. F."-Certam Pete Fiaen, (aim at certain
end). On the inside is the scholars name. The
rings were procured at Mr.. NJ NJ. Swans.
Miss Laughton gave one Of her readings to the
patients of the Insane Hospital on Friday eve
ming. Her fine voice and happy presentations OF
various characters. made the entertainment one of
the most pleasing of the series. She was assisted
by several of her pupils who very creditably sus-
tanned the reputation of their teacher and added
much to the interest of the evening. Miss Laugh
ton deserves much praise for her efforts in putting
forth reading as worthy accomplishment and
necessary to good education.
Saturday was St. Patrick's Day, and we are re-
minded that thrty-fve years ago, March 18th,
Capt. William r. Smith OF the Augusta Rifle
Crews, escorted the "Sons of Erin" through the
principal streets of this city TO the Augusta
House, where q large company Of citizens had
good time on teetota principles. Much amuse'
ment was afforded by the manner Capt. Smith put
his company and Sons of Erin through the mud
in the middle of the streets. which at that time Of
year was more than ankle deep.
Nearly all the mail routes in this State have been
bid off by New York and Western parties. They
have taken the figures Of four years ago, and gone
under them in every instance. We think these
gentlemen who have been ambitious to absorse OF
control this business in Maine, will find themselves
losers. They will have good deal of difficulty 10
making their sub contracts with parties here, as
the figures were put at hard pan" four years ago,
and our local contractors who are familiar with
the routes, will scarcely care to undertake four
years job if they are to lose money thereby.
The West .waterville correspondent of the Fair
field Chronicle writes that paper
The schools in West Waterville closed their Win
ter term of ten weeks on the 10th inst The High
School, Mr.. +. C.. Stevens, Principal Miss Alice
NJ, Emerson, Assistant, deserves special mention
on account of excellent dicipline, thorough insruc-
ton and scholarship, The rank in scholarship IN
the Third and Fourth classes (all the classes now
represented in the SCHOOL, not be easily excel
ed under any instructors. We sorry to learn
that Mr.. Stevens intends 10 leave this State in
June for situation in Mimi. We hope, however
his services may be secured for our next term,
since it is the universal opinion that few can
equal and none excel him as thorough teacher.
Steps are to be taken for the organization in
this city of Society for the Prevention Of Cruel
ty to Animals, under the plan of the Massachu-
sets and other societies. Mrs. Eveleth of Boston,
an accomplished lady, whose heart is in the work,
i, circulating petition for the signatures of those
who will become members Of such society. Let
the paper be numerously signed. Animals, and
more especially old horses, are every day cruelty,
barbarously treated in our streets; heavy loads
imposed upon them which they cannot haul up
these steep hills, and because they hesitate and
fall they are numerically whipped. The estab-
li,hment of a Society here would be christian
az. and one of mercy to the poor animals t. a.
C mot speak for themselves.
The Wing makes the sad announcement of the
death of Albert Noyes, Esq, of Bangor, which
occurred at his home in that city, about midnight
of Friday. The Wing adds Mr.. Noyes was at
his place of business throughout Friday and ap-
plrently in his usual health. He was taken i'll at
home about nine o'clock in the evening, grew
rapidly worse and died abo ut twelve O'Clock. Our
information at this late hour is necessarily meagre
but we understand that the sudden and fatal re-
suit is attributed by the attending physician to a
form of apoplexy. The blow is a swift and terrible