Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-09-07
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loral ann State Nems.
Regular meeting of Asylum Lodge l. o. o F.,
this evening. A full attendance is desired.
Fresh Kennebec salmon for sale this morning at
the Central Fish Market.
President Brown says more railroad coupons
were taken at the State Fair. Wednesday, than
during the whole time of the fair last year.
The Connor Cadets requested to meet at
their armory this friday evening at : -
O'Clock.
The funeral Of the late Alien Lambard vii be
held at ST. Marks church, Saturday forenoon, at
IL o'clock There will be prayer at the house
previous to the services at the church.
There were sixteen deaths in this city during
the month OF August, nine Of whom were chill
dren. -Four we're over thirty years of age, and
the Oldest was sixty-fve.
p. II. Clay son of Gardiner, who graduated at
Bates College this summer. has taken charge
of the Seminary at Northwood Ridge. y. H. Mr..
Clayson is a successful teacher.
There will be a game of ball between the Stars
of this city and the Oaklands of Gardiner, this
afternoon, on the Augusta Reds, grounds, AMI
good game may be expected. Game called ut ?
o'clock.
As amatter of news, we publish the Gin' lbac k
nominations for Kennebec county Sena tors, 4.
q. Chandler, James ID. White County Commits
sioner, David Wing; County Treasurer, Isaac N
Tucker; Register of Deeds Jacob L. Schaman
for Clerk of Courts, Peter Grant.
A gentleman with his family came from Aroos-
took, travelling some two hundred miles, to attend
the Seventh-Dsy Adventists' campmeeting at
Richmond. That mans faith is shown by his
works. There's big campmeeting in de prom
iscd land" and the devoted Aroosook disciple
will be there.
We have received from the music house of I.
c. llovey 4 Son, No. l3i Water street, the follow
ing pieces Of new music: The Young Man across
the Way" song; can for her." popular song
sweet Heart" song also very popular; "Spdng
Song, very pretty instrumental piece sounds
from the North" wazes; "Alice," by Joseph
Ascher, very difficult but pretty piece.
The Junior class at the State College have elect
ed the following class officers: President, j. W.
Meserye; Vice President, NJ d. Libbey; Secre-
try, W. F. Decker; Treasurer, G. o. Warren
Poet. +. C. johnson; Prophet, j. A. Curtis His
torian A. l.. Moore; Committee, l.. F. Goo lsle ,
+. j. Blake, H. ?. Bean.
The Reform Club Of this city will have pub
lie meeting at their hall over Devine 4 Howard )
drug store, Sunday afternoon at 2 IL O'Clock.
The audience will be addressed by VIM. j. Cor
man, otherwise known as "BilIy Gormsn," of
Boston, reformed drunkard and convict, but
u ardent
He has quite reputation as effective speaker.
The American Breakfast Cereals have for sew
eral days been advertised in our columns. They
iaclude oat meal, white wheat and other cereals,
steam cooked and desicated, which after trial we
have no hesitation in pronouncing superior TO any
we have before used. being more palatable, nutrl-
tious and more easily prepared. They pre-
pared and put up by the Cereals Manufacturing
Co., New York. and sold by all first class groccrs
The school house in District No. 9, in Chelsea,
having been thoroughly repaired, painted paper
ed. ETC., the past season, will be occupied ne 1t
Monday, as the fall term of school begins on that
day under the instruction of Miss Barton of " ind
scr. James Fields. the agent, and chairman Of
the building committee, entitled to praise II
the manner in which be has interested himself in
these permanent Improvements. Sunday school
of great interest has been he Id in the house dur
ing tue past season.
Our report Of the State Fair, failed 10 make
proper mention of the Stallion race, which is the
eature among the stock horses at the fair III e
four horses entered, Tom b. Paichen, Knox Boy,
Black Pilot and Phil Sheridan. appeared. BLACK
Pilot" Gardiner horse, won the fist money,
showing good time Following is summary of
the race
p. d Harmon, Gardiner, blk. S. Black
Pilot. i
E. X. Woodman, Gardiner ms. br. s. Knox
Boy, 3
A. Z. scribner, Portland, ms. br. 5. Tom b.
Patchen. .
W. II. Irish, Presumpscot Park, MS blk. 5.
Phil Sheridan. 3 4
Black Pilot, first money, $3.50; Knox Boy, sec
ond money, Sl25; Tom b. Patchen, third money,
SIS; Phil Sheridan, fourth money, $50.
Ia speaking of the sudden death OF Wesley
Collins, of Gardiner, already mentioned in our
columns, the Home Journal says that he went to
bed in his usual health. but was soon taken with
convulsions. telling his wife to send for the neigh
bors, and that he was dying. Mr.. and Mrs. jew
eft pulled on a few clothes and ran in. Mr.. Col.
Inns stood with his hands griped together. and
seemed to realize fully his situation. lie asked
Mr.. Jewett to take of his wife and children told
h is wife to kiss him; received her parting kiss ;
unlocked the grip upon his two hands, while the
beads OF perspiratioD stood upon his wrists, inter-
locked his fingers together, uttered a short prayer
fe II back and was dead. The doctor felt few
pusations after bis arrival. Mr.. Collins fast
failing from consumption and probably his death
was from congestion-and he has thus been saved
months of suffering.
Meteorological.
August was q warm and wet month. The mean
heat for Al years is 60 9l6, this year go 726 be-
ing 0oSl warmer. The mean moisture is 3 90
inches, this year 5.2S an excess of 81 inches.
Mean hit of barome ter at 49, and
ocean level, 29.954
Greatest height on the 1st, 30.2S0
Least do on the eth. % 725