Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-06-14
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The weather now appears more Summertime.
The pretty white seringa ha. commenced to
bloom.
The game of quots is being much played in the
city.
Strawberries have now reached a very low price
in the market.
We are now having the longest days in the
year
Mr. p. L. Barnum made a pleasant call in this
Office Yesterday morning.
A salmon three feet in length was recent
ly caught at Eas: Machias.
Strawberries are fast ripenng in the fields, and
will be veiy plenty this season.
Bows have commenced boating and bathing and
the season for drowning accidents opens.
typographical error in an exchange makes
George Elliot keep spanking pair of boys
Lock out for sneak thieves who steal house
plants left out of doors during the night. Some
of these thieves women.
The Gardiner Reporter has leading article
1.-THE law of kissing" The Belfast Journal thinks
IL has good smack of learning on the subject.
fashion exchange says the bridegroom now
wears wedding ring well as the bride Kids
for evening wear have lace or ribbon at the
wrist.
The Portland Transcript thinks the naked tat
N int ha oil llus t;op
Of the truth of the line, "when unadorned adorned
The most"
Old gentleman from the country to monograph
exhibitor: "Are you Mr.. Edison, the first inventor
of this nschnel" Phonogrsph exhibitor "N.,
sir; am merely the last inventor
We read IN the book of Samuel that "there was
Smith found throughout all the land of Israel
But they have found one down here in Maine,
and will find it hard work to make him Governor.
The decoration of the soldiers graves at Togus,
will take place on Monday, June 4th Gen. c.
p. Msttocks of Portland will deliver the Grafton.
Donations of flowers will be gladly received for
decorating the graves.
We have examined a piece of tin foil Oh
which are the fluctuations of the photograph,
and willing to declare ourself foied in an at
tempt to understand how the human voice
become buried there in such mysterious way.
Rev. Mr. LeI.acheur of Bidieford is going into
the tempe, snce crusade and says he wants to get
acquainted with all the lquor drinkers and sellers
in Biddcford to the end that be may reform them,
if possible, and if not he wants to get acquainted
with the officers.
One Of the boys from the country, who had
been taking something tried to joke one of the
candy vendors in the the circus tent Wednesday,
but the youth subsidized when the circus fellow told
him that there were better clowns than he 10
the ring who were paid Tor it,"
The celebrated compressed yeast is meeting
with splendid success in this city, and the sales
are rapidly Increasing. and it is not surprising
they should, as it is something that every house.
keeper will be delighted with. Hill & Hoyt are
the agents for Augusta and Hallowell.
Mrs. Elizabeth Fifeld's house on Western
Avenue was entered by burglars about s 10
O'Clock Wednesday evening. She was absent at
the time. They first tried a window breaking
three panes of glass, then tried the front door,
then the back door, where they succeeded in en-
tering. Searched bureau drawers and probably
the whole house for money, but did not get any,
They escaped by way of the front door when Mrs
F. returned.
Every member OF the Conner Cadets is reques..
e to be present at the meeting thi. evening, as
important business will come before the company,
At present the company is in a somewhat reduce
condition, but the members are making great
efforts to again place it on a firm basis, and we
hope that all who are invited to join will give the
matter their favorable consideration. The cadets
have received an invitation TO visit Bath, the
Fourth.
Rev. Hervey Fittz, Of Middleboro', Mass, q
we'll known Baptist minister, died on Monday,
aged Sc years. He was ordained at Wsterville.
Maine in the latter year, and was afterwards pas
tor of churches in Wsterville and Hallowen, Me,
Thompson Conn, and Middleboro'. Marblehead
and Millbury, Mass. In 1913 he became State
Missionary Of the Massachusetts Baptist Conven-
ton, and for nearly 50 years, until a few weeks
before his death, he lsbored with great earnest
ness and fidelity with the new and feeble churches
in every part Of the State.
Whiteheld Locals.
Sunday about midnight the neghbors in the
vicinity of a barn formerly owned by Charles
Trask, now owned by Nathan Peaslee, discovered
it to be on fire; but be fore any help could be got
it was all in flames, and entirely consumed. 1t