Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-07-30


yesterday, bringing produce.
There will be oceans of bsckbres say some
of the farmers who come to town.
Balloon fly traps are the latest in this line of
things. The sscensions full aud complete.
Camp meeting John Allen, will, of course, at
tend the temperance camp meeting at Old Orchard.
The Johnson pond, in the rear of the State
House, I" sadly suffering for want of rain.
1t is believed we have passed the Moody and
Sankey weather; "Dinety aud nine"-in the shade.
iioar, the artist. mas gone to Mt Desert to paint
fog as If anybody wanted fog perpetustedl
"Fleur de SQUIRE" is the latest fashionable col.
or Our grsndmothers however called it "yaller."
We may expect some pleasant evenings soon,
for a new moon appeared yesterday.
Extra bargains in -four, also groceries At re.
duced rates, at Dow & Storers.
The travel to Moosehesd lake is still increasing.
Boston parties find this place a very pleasant re.
sort.
Japanese paper umbrellas will be found to keep
The sun off much better than those of silk or cot.
ton.
Mr.. ID. c. Robinson is said to be the best fisher
man II Mouse Island and Mr. b. f. Parrot the
best Walter
People have begun TO think from the appear
snce OF the last two days that dog days will not
be so very severe upon US after all.
The last number of the Norway Advertiser is
issued as an eight page PAPER, three columns to
page, and makes very neat appearance.
Miss Ssnborn of Winthrop street, will start for
New York next Mosday, Aug. 5th. She will sail
on the 10Th for PARIS, to he absent three months
AT Rsngey lakes they are having clear and
cool weather. The fishing is very good this year,
and trout are caught weighing five aud six pounds
"A Greenbsck meeting in the city of Portland
drew out an audience of eighty-three persons"
Rather a slim affair for a city of forty thousand
inhabitants.
If this isn't dog day weather, where will you
ind il, and when will you get ii '-lBsngor Com
mercial.
Wait patiently till that last day comes, and see.
A canary bird belonging to Miss Lane. living
on Chapel street. escaped from its cage yesterday
noon, and should it be found, she will be happy
TO have it returned.
The dry weather has been good for the potato
crop. New potatoes higher now than earlier
in the season. Farmers say the tubers are small
and few il the hill
There was the largest number of arrivals at Old
Orchard Saturday of any day during the season.
At the Ocean House there were Is, and Old
Orchard SO arrivals.
Dividends on Belfast, Augusta, Maine Central
r. X. I'd SIS, Maine State, Maine Town. Pepperell
Manufacturing Co.. and Portland city 6's, 1878 to
80. are payable in Boston the first of August.
Much caution should be used by amateurs in
the promiscuous use of firearms. Too much
familiarity with loaded guns is not desirable when
using every effort to outve the hot
weather.
a door. knob fitted to receive aud exhibit the
photograph Of the head of the house has been in
vented They will probably have a slow sale un-
til families deter nine who 10 the head Of the
house.
Our correspondent Mt from China writes Of the
death at the aims house in that place, of Sarah
Weber aged about 70 years. She has beeua
charge upon the town for upwards of Al years.
There are also two others remaining who went to
the alms house at the same time.
Mr.. Jehn Martin of this city has bee in the
gardening business for over half q century. but
this season leads all others, he says, in the raising
OF sweet corn, of which, full grown, has
been brought into this office. 1t is indeed remark
able to have corn of this kind a, this time OF the
year.
MI a tive nf Re md
of Daniel Cot,lc OF that town, was shot in his
camp in Montana, on July "a, by some unknown
party, but supposed to be some one from a band
Of hostile Indians. Mr.. Cottle had been in Mon
tana some eight or tea years, and was highly
esteemed by his friend: and associates. He was
about 40 years of age.
Col. NJ. " Is. Chase has bought the brown
school house upon Chsp,l street, and yesterday
morning the work of II construction commenced
it is to be changed into dwelling house. IL
will also be moved few feet north, until 1t rests
upon drain that now carries the water from
Sewall, Melville, and other streets. This will
necessitate new channel for the water to drsiu
in, thou III exactly where place will he arranged
is not yet known.
A little pamphlet entitled "Helen Jcwett," has
recently Ueeu ulsulOuttu Tue city III u
small price, in which girl, supposed to have been
born and reared in Augusta, Me-, and adopted by
the late Judge Weston, is conducted through
vicious life, aud finally is murdered in a house of
ill-fsme in New York City. The story is immoral
and some of the pictures illustrating it unfit to be
seen; and yet it has been quite widely circulated,
and not entirely among the low. Should the
story be true, as is retended, but which we doubt
the tale is kind that should not be encouraged,
and the publication and distribution of such works
should not be allowed.
The Eclipse.
The eclipse of the sun yesterday caused large
demand for smoked glass and along on Water
street, and 10 the doors of private dwellings could
be seen large number of people intenty gazing
heavenward many, no doubt, looking in q direc-
ton that was to certain extent to them.
However this might have en-, those who looked