Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-08-19

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local ann State Menus.
A Spiritualist Csmpmeetins will commence 10
Lima the 2Sth inst
Brick at his express Office. is just now receiving
peas and peaches just right for preserving.
The Muster will begin at wsterville to-day.
I ne Ca sital Guards of this city, will attend.
The republican county convention for Aroos-
ok, will be held at P,esque Isle, Thursday,
August 22d.
The Kennebec Baptist Association will meet
mi, year with the church in Fairfield. the session
t,cnmmence on Tuesday, Sept. 3.
We understand that Mr.. Kelley, the halter, was
thrown from carriage, in Hsllowel, Saturday
and stunned. 1t WAS reported that he WAS killed
The Boston Traveller is now received every
morning, aud parties who desire it can be supplied
by leaving their address at j. F. Pierce's book
store.
Mr.. T. T. Merry of Bath, having heard the
j1int discussion Of the financial questions of
the day.
The perus circumvinctus is one of the great
est enemies the potato bug has. The potato bug
undertakes to pronounce the name, and dies in
the attempt.
Senator Blaine addressed a meeting al
Farmington on Saturday. He has engaged to
speak at . mass meeting TO be held in Clinton
Village, on Tuesday. August 9th, at 3 o'clock
in the afternoon. A big meeting is anticipated
John L. Raymond was received with great ap-
plause at Granite Hall, Saturday evening, and his
impcrsonation of "Col. Sellers" SO famous every
where, caused great meriment We are sorry
that he and his excellent company had so small an
audience.
The young man who wrote the editorial in the
Fairfield Chronicle, For or Against. has either
been eating green apples or is troubled with
worms. We advise him to apply to a physician
at once, as the very existence of the republican
party must of necessity depend upon carrying out
his sage advise.
Instead of Rev Z. Il. W. Smith of this city,
being the champion at the bowling alley at SPUR
not that man, but another man" The former
Mr. Smith has never yet seen it exactly in the line
of his duty to devote himself to the game OF inc
pins.
Sometimes people spend money at the seaside
that they ought TO use in paving their bills at
home. For instance, milkDan informs that
certain family from this city, who have been
spending the summer by the sounding sea-" are
owing him Sl5 for milk, and he has been trying
to collect the bill for than year.
MIR. Il. A. Sawtele writes from Limerick
The greenbsck craze has prevailed to some
tent in this section of the county. Our republi-
can friends becoming rational again, and
leaving the greenback party they in it
movement to help elect S. ]. Anderson to Con-
gress. We feel quite confident of re-electing
Mr.. Reed, and also of electiug the entire republic
can ticket in this county
The Congregational churches of Waterville and
Winslow propose to celebrate their semi-centen
nial on the Sabbath, Aug. 25, with appropriate
services. Also. Rev. Thomas Adams, ID. d, will,
al the same time celebrate the Goth anniversary
of bis ordination, with a short address. They
will held services at 10 ~ o'clock A. NJ, and at
Winslow at IL O'Clock z. NJ and at o'clock
ia the evening at Waterville.
Here is something for the Standard to copy,
from the Biddeford Union and journal
The sum of the defacation Of Mr.. Wedgwood,
late democratic Treasurer of Bdde ford increases
Is the Investigating Committee advance. Six
hundred dollars for rents collected is the latest
item of default reported, aud what the amount
will be when the work OF Investigation is closed
remains TO be seen. 1t is a bad piece of business
for the late democratic Treasurer. to say the least
of it.
Mrs Captain Arthur Berry of Gardiner, and
her daughter, Mrs. Captain John c. Hsthorne,
have reached San Francisco, after pleasant trip
nyetland. They will remain there several weeks