Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-04-11


loral ano State Nems.
Flock- OF wild geese now daily passing
over he CITY
The spectacle ped Her is about, discovering de-
feet, in The eve of all people
MIR John May l,.t valuable horse, on Tues
day n ght, of cong, stion of the lungs
Col. J. w SpasiIing of Richmond, is to deliver
the or .tion at Lewiston, on Memorial Day.
Mr. Thomas F. Hayward, one of the best known
citizens of Winthrop, died very suddenly on the
9Th inst.
The warm weather is bringing forth the Nav
flowers, of vii ch there is to be profision this
y'7r
.WC aye io'orual hy - fashion editor tna' cx-
changes viii continue TO wear wrappers with paste
ornaments.
j. w Clapp is selling base and rubber bali low
er than have ever been sold in thi. market; new
stock just in.
Messrs. IIolwsy Il Robinson of Auburn, whole
sale flour dealers last week dispatched 1000 bar
rels Of flour to customers.
II the field is sufficiently dry this after moon.
there will be game Of bal upon the base ball
grounds. Picked mines only will engage
A new disease, somewhat resembling diph-
liberia, has been raging among the horses in
Skowhegan. Several have died.
There will be trap ball shooting in the brick
yard, near the gas house, this forenoon at 10
o'clock and lasting perhaps the rest of the day.
The first crate Of strawberries for the season,
came in on the Express last evening, consigned to
j. W. Clspp. The price is quite reasonahle-jj
cents per box.
An exchange ventures the remark that "the
time. are not hard with those who have plenty of
money" We think there arc not many who will
be unable to perceive this.
The Savings Bank Examiner saws the ins,itu-
ton, under his in this State in better con-
dition than they three years ago. which
speaks well for their Management.
We print on our outside very interesting and
valuable address recently ina lie in this city before
the "Kenneb'c \ socatou for the Protection Of
Fish and Game by the President of the As,oci-
a'ion. Dr. G. W. Martin.
AT the stated conclave of Trinity Commardcry,
TO be held Friday evening, the cffcer elect are to
he installed by r. Z. Past Grand Commander,
John w. Ballou If Bath The ccrcm,uie, a'e to
he followed with festivities
There will be Fast day religious service Ills
forenoon at 1879. at the Congregational and Pap.
tis vestties; and this afternoon, at 30 at the
Free BapNst vesfry. Preaching ri the latter
place this evening at ID O'Clock
There will be services at the Christian church
on Northern avenue, in accordance with the proc
lamaton of the Governor, to-day at , o'clock p
VI. Also at oclocs in the evening NJ are in
ved to attend.
A. this i, Fast day. ami the boys in the office
wish to go a-sunuing, and the gil. desire
days vacation, that they NAV begin house.clean-
lug. no paper will appear tomorrow, but the
Daily will be published on Saturday morning as
usual.
The "Star Of the East" has been well laden
with freight since starting out on this seasons
work. On Monday night last she lad large
number Of passengers on her outward TRIP. On
account of the low fare many vi,i' Boston who
would otherwise remain a. home.
The Me. Central Railroad now the river is open,
and the bosts commenced running, have come
down to their old rates of fare for Boston tickets.
We chronicle this fact with pleasure. But pas
senger must 90 straight through without i lrpipg
at any of the way stations.
The stone crus her i used with at in
other cities, in preparing stone tor use in
mscsdamizing streets. Augusta i in the imnc-
date vicinity of immense stone querres where
waste stone could be obtsired without expense,
ground up and appropriated to road building.
We are glad to see thi, item in the Gardiner
journal: "The New York ice deal ~ have pnt
np the Price of ice. They do not talk 40 largely
now about their abundant supply Of ice they
did in January ard February. 1t looks now as
though all the ice on the kennebec would be sol
this year
The Gardiner Journal says The diphthers
has been prevailing to quite an extent 10 this
vicinity, during the last two weeks. In fam
lily they nearly all sick, and two of them
died with it. On Spring street, three persons
were attacked and one died Saturday. Several
other reported 10 other parts of the city r."
The tailoring establishment of p, c. Deliver,
on Water street, is fdlly supplied with imported
and American cloths, from which selections NAV
be made for spring and summer suits. Mr..
Dollver has had long experience a fash.
ionable and pans-taking cutter and merchant
tailor, and is doing excellent business. His
list Of customers is constantly increasing, which
is n rccomme ndation of itself.
Another case of Jloody Pwpura-ttis time in
Biddeford-and Savage is the name of the fellow
who helped develop the disease! Now let the
experts take the stand Or is this bloody French
man to be kept and fattened at the States OK
pense He seems to be q tender hearted little
darling, possibly orphsn-weghs only two
hundred pounds, and strsnged the woman to
death and threw her into the river, just for love
Oh, how much he loved her. Here is little
harmless cosset that most any one would gladly
taLa into tho hosom IF thar Cam;l;cst IT,