Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-06-11

Zoral ann State Mems.
Dover and Foxcroft have a celebration on July
4tb.
Nervous people are now carefully watching
risky dogs.
The spring term of the Superior Court begins
its session at the court house to-day.
The mercury indicated about 400 yesterday
morning at sunrise. Cool for June
Buy the Empire Wringer if you want the best
in the market s. S. Brooks & Co. sell them.
Bricks that have heretofore sold in Gardiner for
So and IS per thousand, are now selling for 81
per thousand.
The County Commissioners hold a session at
the court house to-day for the transaction of reg
ular routine business
mail from Portland Boston, New York and
at 10 80 A. NJ, on the mixed train from Portland.
Mr. Charles E. Smith, a graduate from Bow
doin College, class of 1874. has been elected Su-
perintendent of the city public Schools Lyons,
Iowa.
An Irshman who was found guilty of stealing
bag of coffee, was asked nv the magistrate what
he meant to do with it. make t1y wild it," was
the reply.
The Augusta Juvenile Temper Club will
hold its regular business meeting on this evening
at 7.30 o'clock All the members are requested
to attend.
Almos, weekly number Of Maine horses are
shipped on the steamer for Boston And still
horse buyers go to l,o-ton and make liberal in
vcstmen's in horse flesh.
Rev c. 6. MtCullv, formerly pastor of the
South Congregational church in Talowtll, de iv.
cred the Grafton in connection with the Memorial
Day exercises at Calais.
Col j II. Drew Of Farmingdar, left for New
York, Thursday of last week, to take charge of
his ship, the Sea Witch, and sailed in her for
Shanghai, China, Thursday last.
Sedgwick Post of the Grand Army in Bath.
Gently passed resolutions of thanks to Hon. j. NJ.
HAYNES of Augusta, for his eloquent and patriotic
Grafton on Deco alton day, in that city.
Curtis Higgins and Billy German will speak on
Temperance at Sidney Corner, Thursday evening.
June 18Th Belgrade Bridge, 18th, North Bel
grade, 18TH Greeey's Mills, smthfeld, 10th.
The Board of Examining Surgeons was reor-
al hv tha hnic nf fnll
officers President, Dr. VIM. b. Lsptam; secre-
tary, DIR. J. o. Webster; Treasurer, DR.. Geo. L.
Brickett
Hon. E. W iller Farley of Newcastle, is men
toned as the democratic candidate for Congress
in the Third District. Horace Ingriham will
probably be the nominee of the Greenbacks in
this district.
Reform Club was organized in the school
house at Brackets corner, in this city, on Friday
evening and club at Sidney Corner Satur
day evening Twenty -four members joined each
club. The meetings were addressed by Billy
German.
The steamer Star of the East will make
curson to Boston, Wednesday, July 81, remain
ing Thursday and Friday there, and return on her
regular trip Saturday morning The fare for tie
round trip will be placed st $500, tickets good for
that trip only.
Mrs Livermore says that marriage and a home
are not all that woman wants. She's just right.
She wants nice bonnet, trimmed in the latest
style; and the best place to buy is at NJ. z. Web
.ter's. She has new lot Of French Chips,
bought cheap and selling cheap Look at them.
Open Wednesday morning.
Those who are in the habit of exercising their
fast horses on State street. should bear in mind
that there is a city ordinance against the practice
of fast driving. State street was not laid out for
a trotting park, and the owners of fast nags will
find that out after their sports have been inter
rupted by tue city marshal with demand for the
payment of fine.
Here's the nice little job the greenbackers have
laid out to perform. This is the little contract
they have entered into, as defined by the Camden
Herald
The spread of this dread disease (greenbacki sm)
will not be likely to stop, until the National
Greenback party has placed q Governor at the
head Of each State, and President at the head
of the nation. Then, and not till then, will they
have accomplished the great end to which the
National Greenback party are directing their
course.
An exchange publishes Letters from Children
One of the youthful cont butors to a recent num-
Der furnishes poem, commencing follows:
Dear Mr.. Edter have a sister
and when her fellow going away last night he
kissed her
and said my dear if had some money
would marry you at once my honey
now you must not think that was mean
listening some place where could not be seen
trying to hear what they would say
no indeed Mister Editer that's not my way
/ was outside emptying the CRATE
and they were standing at the gate.
Messrs Knowles 4 Maxim, dealers in century
ink, and publishers of the Penmanship Art Kew,
have recently built wholesale cart, wit a body
of original design, which they have had patented.
the beauty and novelty of which commands the
attention and admiration of all. 1t is illuminated
by original pen drawings aud fourishing which
are very fine, all set in superb walnut and gilt
frames We have spoken heretofore in our col