Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-09-28

Local anu State Mems.
nprov ment, on buildings in this city this ial
sre very extensive.
Il is getting late for The hand organ man. Blu
he was on our streets again YESTERDAY
lnite a bum'er of millncrs are in Boston
All New York, purchasing their FL stock.
~ is is ca led the ''Dstween too cool Ia
e." without aui too warm to wear, ulster.
r1e Monmouth Fumers Club will hold its an
'u"l cattle show and fair at the Town fiall, Oct
l"tr
they gather ar .nrd tue stove in the ,r1cery
now, aud tell aS Of rh,rlhng adventure,
irniui to dwell uon.
Next Monday closes the first autu n n month. and
no one ought to find fault with the weather Sep.
lie mber has given us.
newly repaired and painted baggage, mail and
express car was yesterday turned ont OF the Maine
Central company's works in this city
Lovers Of beechuuts will have to be coutentsd
with scarcity this sea.on. this not being one of
the seven years in which they plenty.
IL is not distant thunder one hears 10 the sub
urbs every day, but the sounds produced by pots-
toes rolling into cellar bins, says an exchange.
Pennington organized an Honest Money League
August 3lst. Newport has one, and these organ
izations will he established all over the State.
Levi, son of Albert NJ. Plummer Of Montville,
who from some unknown cause has shown signs
Of insanity, has been brought to the Insane sylum
in this city.
You wouldn't know it by looking with the naked
eye. but there are two more planets to he seen
from Augusta with telescope than there were a
short time ago.
The gross receipts OF the late Show and Fair
Of the Maine State Agricultural Society at Port
land were something under $4,000. The re-
ceipts at the Hall were 81 400.
The Grand Division Sons of Ten persnce Of
Maine will hold its 34th annual session in the city
of Gardiner. on Wednesday, the 23d day of DC.
tober next, with Warren Division No 8.
considering the matter Of attending the tourua.
ment which is to be gwen in Fredericton, New
Brunswick on the 9th of October The highest
prize will be 800.
The Fairfield corn factory will probably put up
nearly 100000 cans Of corn this season. The crop
was never 90 large nor good in th. vicinity
this year. Workmen engaged day and
night at the factory making cans.
Those people who take pleasure in killing birds
and wander in the woods for the simple purpose
of having fun by their cruel sport, should be in
formed of the words Of noted entomolcgist that
mo fruit would ripen were it not for the birds"
Cushnoc Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, at
their meeting on Thursday evening. decided to
have the dedication of their new Chapter and in
stallstion of officers occnr the same evening
some time in October. All Royal Arch Mssons
and their ladies will be invited. The new Chap
ter is prospering.
Scholars of by-gone years at Oak Grove Semi
nary. Vassalboro'. will learn with deep sadness of
the sudden death of their genial clsssmate. Rufus
w. Bailey, ct st. Louis, Mo, last week. He
leaves . widow, Mrs. Ermins Bailey, and three
children. His late father was well known in the
Maine Conference devoted minister Of
Christ.
The services at the Methods. church to. morrow
will be exclusively for the children. Rev. Mr..
Sterling will preach q sermon appropriate TO the
occasion. The church will be decorated and cut
flowers, hanging plants and evergreens are solic-
ited to be left at the church this Saturday after
noon. The singing, speaking, etc, viii be by the
children.
NJ. l.. w. Stsrbrd, Grand Worthy Councillor
of the Grand Lodge Lodge of Good Templars. is
at work in behalf OF the order and of temperance,
in Washington county. He has institute lodges
at Cherry6eld Jonesbo aud Cutler, and aided
in reviving the lodge in Perry. He will visit
Pembroke. Robbins,on. Red Beach, Calais and
the towns in that vicinity.
Paine's Mass in d. composed by G. r. Paine
is we'll adapted not only for the purpose for
which il was desig ned-the use Of Catholic chnirs
but for musical people generally, as II comes
within range of all ordinary chors, singing clubs
&C. The numbers usually pleasing. especial
~ the Benedicus. 1t is printed with Latin and
English words, and will prove favorie and val
liable addition to any musical library. Paper. Is
IL
Buxton.
President Cheney of Bates College, Es Gov.
Dingley and wife of this city, and Missionary
Philips, wife and children, sail from New York,
saturday, Oct. 5b, in the steamship Circas.ia Of
the Ancher Line, for Europe. Messrs. Cheney
and Dingley will be absent abont six mouths. In
asmuch come exaggerated reports of Mr..
Dipgley's i'll health have got into print, it NAV ne
prope n for US to say that the only foundation for
them is the fact that his long continued journal
is,jc sod other labors have rendered il wise for
him to seek relief from his work can he best
obtained by q Europesn trip Neither he nor his
pbysician see in his case any thing more than
necessity for temporary rest. Lewiston Jour
nal.
The Bangor Commercial has been Informed that
the father of Charles f. Prescott. the Deerng
murderer, wa. not originally Prescott, but Daniel
Ciough. An examination Of the city records
shows that on the 9Th of August, 1852 daniel