Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-01-04

Aoral ann State Nems.
Hon. Il. NJ. Plaistel of Bangor, was III the city
yesterday.
Copies Of the Biographical pamphlets may be
had at this Office of the carrier.
The Reform Club sspper, announced to take
place Saturday evening, has been postponed.
The old Eastern Argus has come out in an at
tracive dress of new type, and looks first rate.
The river is still open from this city 10 Halo
well, though it becomes more narrow each day.
An ice boat the other day was upon the river
above the dam, and attracted great deal of at
tention.
There were many distinguished gentlemen
present yesterday, at the Inauguration Of the
Governor.
There will be a regular meeting of Seth VIII
iams Post, No -, q. A. r., this evening at IL
O'Clock. Installation.
We awoke AMI found Mother Earth powdered,
yesterday, as it were; but that was all; and we
have got to wait longer for seighing.
There will be fou--eclpses in 1873. Two of
them, Que Of the sun and one of the moon, will
be visible in this country. The first will take
place Feb. Il; the second, July %.
The Of c. Beale K Co. were Toasted last
evening, at the elegant eating house of Mr. Henry
Hart. Seventeen workmen sat down TO the ia
bes TO as fine repast well be gotten up.
Occasions Of this kind are becoming quite fire.
queut and pleasant.
The Aldermen of Rockland have ordered an
election next Wednesday, to fill thee vacancy
caused By the resignation Of G. W. Kimball, Jr.,
Esq, as Representative in the Legislature. 1t
viii be remembered that Mr.. Kimball has
ceiyed the appointment Of Postmaster.
Thi, is the way an exchange speaks of the
fashionable lalie, hat, or the hdies' fashionable
hat, as the paper reads:
The most fashionable evening hats for ladies
are crownlcss. They have been rimless for some
time. and now the way mllner doe. to take
nothing and put a pro!usion of expensive flowers
around it.
Oar edition of Yesterdays Daily being entirely
exhausted, we shall print to-day, and have for
delivery this afternoon Biographical Supple
ment, containing the Biographical Sketches in
full, just as they appeared in yesterdays Daily.
We do this to accommodate those who were
bic to procure copies of Yesterdays paper.
They were riding along on the street, in this
city, yesterday when be became sentimental, and,
10 a low voice, sang, "Wag on cold world, wag
on This touched her, and she replied, "Well,
George, Won may like to roll around in a wagon,
but when January comes prefer sleighing.' lie
was sentimental no more, but asked her whether
four or five button gloves were the fashion.
And no" at some distant time to come when the
art Of playing croquet has become lost, the great
grandmother will gather her children about her,
and tell them how, upon the first day Of January,
1873, she played in the open air. a game then
called croqae'. And the little children will dis
believe her words, and will say Grandmother,
what are you giving usl"
Rev VIM. II. Dearborn, late pastor of the Uni
yersalist society in Augusta, commenced his reg
usr pastoral work with the Universaist society
in Hartford, Conn. last Sunday, Dec. 20. The
congregation large and deeply interested in
his discourse appropriate to the Christmas season.
The church beautifully decorated for the oc
casion Mr.. Dearborn enters upon his work in
that city IN Ter very favorable circumstances.
A humorous member OF the House has these
playful words in regard to the result of the con-
test for the Spcakership
Maine House Of Representatives. presided over
by his highness Lord of Bangor. The gentleman
from Saco has retired to the Borers for this year
while our stont friend from Augusta will be
allowed several Weeks to regain his equanimity
after his sore disappointment, warned not TO in
dulge 10 patent medicines as sometimes it turns
ont that Pill,-baiv the dead.
Gov, Cornor began reading his message, in the
hall of Tie House OF Representatives, yesterday
forenoon At a few minutes past eleven o'clock.
The two houses assembled in convention,
and besda. the members and the heads OF de-
ra'tmeuts, there were present large number Of
ladies and gentlemen, filing all the spare seats in
the body Of the House. galleries and aisles. The
Governor read his address with great rapidly,
AMI was listened to with undivided attention.
General approval was expressed on every hand at
the spirit aud suggestions Of the address.
Hon. John l.. Stevens, U. S. Minister at Stock
holm Sweden, writes pleasant letter to the ed
itor Of the Banner, from which we make an ex-
tract:
We are all well as usual. We have just gone
to housekeeping. this the whole would be
mos, agreeable. Thus fat we find it less cold than
we anticipated. No snow, frozen ground here
yet. Carriages in the streets and steamers and
n.hcr vessels stirring in the salt in