Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-10-30
local anu STATE Mems.

Local anu State Mems.
Autumn leaves-the last day of next month.
Lobster catching the coasts in this State is
meeting with good success this year.
At Fsrnhams you can purchase doors, SASH
blinds frames, moulding and stair work, below
manufacturers' prices.
VA. Littefeld grocer, aud j. H. Low, boot
aud shoe dealer, have made assignment OF their
property FOR the benefit of their creditors.
Uncovered hands instinctivey sought the peck
cts of their owner. yesterday morning. 1t was the
frostiest morning we have had this fall.
An Augusta man says that "t takes a rogue to
catch rogue referring to the two Jacks: Jack
Frost overtaking Yellow Jack down South.
On Monday the City Marshal seized i've gal
lon cask of liquor, secreted under lot of rubbish
in shed Court street. 1t was marked rs.
O'Haire," but in his senses believes it
belongs to that gentleman.
Now is the time to take in your bean poles.
We notice tina. several of our professions al gar
deners in this city. have carelessy left them out,
next year will be correspondingly small.
William Shakespeare is running for office in
certain place. lie vision Journal.
William should now remember that saying of
his found in Act |. of Henry VIII I'VE may out
run by violent swiftness that which at, and
lose BY over running
We wish to testify from personal knowledge of
the faithfulness Of Mr.. Seth X. Clark. who for
several months has had charge of the gasoline
street lamps They have been we'll taken Of
and promptly lighted, to the great comfort Of
those who are obliged to remain out onights.
A lodge of |. o. of G. L. was instituted at
Windsor by l. W. Starbird, G. w. c., on Satur-
day evening, to be called Malta Lodge, and to
meet Tuesday evenings. 1t starts very favorably
and is to take in . portion OF the people from
Cooper's Mills. Mr.. Stsrbird lectured at Cooper's
Mills on Sunday evening, to afull house.
1t is not rare thing for country strangers to
mistake our massive jail for the State House, un-
til the sign Jail entrance" on the north side of
the building sets them right. But even this sign
did not decide for one gentleman the other day
that it not the capitol. for, as he afterwards
told . man 81 didn't kno,c but ukat tie jail
might be Kept in one ring cftte State House"
Now, boys. throw mp your hats. A real peanut
vine was brought into this Office yesterday with
full grown peanuts upon it, and raised on Cushnoc
Heights BY Mr.. ID. Longfellow, who has succeed
ed In raising quite good quantity of the popular
nut. The vine and leaves resemble very much
that OF the common green pea, from which came
the ZANE pea nut--we suppose. Who knows but
what the day will soon be here when the boys of
augusta will take their peanuts from the vine in
stead of the street standi
The Supernten deat Of Schools has visited Els
WORTH and formed the "Hancock County Teach
ers' Association" He also visited the Normal
School at Castine. in company with Mr.. Pullen of
the board Of Trustees. Everythisg was found in
most excellent condition there. Saturday, the
Superintendent visited Gorhsm. to ascertain the
progress Of the building operations for the
Normal School, and to make the preliminary
engagements in regard to the establishment of the
school. The Trustees are desirous that Mr.. Cor
thell should take charge of this school.
The Wing thus speaks of the Sullivan silver
mines:
We we're shown yesterday by w. d. Lewis,
Esq, some vesy handsome specimens OF silver ore
from tbs Sullis an Silver Dimes which MIR. l.. has
juoe been visiting. We learn from him that the
vein has been entered to the depth OF seveniy-two
feet and that the richness Of the deposit increases
- the depth increases. The mine has been ex
amined by q large number OF experienced miners
and mining eng ineers, all of whom unite in pro-
nouncing 1t OF remarkable richness. Mr.. Lewis
showed US some specimens oil pure silver As as
sayed from . lot Of 654 pounds sent to New York,
and IRON which fJuI pounds OF pure In silver
and little over four collars gold was returned,
or At the late Of Sl60 per toa. Eight men are
now employed ut the mines, and = new hosting
engine u about ~ be added. r
The lecture on 1.-The Bright Side of Life in
Libby Prison." BY Chaplain M'Cabe, attracted
large audience at Granite Hail. last evening. The
lectsrs was grand feast Of good things, being
the relation Of inc dents connected with the life in
prison, how the u nion men there employed their
time, and the fnal joy when the prison doors
opened to liberty. 1t WAS 3 mixture Of ludicrous
and the pathetic, the fanny and the solemn, and
the listener scarcely knew what TO do, laugh or
cry. 1t Was one Of the most interesting lectures
ever given in this city, and was infed with
right royal spirit. The Docttr is laborng under
an attack Of hosrseness which affected somewhat
his voice in speaking and singing. Our people
are again to have the privilege of hearing DIR.
MCsbe, Is he will speak In the Methodist church
this morning, at 1870, on "Methodsm at the
West" eB Fff#
On Saturday afternoon last, about one o'clock,
young man about II or IL years Of age, hired a
horse at Mr.. J. A. Jones livery stable, on Gu sb-
noe heights. saying that he wanted it to 90 to