Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-01-08

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Zoral ano State Mems.
The sound of the merry sldgh bells strikes
pleasantly upon the
Quite large sleighing party came up from
Haowell to this CITY, yesterday
The bows like to see the snow. but they are not
happy in the thought that the skating spoiled.
During this week of prayer there will be social
meetings on every evening, at the several yestrics,
Since the fall of snow we have noticed the fall
of several articles of clohng-togethcr with their
occupants.
Jupiter was in conjunction with the sun, day
before yesterday. But we were no, able 10 see it
with the naked eye.
And now the livery men possess faces boamiog
with smiles while the numbering old wagons
placed aside Till spring.
Plenty Of nice smells fresh from the water, sell
ing cheap at Central Fish Market. Moulton will
attend to the wants of all customers.
Jewish welding is to occur at Waterville the
23l Of this month. Rev. DIR. Larker Of Boston is
to perform the imposing ceremony.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Winthrop street
Univcrsalist parish will meet with Mrs. j. A. To-
man, State street. Wednesday evening of this
week mot Thursday, as heretofore announced)
Supper at o'clock precisely
CITY Treasurer Lane has engaged quite eX,cn-
syely in the real estate business, a appears from
his notices posted about the city. Those parties
who have not paid thoir taxes will do well to con
suit his list of land and buildings for sale.
We hardly credit the report, though it may be
true, that is made by several exchanges concern
lag the severe depression Of the tobacco trade
since the beginning of the new year. brought
about by persons pledging themselves to use no
more of the weed"
The Conner Cadets of this city making
preparations TO celebrate, in proper manner, the
last Of this month, their first anniversary. The
Lithgow Guards of Watervl,e Will receive an in
vitstion TO attend, and probably there will be
prize drill upon the occasion.
The weather yesterday wasn't at all calculated
to raise the hopes or expectations Of dealers in
ice. They reasoned thus: Should this Siberian
weather prevail southwark. then the ice harvest
there will be so abundant that the demand for the
article from Maine viii not be great
The installation of officers of Augusta Lodge
F. & A. NJ, will come off this evening at Masonic
Hall, as l-2 O'Clock. After which oyster
supper will he served in the banquet room.
Brethren of Bethlehem Lodge and of the Legis-
lature are cordially invited to be present.
A gentleman in thi. city went into his stable
yesterday morning, at 6 o'clock, to feed his horse,
and noticing that it was very cold, carried out his
thermometer and hung it up beside the stable.
While 10 the house the thermometer was up 10
70o, ami in half an hour it went down, down,
down, to 90 below zero. Our friend became
asrnled feared Il c mercury would go out at the
other end Of the thermometer, seized upon it,
and carried it into the house. He didn't care
about losing good thermometer
Ksnts Hill people gave to their minister Rev.
c. G. Mason very gracious acknowledgment of
their appreciation of his worth and acceptabity
among them, on New Years evening, by the pres
entation Of silver service. The corps of pro-
fessors, citizens and students. with the President
Dr.. Torsey, at their head, called upon the minis
ter (who has been incapacitated from officiating
in hi. pulpit for five weeks past) and with sing
ing, prayer and poem, presented to their friend
and pastor. The very beautiful auxiliary to his
wife's cabinet. The set consisted of six pieces
appropriately engraved, and will be pleasing
memorial Of his three years psstorate at the beau
tful seat Of learning as Kent's Hill.
Yesterday morning every body realized as they
never before have the present season, that winter
had "set IN. in sober and solemn earnest. At
half-past six o'clock, State street the thermom-
e;er indicated % degrees below zero, and on
Water street i: was two degrees lower than that.
On the east side of the river, in the coolest place
that could be found there, the mercury went down
to 2S degrees below zero. AT the Soldiers Home
1t was "a degrees at Windsor they had no Their
Dometer, but judging by the ears of the iuhabi-
tants, our informant says il was 'as cold it
colud be" A correspondent at Somerset Mills
writes: Tho mercury stood at 81 degrees be.
low, at quarter to eight" gentleman from
Waldo county, connected with the educational
department of the State, reports that all the ,her
mometers over there are keeed up with bad
cold. And there several back towns to he
heard from. Suffice it to say, it was cold enough;
and this bounding from the mild autumnsl wealth
er, right into the middle of the Arctic wave, al
lowing TO swssh round there, isn't
agreeable, to say the least. Unusual attention
was given to the ears. yesterday. and few persons
10 this immediate vicinity forgot that they had
such an attachment to the face as a nose.
Doings of the city Council.
special meeting Of the city council was held
Saturday afternoon.
Orders passed
Presented by Alderman Marley