Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-12-24

Nocal ana State Mems.
NJ The Kennebec Journal is the only
paper in Augusta that ever had the news
of the Associated Press. No other
paper here can have these dispatches.
just now everybody has q mysterious bundle,
carries it home and hides it where nobody knows
The First National Bank of Fairfield declared
2l2 per cent. as their last semi-annual dividend
Rowse and Horne are both busy waiting upon
Holiday customers.
Mr.. George Z Weeks is to make radical repairs
on his double tenement house on Gage street.
Choice Holiday goods and exquisite perfumes in
great variety and low prices, al kinsman's drug
store.
No wonder the ladies are tempted TO enter
Miss Pipers store, her goods offered for sale are
SO very attractive.
An inebrated bluecoat fell through win
dow of A. d. Locke's store, last evening. po-
lceman gathered him in.
Mr.. l.. l.. Morrison of Skowhcgan, who was
so unfortunate as to fracture his ankle bone at
Mouse Island four months ago, has just got so AS
to walk without the aid of crutch.
The excellent postmaster of Fairfield, W. H.
Emery, who has held the Office for eight years.
has received resaponment for four years, to
date from Dec. 18th.
No one will regret visit at KiUsman & Co.'S
drug store, even if they don't make any pur-
chases They have some fine goods on exhibit
ton. and at such prices that no one can fail to
buy.
Collector Morrill, has arrived home from his
Western tour. While in Washington he was
given reception at the house of Attorney Gener-
al Devens Members of the Cabinet Supreme
Court, the Senate and House were present.
The Watelvile Mail says: "The bottom of
well in Augusta dropped out during the recent
storm, with tremendous noise. Let some OF those
wicked fellows a, the capital take warning, and
build that f,hway, their whole city may 20 the
same way"
Mr. Ols Pierce has Just returned from Ocean
Point where he has been building nice house
for himself. He was there during the great
storm and gale, and saw most magnificent sights
The storm dill no damage to the property there,
though it is a wonder that some Of the summer
cottages were not levelled TO the ground.
For the ladies A new mechanical toy is
doll which dressed in bsthsg suit, plnnges in
to tub OF water, and moving hands aud
feet goes swimming around.-Two sofas are no
longer used in the parlor; corner lounge uphol-
stored in different material takes the place Of one
of them.
The committee will please accept our thanks
for KIM Invitation to attend the public exercises
OF the dedication of the State Normal School
building. at Gorham, Thursday, Dec. Goth. The
Grafton W be delivered by the Rev. George Il.
Spalding, d. d presentation of the building to
the State, and acceptance by Gov. Selden Common,
with other appropriate exercises
Mr.. Christopher Toole of Bangor, the noted
pedestrian, who is to undertake to walk fifty
lilies in this city, on Christmas day. is expected
to arrive in this city to-day. The walk will begin
at Granite Hall, at o'clock in the afternoon of
Thursday, closing at 10 in the evening. Thomas
McGrath will accompany him in the frat Is miles,
and Z. A. Shea 10 the last Is miles.
Col j. Manchester Haynes, who has been IN
Washington and farther South recently, has shown
us specimen of the famous tissue ballots, used
in the late South Carolina elections. They are on
the thinnest paper made. and printed in the smallest
type and they bear evidence of fraud on their
face and show what the boosted chivalry will do
to defraud the colored man of his rights. The
ballots are a little larger than postage stamp, so
As to be easily folded inside OF the regular ballot.
A friend sends US the Standard of Dec. 10th.
in which Mr.. Blane's name sppesrs rked) 4S
times Our friend adds 'Who is this creature
that requires As small shots per week 10 Kill him
Another fiie nd writes
..Who can wonder at Mr.. Blaines popularity
In the last issue OF the Maine STANDARD his name
Is used forty five times on one page-euough 10
make any name famous, il such sncet could do
it,"
We notice BY the Weekly Exponent, published
at Mt. Vernon, Ill that m' mortal tablet to the
memory OF the late Geo. s. W insow (folm efly of
Augusta and who was k lied last summer by a
railroad accden), has been placed the rail
way buildings at Ceder Rapids, Iowa, of which he
was the architect The tablet was procured by
his associates and is Inscribed as follows:
IN MEMORY OF
GtGhGE ). NlNSIoW,
Architect and superlntcnde Of 'he shops. who
died iro'n injuries r. ceive1 in the me dnty'
while III the O. mpAnys servi' e, Aug. y lsls."
Besides this the officers and employees OF
the General Office OF the B. {. r. 4 n. X. r.,
presented to Gen. T.. F. Winslow, portrait of
life size. perfect as work OF art and as Likeness
Of mis- lamen,ed brother Enca>ed in massive
gilt Frame il is the strongest evi dence of the ad
mira,ion of his lends and OF their desire to per-
petuate the memory of heil lost and valued
worker.
The Bowdoin Orient says of Bowdoin graduates
Rev. l.. q. Brastow is pastor of Wnooski Avenue
ngregational church, Burlington, VT. A.
Hill is principal of Chelsea High school, Chelsea,
Mass Mr.. Hill has been in this position sew
eral wears, aud has given general satisfaction
A. w. Stuart is entering upon his third year as
Superintendent Of schools in the city of o tumwa
LAVA Zen A Smyth. Phi D. is Professor of