Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-04-19

local anu State Mems.
We publish elsewhere the warrant for the school
meeting 10 the village district.
The young people find delightful weather now
for moon light wal s.
John Stetson's Folly Company is to perform al
Granite Hall, on Wednesday evening next.
The evening air is full of what Elizabeth Stuart
Phelps calls "the aromatic odor Of early bon
fires"
Services in St Marks church, to-day Good
Friday will be at 10 80 A. NJ, at and O'Clock
p. NJ
A young man working hard 10 have little
sport on a velocipede. yesterday forenoon An
other sign Of 'pring.
Wednesday completed Mr. John Holmes four
teenth years service as conductor Of the accom-
mediation train between Augusta and Gardiner.
A subscriber to the New Era" the greenback
paper published in Portland. inquired at the post
Office here, the other day, if the "Nsg Error"
had GOMEZ lie was just right
Meeting at the Christian church on Northern
avenue, this evening att 2 o'clock. Rev. Messrs
Stackpole and Hancock are both expected to be
present.
A letter from the West warns Eastern people
against eating wild pigeons, which are being
shipped in great quantities. as they are poisonous
from devourng poisonous berries. Several deaths
from eating the birds have occurred.
Leighton, Scruton K Co. are agents for the
Recherche" or New York and Paris patterns
full assortment may be found at their store
These patterns are among the most reliable, and
come highly recommended from leading dress
makers in New York
The Belfast Journal hits it 1.-The frog Is the
original greenbacker, having worn that colo. ever
since the first pollywog shed his tail. lie sits on
log, and croaks just like the preachers of ire
deemable paper money-and with about as much
effect"
At a meeting of the corporstors of the Fairfield
Savings Bank, last Friday afternoon, the follow
ing old board of trustees were chosen to serve
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Totmap, Samuel Gibson. j. +. Gibson. VIM.
Conner was made President, and T.. &. Pratt,
Treasurer.
Gov. Coburn, who has retired from the presden-
CIV of the Maine Central Railroad, has reformed
the duties of that Office with great care and dis
elimination, giving to 1t good judgment and per-
sonal attention. No man has more thorough
understanding of the questions of business and
practical life than Gov. Cobutn.
We have received the first number Of the
"Young People Literature, an eight-psge paper
published by Munsey i Plummer, at Lisbon
Falls, Me. 1t is neat looking paper, and no
doubt will be gladly rect ved by the young. Mr..
Munsey, one of the publishers, is day manager
of the Western Union Telegraph Office in this
city. lie is young man of talent
Mesus d. w. Pillsbury 4 Co. have had good
success since entering upon business. They al
WAYS keep well supplied with groceries and pro
vison fresh and nice, and by putting them at res-
sonable price have no difficulty in meeting with
ready sales. Give them call, and test this ques'
ton for yourselves. Their store is in Central
Block.
A gentleman who is in business in Gardiner,
said the other day. 81 don't think | ever knew
the time when so much could be bought for dol
lar as now" And yet the foolish greeubackers
want TO carry us back to the good old times, as
they say, of high living aud high prices. With
gold At q premium of sth of one per cent, they
desire to return to the good old times
when gold was at a premium OF so cents.
The Gardiner journal says that the Penn Ice
Company of Philadelphia, has purchased the ice
house and ice oil Jarvis Patten, in Bowdonham.
The house contains 500 tons. We could not
learn the price paid. They will commence ship
ping Immediately. The Penn Company also pur-
chased 6 600 tons in Belfast week or more sgo.
The cold weather has almost STOPPED the shipment
of ice on the river. The different concerns are
still doing little, but not much as they have
been.
Mons. f. Barber proprietor Of the Augusta
Steam Dye House, is soon TO visit Paris hi, ma
tive place, having been absent fourteen years.
He will leave about the last of May. and will
spend some three months abroad doing in that
time the great Paris Exposition. We trust he
may have the fullest enjoyment and satisfaction
in visiting again the familiar scenes OF his child
hood. During his absence, the business of his
establishment here will be carried on by his
celleLt wife and son.
The entertainment given by the Berger Family,
last evening, was very pleasing and gratifying TO
the audience, q very excellent programme being
presented. A cornet solo by Miss Anna Teresa
Berger was enthusiastically received. Jeppe and
Fannie Delano were rresstaby funny in their
musical scenes, Flirting on the Mall" and "Wed-
ded Life" Mr.. James Mckee sang several char
acter pieces. humorous and sentimental. OF
course we miss from these entertainments the SOL
emn visage of Sol Smith Russell.
We should judge from the intelligent disgno-
sis of CDR Microscope" in the Standard that he