Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-06-29

local anu State Mems.
Senator Blaine arrived home yesterday.
This week the click of the moving machine will
be heard in the land.
Messrs Rollins & Lyon have taken the contract
for building ID. NJ. Waits house on Green street.
A new brass Band has been organize in Dover,
having sixteen members. Il is called "Taylots
Cornet Band
Samuel w. Greenleaf. a very worthy young
man and cashier of the Wiscasset National Bank,
died in that town last Tuesday, at the age of
twenty three years.
Rev DIR. Shaler of Poltland, who has for sew
ersl weeks supplied the pulpit OF the First Bap-
tst church in this city, to very great acceptance,
will preach again tomorrow.
Mr.. Benjamin Mcdonald who recently removed
to this city from Vsssalboro', has purchased the
Pearson house ard lot Sewal street. lie in
tends to build another house the lot the next
season.
Our Hallowell friends are to have an exhibition,
this afternoon, of the new steamer recently built
in tn city by Frank Mooren. They will find it
to "work like charm" with power and endur-
Ance equal to any steamer on the river.
letter from the West, received by a gentle
man in Rockland. says they have harvested the
finest crop of wheat, and can put the flour on
the market at lower prices than have been given
for years.
There will be preaching at 10 IL o'clock Sab
bath forenoon. at the Christian church on North
ern Avenue. Theme: "An Eternal Judgment"
Baptism at close of service, near the dam, il
the rear of the Sprague machine shop
There is to be grand Fourth of July ceebra-
ton at Wayne village aud Lothrop's slsnd.
The steamer Lady of the Lake will make trips to
the Island every two hours There will be four
brass bands, that will give open air concerts,
swings, base ball, dancing, etc.
Rev. S. c. Beach of Dedham, Mass, will
preach 10 the U Unitarian church, to morrow morn
ing. 10 exchange with Mr.. Curtis. Mr.. Beach is
former pastor of the church in this city, and it
will afford his friends great pleasure in having an
opportunity TO again listen to one of his excellent
discourses.
The Lincoln County News says that notw th-
standing the great number of porgies caught,
there seems to be no lack Of them on the coast.
The Church Co. of Round Pond, Bristol are re-
ported to have received in one day last week
some 800 barrels Other companies received
fish in proportion.
The Kepnebec Association for the Protection of
Eisb md Can, baya Ill
fete at Cobbossccontce Lake, July 4th. The day
will be devoted to bass fishing glass ball shooting
&c. chowder will be served on lIo1gdon's Is
land in the afternoon. Plenty Of boats have been
secured, and can be had at the "Outlet."
The case of Mr.. Stephen Smith of Belgrade, is
indeed sad one. Sofeping of the brain has been
developing itself, for FIVE or six years, so that he
has lived the life of hermit until at last bis only
daughter, who lives in East Monmouth, has taken
him to her home TO care for him. MIR. Smith is a
licensed preacher, and is 76 years of age.
A grand prone ensde concert and strawberry fes
tival is to be given by tse Augusta Band, at
Granite Hall, on Tuesday evening next. An en-
joyable time is anticipated, the proceeds to be de.
voted to the fund to hep pay for the new uniform.
The Band this occasion will appear for the first
time in their new and elegant uriform, and it " i'll
be worth the ice of admission to see that.
Mr.. NJ. 0. Savage has made some radical
changes and repairs in bis fashionable hair dress
ing ssloon next north of the new hotel block.
Paint and paper, and tie rearrangement of the
furniture have had wonderfully transforming
power, so that Savage and his comp etent and
skiful workmen will have more attractive place
than ever for then prosecution of business.
Tomorrow will be observed at the Winthrop
street Universshst church as Children's Sunday.
In the forenoon sermon appropriate to the day,
and christening of children. In the evening a
Sunday school concert will be held, commencing
at haf-past seven. The ladies of the Parish are
requested to bring flowers 10 the church on Sat
urdsy afternoon, and to assist in trimming the
church.
We learn that Rev. Charles F. Allen, D. ID :,
President of the State College of Agriculture, has
resigned the Presidency of the College, the resg-
nation to take effect at the close of the next term
The doctor has been connected with the College
seven years, and has during that time drawn to
the institution large number Of students, who
have gone out from the college TO reflect credit
on the institution. DIR. Aliens successor has not
yet been named.
The change in the running time of trains on the
Maine Central Railroad will begin Monday. The
early train for the West will leave at precisely
o'clock, instead of so, as heretofore; the fore
noon at ten minutes to TO- instt ad of ll.4S; and
the afternoon and evening trains at 40 and 10 So
The afternoon train for Bangor, Belfast, Dexter
etc.. will leave here the same hour BEFORE 3.5l,
and the morning Pullman at 2.25, instead of 3.02.
The slight changes in the running time of the &C
commodation train will be noticed by our local
readers in the three sister cities.