Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-07-11
Ipral ann State Mems.

Ipral ann State Mems.
The little breeze we had yesterday felt good
Moonlight excursions now are pleasant, and
much enjoyed.
A good many will remember the moonlight
iete" this evening.
Ten deaths were recorded in Portland the past
week.
The travel Moosehead Lskeward is rapidly in
creasing.
Blueberres in scarce numbers were brought
into the city yesterday.
Farmers say they could hear the corn grow dur
ing the hot nights lately.
Peace at Moosehesd Lake. The black flies
have left there.
The boys spend abou, ten hour, day of their
vacation in the water.
Itdoes seem as if the ice-man would himself
melt this hot weather,
If Old Prob. predicts rain the showers have a
way of drying up before they reach US.
oOme thOuRullul tcamSlers use mOisl spohScs
on their horses heads.
Peaches are now as big bullet, and about
as destructive in effect.
Twenty families have left Biddeford for Kansas
lately.
Dow & Storer keep constantly on hand first
class groceries, and sell as low as the lowest.
An exchange says many plant is ruined by too
much soaking. So is many man.
A number went from this city 10 attend the
Bowdoin College commencement.
There will be stated convoca,ion OF Cushnoc
Royal Arch Chapter, hi. Thursday evening.
TIE class of 1853 Of Bowdoin College will hold
its twenty fifth reunion at Brunswick this week
Miss Nettie Mnliken sing, at the "Glen Cot.
tsge" this evening.
II three hundred and fly dollars is all that
prevents, hadn't we better have the muster here
this year. alsoi
We regret TO learn that Hon. J. W. Patterson
is confined to his house, as the result of recent
injury.
but no damage done. The horse considered
it too warm TO run very far.
A new scheme for emigration to TEXAS is on
foot Eastern Argus.
Spare US travelling that distance foot this hot
weather!
The report is now denied that Prof. Dare, who
recently exhibited on the tight rope here, fell in
IA :.
on his be adj ="
We are pleased to that |. +. Thompson,
ESQ., is able to be the street again, after brief
confinement from his recent injury on Cushnoc
Heights.
Timothy q. Sullivan wishes us to say that he
has been turned out of the Soldiers Horne. We
presume it was for good and sufficient cause,
though he did not say
Strawberries and cream were served to the in
mates of the State Prison. lat week" says a
State paper. The dear little fellows, they shouii
have all the decacies.
Two little girls recently comparing pro
gress in catechism study. IL have got TO original
SIM" said one. "IIow far have you got ?" ooh,
I'm beyond redemption" said the other
The ver-crowded tenement houses in unhealthy
localities are yielding the usual ho-westher crop
of fevers. physician recently found in one ten
ement in Lewiston, nine cases OF typhoid fever,
and two corpses awaiting burial.
We are happy to learn that Miss Nettie A Mil
liken of Portland, will sing at the moonlight
Fete" given by the young ladies of the L Unitarian
Society, at the residence of Mrs. Laly, this eve
ming. Many will be glad of the opportunity of
again listening to her particularly sweet voice.
We see but few muzz'es upon dogs in this vcin-
ity. When q muzze is first put on a dog, he is
much ashamed of his nElorious cage aud hides
himself for time. The patent muzzle allows
dog to open his jaws at will. but not to his
teeth.
Tuesday, July 10th, the first grand excursion of
the season from the Kennebec to Portland and
the islands in Casco Bay will take place. special
train will be run by the Maine Central II. r.
This will be most enjoyable affair, and our citi-
gems will do well TO avail themselves of this OPP
portunity for obtaining pleasure.
A little bow by the name of Brown, who was
unable to swim, got into the river over his head
an evening or two ago. in the rear OF the Journal
Office, and had not Parker Wilder, who upon
the shore by, him he sank, and
jumped in after him. the little fellow would, in all
probabilities, have been drowned. Parker de-
serves praise.
Dea VIM X. Wymsn, aged about So years,
died in Iivermore upon the Sth inst He had
been ct work in his field during the day. and at
about o'clock in the afternoon, suddenly dropped
dead, without speaking word, aud without pre-
vious warning. He man highly respected
in the town and vicinity wherein he was known
and his loss will be severely tet by his family and
friends, the Baptist church of which he was a
deacon, and by the community generally.
In the death of Mr. Frank II. Adams, the
Freeman's National Bank loses an accomplished
and faithful cashier, whose devotion to his duties
rendered him most valuable to the interests ofthe
bank, and whose relations with the public in con-
nection with his position were always exceedingly
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