Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-07-31

The Bangor corner bHn - , PiaN At Tue ~ Ale
muster at Wat"rSi lie.
- ictor'- face, wear ch"eif ,i look -rce TIC at
vent ,t green ezra INTO the market
II the Colorado PEE, aud mo-qai,oe- only loved
green apples what blessing 1t worid he
~pnni bands are NOW / r4en worn n.teal of
the plain round bangle
Frank Stanwood goes sketchiug tour to
Grand Menan the first of next moth.
Everybody that afford IT, and everybody
that can't afford 1t, is at the seaside nov.
The editors of the State will IN AXE their visit to
.Aroostook county the econd week September
Very artful girls at the watering places dress in
simple white muslin to attract economically mind
ed besux.
The new fashioned bicycles have arrived 10
pesred here yet.
Potato bugs have been found on farm 10 this
State which is one hundred and fifty m les from
any settlement.
Men with telescopes did good business Mon
day where the sky was clear, letting people view
the eclipse.
The new Catholic church, being erected in
IIalowel will. it is said, ne one of the rrcttie.t
on the Kennebec.
The Golden Treasure" is a neat appearing
book Of songs which we have received from White,
Smith 4 Co. OF Boston.
We had some more of the dog days weather
Yesterday, after everyone had begun to think we
might h ave escaped them.
Q1ite a large NUMBER of people, not Including
the delegation, went from this city yesterday TO
attend the State convention held at Portland.
During the summer months many college grad.
yates resemble MIR. Micawber they 90 to the
terng places and wait for something to turn up.
A physician say that children under five neel
bath every day There a lot OF boys arouni
here, over five, who think they need bath eight
ten times day.
A Cough pretender has arisen. He is fluent
speaker, and took several towns by storm until
someone shouted THAT f. How Is Cough in your
eye; pull him down
We are Informed that yesterday forenoon
hy the name of johnson was thrown from his
rage on State street. his horse having become
heightened, but only slight bluise, sustained
1t is a popular error that extremely broad
hrimmed hat keeps off any great amount of
hurn when people go sailing. The principle bura
10 the face comes from ef elton Of the sun from
the water.
Miss Annie Louise Cary has been spending
lew days at Durham, the guest of f. S. Warren,
E-q. She sang in the church Sunday. The
house packed, many being unable to get
standing
4 party of Portland gentlemen. consisting of
pr. W..K. Evans, b. F. Andrews, Walter Tolman
and +. ). Osgood of the Argus a-ccuded Mount
Washington on horseback day or two ago, from
rhe Crawford House.
The Dunn Edge Tool c ,mpanv of West Wa.
te,ville have manufactured thi. season fifteen
thousand dozen scythes, all of which sold.
This is the largest seasons work since the works
have been pat into operation, tLirty nine Years
ago.
10 one of the printing offices in this city print
er. ink used a substitute for smoke on the
class employed to see the eclipse, Monday; and
those people who came along to look through l.,
witnessed an eclipse that total. Most of them
however, discovered II at they bad been sold"
We saw young boys on the street near the Of
aice yesterday amusing themselves by attempting
to hit with cudgels swallows which would fly
along near the street, attracted by the swinging
of the clubs. Such sport i, fun for the boys but
death to the swallows, and should be stopped.
The following patents have heen issued to
Maine men,
Henry A. Wood, Bangor. Me, cooking stoves
Chas. T.. Edmunds, East Coriuth, Me. shaft
luz protector.
Henry Bacon, Charleston, Me-. manufacture OF
artificial stone.
John II. Blake, No. Auburn, Me, stoves.
Such things as this are liable occur AT the sea-
shore: "A pleasant little party were er joying the
evening breeze board the yacht--in a GER
tain hsrbor last week. The wind has made nv
moustache quite salt remarked young man who
had been for some time occupied in biting the
hair that hung over his upper lip. 4 know it,
innocently said pretty girl by his side, and she
wondered why the rest of the people laughed so.
People are so childish she remarked.
For the ladies only: The dresses for fall to
be very short. Buttons will be beautiful and very
much worn the coming season. "Msrlgold,' one
of the many shades of yellow, is much in favor
The "ombrelle duchesse" is one of the latest styles
of umbrellas. Some of the newest paras0ls are
adorned with large monogr ANS, but they no not
appear to please ladies as they too conspicu
Gus. Blondes have had their dav, with pale and
delicate coois il dress; now 1t would seem they
are entirely ignored. while brunettes revel in the
deep and decided colors.
In October 1877, Vennor the great weather
prophet predicted the follow ing, to take place this
year. "a wet spring will be followed by in
tensely hot. muggy midsummer The whole
autumn and winter will be favorable to the in
crease of throat diseases and fevers, and | anci-
pate the approach of Asiatic cholera towards nor
them attitudes A portion of this, as all know,
has already taken place, and we shall later If
the other predictions correct Judge Shepley
of Portlsnd died of Asstic cholera. which proves
that the diease as Mr. Vernon predicted has al
ready come north though his death may not nd-
cate a further spread of the disease