Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-12-05


Now.
The Kennebec Land aud Lumber Co.'S mill at
the Point, III Wiscasset. has shut down for the
wigter.
The Lewiston journal says that after January
hst clcrgymen ~ i'll be obliged to pay full railroad
fares.
The cheapest place in Augusta to buy pure
drugs, medicines aud perfumes is at Kiusman's
Drug store.
The loyee at Hallowell, for the benefit of the
new library building, occurs GU Thursday aud
Friday evenings OF this week.
The winter term Of the Mainr Wesle, an Semi.
nay and Femae College at kcnt's Hill, began
Monday with IA large attendance.
The caro- Jstook OF Bust" family passed through
bingor Tuesday, all right, in first rate condi-
ton They had seventy miles further to 20.
The rivermen very busy yesterday catch
ing refuse wood as it WAS carried down the
swollen river.
We are requested by the leader OF the Augusta
Il and to say that the Band has not been engaged
to play at the walk this evening.
A Portland paper says that a little girl, passing
an undertaken shop that city, noticed one Of
those horrible white baskets" with the lining ar
ranged in iestoons. "Why mamma" she sad
what does any body want oi pockets in coffin Z
Mr.. Christopher Toole, the Bangor pedestrian,
has received Invitation TO 90 to Augusta and
walk so miles against three men, each one to walk
oue-thiTd of the distance. Chris has written that
he Will walk against two, but does not care about
walking against three just yet.-Bangor Com
ineIcial.
The First National Bank of Portland, have
covered their counters with slabs OF handsome
Tennessee marble and erected ornamental iron
screens thereon with swinging doors where neces-
sary, the latter so arranged that they can be
euIely fastened.
The most absent minded man is not the one
who hunted for his pipe when he had 1t between
his teeth, nor the who threw his hat out OF
the window and tried to hang his cigar on peg;
no, but the man who put his umbrella to bed aud
went and stood up behind the door
Why does J. L. Devine sell pure drugs and
medicines at such extremely low prices 1t is be-
cause his expenses are less than any other drug
concern the kennebec river. This is no hum
mas old stand, opposite " ellis furniture rooms.
The old established house of Messrs. Horace
Waters & Sons, New York, Is meeting the pnb-
lie more than ''half way in their Holiday offer
for pianos and organs. 1t seems Incredible that
such instruments can be sold at the prices named
10 their adve ti,emtnt, which appears in another
column.
Mis-. Helene Freeman will walk Miss MAY
Bel Sherman Portsmouth, \. IL, or 10 any
city where she has not failed To perform what she
undo took TO do. She will not walk in Portland
for obvious reasons. she will walk IN Lewiston,
Bangor OF 10 Porls mouth, y. H., the winner to
take two-thrds of the receipts and purse of 500
NJ. }. GLEASON, Manage.
The Keunebtc oniinued to rise until midnight
Of Tuesday, at which time the water reached
about the same altitude during the freshet of
last spring-at least twelve feet rise. The water
flowed into some of the cellars Water street.
The cotton factories of the Messrs. Spragus had
to shut down sccouut OF back water. The
stream extre.aely turbulent. The waters
subsidized somewhat duIi. the afternoon.
Prof. Vo-e of Bowdoin College, has written
several articles for the Brunswick Telegraph, in
which he stoutly maintains, BY argument and
sy presentation OF figures and the opinion of tx
pets in different parts OF the country, that the iron
bridge at Brunswick and also the Merrymeetipg
Bay bridge both uu.aie and unequal TO the
support OF such loads Is are liable 10 20 upon
them.
The semi centennial of the Methodist Episcopal
church OF Gardiner, began Dec. 4th. Rev W.
F. Harrington Of the Providence Conference, one
of the former pastors, preached the semi-centen-
NAL sermon on "Wednesday evening. Thursday
afternoon, reunion OF former ps-tors, with enter
tsinment and supper by the ladies of the congre-
CATION, in the vestry. Interesting exercises will
be held
Miss Helene Freeman commences this forenoon
at II O'Clock, in Granite Hail. to walk AZ niles in
10 hours, closing her remarkable feat Of success
full at 8 o'clock this evening. This is one OF the
greatest pedestrian feats ever attempted IN this
city. and no doubt large audience will witness
it, At 8 o'clock in the evening several well
known amateur walkers will take The track and
walk ten miles for a gold medal worth $50 This
will be an exciting contest and worth seeing.
On Monday and Tuesday evenings Of next
week, our people are invited to unusual attrsc-