Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-12-17
AUGUSTA. Dec. 10th, 1873.

AUGUSTA, Dec. 10Th, 1879.
Mr.. EDITOR Allow me to call the attention
of the city authorities to the necessity of having
placed or erected IRON ratings the outside of
the sidewalks on Winthrop. Oak, Bride and Rine,'
hills In winter, it is not only difficult but
extremely dangerous TO ascend or descend
.one of these bills. Especially is it to
older people, the Younger ones making il a slid
ing course from top to bottom. "a CITIZEN"
The prices of Perkins & Houses patent Metallic
Kerosene or Coal OIL Safety Lamps and Safety
Filling Cans have been reduced, and those who
desire the useful articles will have oppor-
tuniiy to be supplied at the reduced rates. Mrs.
II. S. Owen of Hsllowell, is canvassng for these
articles and will doubtless cal upon III people OF
Haowell ana Augusta. The necessity for using
kerosene is absolutely forced upon The people.
That is very apparent. 1t also furnishes clear,
beautiful light But all oils of this kind
less explosive. This lamp Is an ahsols'e protection
from all accidents, aud as such sh )ud meet with a
prompt and ready sale
The prize to be awarded by the State for the
best shootiug bv State militia teams, has not been
awarded on account of a controversy existing. As
it now stard- the best score made hv the
Biddeforl Iufanirv, second hest by the Capital
Guards and thiid by the Auburn Light Irl1ntry
A protest has heen made hv the Caral Guards
against the action of the Bdicford Comrauv. Il
is claimed that several crack shots were in the
Bddeford team expressly for The occasion, who
had never hee1 mustered into the company and
could not legally participate in the shooting. 1t
is now poss ibe that the Crpial Guards NAV Sc
cure the first p, ze, and the Auburn Light lnfan
uy the second prize.
The wooden tower that has stood for ten
wears upon ''I.poknut Moup'ain,' on the farm of
MI Horace Ingraham, in this city, succumhed to
the recent gale, and fell with a crash. Il wa.
built ten wears ago OF round timber and IRON from
from the abroad bridge that carried away
daring bg ice fIeshct 1t was built upon a
high elevation, and the structure itself being
seyenty-fve feet in height, it was Mr. InRraham's
idea that it would he made paying investment
bv attracting crowd Of people on account Of the
superb view that could he gained by ascending
to the top, where the eve was enabled TO take in
wide range of territory but Mr. Ingrsham was
never able to get back the money he put into it..
From the top of this tower distinct view could
he had Of fourteen ponds. The gale removed The
who'e thing bodily four feet from its foundation
before it fell.
The catalogue of Bowdon College for the year
lS7S-79 is now out. From it we learn that the
number If students conncc'ed with the college in
the acadcmical course is li0 distributed in the
classes as llows: Seniors q; Juniors, SO;
Sophomores, As F,eshmen 81. There were also
90 students in the medical department the past
wear The acaderr c faculty consists of the Pres
ident, eight Professors and three instructors.
The terms Of a I'm ission have been raised little
The course of study is ahou, ;hc same as before
but the Juniors ave qured TO read cour.e OF
English and United States History 20 as to pass
an examination at the close Of the year. The
text books ,ecc mmet dcd are Grceu's Short IIisto
rv Of the English Penplc, and DNle's History OF
the United staes il Freeman's Historical Course
The number of hooks in the College library is
l9, 500; Medical l,rfrv, 40C0; Peucinian. 7, 7,l50
Arher aar, $3.50: total, SO 600 volumes. There i,
about twenty three sco'arshi ips besides the inter
est of about SIS 900 for the aid of deserving
studcn,s The swimmer School Of Science which
has been carr d on tie la two summers by the
members If tic faculty. principally for n hene
fit Of teachers vii not be opened during the sum
mer Of 1879.
"If had to walk from here to Baltimore 70,
Il would not he without DR. Bulls Cough 3yrur
in he family" is wi IT we befri lads Say yes.
tei day. Price onl, % cents bottle.