Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-08-24
Nccal AMI State Mems.

Nccal auD State Mems.
see notices of SUNDAY excur-i' ns.
%ow cider has begun to be brought into the city.
Peaches are scarcer this season than usual.
Une of the most popular places of resort in hot
athrr--Bath.
The Norm Al school at Pennington commences
GA the 9th inst.
Large lots of potatoes now beng shipped by
boat rom this State to Boston.
ii kets are selling lively IN Portland for the
Cary concert.
The latest hint to housekeepers: when your
iavorte cats become too p,olif; you must "pooi
their issues
To day our State Militia fold up then tents and
steal away !" and Waterville will be lonesome for
time.
"Let lie alone and it viii run itself to death, ="
il an old motto which may aptly be applied to the
greenback theory
There are probably several hundred champion
bare back riders of the world" exhibiting in cir
cuses in this State and others.
Charlotte Thompson Mrs Rogers left the
State Thursday for New York. She has been
spending quite a season at Bangor.
Reuben Rand has been nominated by the repub
licans of Gouldsboro'. US their candidate for rep
re-entative to the legislature.
Rev Mr. Sterling has returned from the camp
ground AID will preach in the Methodist church
to morrow.
Prof. Nathl Butler, Jr., of Ilisois, is spending
u few weeks At North Vssslboro, and will preach
in the Baptist church in that place tomorrow
morning.
We understand tnat Mr.. Levi l.. Lincoln form
erly superinte ndent of the Maine Central railroad
has leased the Bangor i Bucksport railroad foi a
term of ten years.
On Friday evening, member OF the Augusta
Band lost piece OF brass pipe curved, belonging
20 one of the instruments. viii the finder leave
It at Williamson x Greenwood's
A dead leaf falling now and then, deeper green
on the grass and trees, bright starit evenings calm
and cool. tell US that summer is dying and autumn
almost here.
Mr. Albert G. Beverage of North Haven, has
been nominated by the republicans to represent
the ciass of North Haven, Vinalhaven, Hurricane
lie and South Thomaston. in the legislature
brute by the name of Lucisn Oakes, OF
Rangley, beat three years old colt to death
few weeks since, and il is understood he is to be
Indicted by the Grand Jury Of Franklin county.
Tourists returning from Moosehead Lake re-
pot fine weather While the storm, and lorna
does have been visiting other portions of the State
tfat locality was exempt, and there were thirteen
avs OF uninterrupted sunshine.
The students at the State College have com
uenced to haze the freshmen. young gen
tleman from Bangor who entered that class
wa. -hamefully abused bv them, and still the col
lege faculty have done nothing IN regard to It,
The fourth session of the East Somerse, Edu-
cational Association III be held at Hsitlsnd, on
the Both and 3lst of the present month. w. j.
Corthell. Z. {. Rounds OF the Western State Nor
NAL school, and other prominent educators will
be present.
The annual reunion of the kslloch family will
take place on Wedne sday OF next week, 2Sth inst,
at the place OF NashlbAtou hoopius, al Sou'n
Thomaston. This win be one of the occasions
which all remember from yesr to year, and look
forward to it'll anticps'ions OF pleasure.
Tomorrow forenoon, at the Congregational
church. Rev. C.. a. Dickinson will preach specially
to Young men All the young men of the city are
cordially invited and can assure them thar
they viii be Interested This will close Mr.. Dick
in,on most acceptable and faithful labors wi tn
thi, people.
Hear the boxstful Bath Times The county
of Sagadahoc can boast of fact that has few If
snv parallels In the State. The grand jury have
been in session for the August term OF the ,. j.
Court and have been discharged without having
had a single complaint OF case of any KIND be-
iore them. Good behaved people we are IN Saga
dahoc. Greenbackers are scarce here.
A little fve-yesr-o old was sitting it'll his mother
III this city few days ago, playing at her feet,
when suddenly he looked up into her face aud
said: Mother, do you know what want 10 be
wnen grow up 7" she shook her head. well,
when grow up want to be either greenbscker
or one of those men who cure corns ana have
tueir pictures in the paper" "And which would
be preferable my son, can hardly decide, SAID
the honest money mother with smile.
There has recently been paid into the county
treasury of Kennebec county, some four thousand
dollars by rumsellers, fined by the Supreme Ju
dcial court. About two-thirds oil tins sum was
paid by those arrested by Mr. +. l.. Harrington,
late Civ Marshal, who not only made the seizutes,
but followed up the parties to the courts and OBJ
famed convictions Besides this, one OF the par
ties he arrested abandoned the business and ran
ayay while another will linger for year with
in the walls of the county jail lhs record
shows more than any words Of ours can, the
efficiency Of our late City Marshal.
There are now thirty-one prisoners in the Ken