Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-08-23

selling patent medicines.
Vennor, the great weather pro- het, pred lets a
furry of snow the latter part of this month
which idea seems almost insane the wild de-
lusions Of the greenbacker.
The more lecturers the greenbsckers put into
the field, the more rapidly their followers grow
less 10 number. Like all delusve ideas, this will
thrive best in darkness and silence.
The burning of q brush pile in the pasture of
Howard Pettengiil. east side of the river. caused
general alarm of Ere, and called out the fire de-
psrtrsBt yea. erday afternoon at about O'Clock.
The full amount of the tax Of the Sprsgue Cor
porston. this year, in this city, was S9,947 49,
With the exception OF the eight per cent. dis
count. this nice little sum has been paid into our
city treasury.
The goods manufactured at the workshops OF
the Kennebec jsil are meeting with = ready sale
in Portland and elsewhere. II is thought that the
entire stock will be disposed OF in the course of a
fortnight
Oakland Park Association of Gardiner. have
elected David Dennis. John T. Richards. 7. Hill
dreth, I'd, JOS Sipbers and W. r. Wharf, Drec-
tors ; David Dennis, President; d. Z. Palmer,
Secretary and Treasurer, at their meeting last
Saturday. They also voted to have trot the
llth Of next month.
The Gardiner Journal speaks in complimentary
terms Of the recent address in that by Senator
Blaine, and remarks "The speech of an hour
and a half WAS an able and Interesting presents-
ton of the views of the hard money men, and
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audience"
The Free-Thinkers Of Portland are about to dis
cuss Adam, taking him from the time be was a
little boy 10 short clothes to the period when he
attended Ewes apple pairing bee, and ate the ap-
pie. instead of qusrtering, coreing and .triuging
it, With such . subject these gay and festive
Free Thinkers ought to have Adam lively dis
cussion.
Prof. c. II. Hsmlen of the Museum of Com
parative Zoology, Cambridge. Mass, who has
twice visited Mt. Katshdin, is to head party of
scientists to this famous Maine mountain the last
of this month. Among the party will be Prof. j.
ID. Whitney, U. s. geologis,; Mr.. Ii. f. Wall
ing, the celebrated topographer; and DR.. Atwood
Crosby of Wstervile.
The greatest and best excursion of the season
10 Boston is announced in our columns by the
Maine Central Railroad Company, which will
carry for the round TIP from Augusta to Boston,
ct the unprecedented low price of 81. This. in
CO nnection with the low rates Of fare from Boston
to New York, affords grand opportunity for those
travelling to the big cities.
The O. .eches of E1.Gov. Perhsm, which he
i. deliverit i. IN this county, find an echo in the
min Of the best thinking men in his audiences.
lie discusses with great ability both sides of the
money question, closing with patriotic and elo-
puent appeal for those men, Sho, in the crises OF
civil war;" offered their lives TO their coun-
t,y. not to vote for . dishonest and debssed cur
rency.
We notice that Mr. Pillsbury of the Maine
standard 10 to speak in Auburn this evening, this
being his frat appearance on the platform during
,he present campaign. Will he give his hearers
,he reason he opposed in caucus the hard money
resolutions of w. Il. Smith, and afterwards voted
against their publication in the columns of hi
p.peri II he makes q hard money speech. it viii
be hard to reconcile it with his conduct.
The Republicans meeting at Readfeld on Wed
uesdsy evening, was in every way most success
fal affair. DIR. Torsey presided. The speeche;
by Gen. Hall, and Herbert 81. Heath, Esq showed
an able handling of the financial question, and
were received with great enthusiasm. A ques-
toner who was present, recei we'd answers to his
questions that must have fully satisfied both him
self and the audience.
~Yn l. 10 haa har L "A
yelping after General Hall. but were quite sure
before doing 90, that he had LEFT town after lee
turing, and wa, many miles away. Now. these
fellows have got to grasp something tangible
By q notice elsewhere it will be seen that Gen
Hall has thrown the glove to these shrekers, aud
they must now 'put up or shut up" If any o.
that drive chooses to come to time, some one will
get scalped, and we opine it won't be Geuersl
Hall.
The following officers of Veteran Lodge, /. o
of g., T. at LOCUS. were installed Wedne ,day
evening by the Hon. Joshua Nyc, ID. @. W
C. T., OF Augusta:
n. NJ. Hemenway, w. c. T.
Mrs. Ida Song. W. V. L.
VIM Hopkins w. >.
Hugh McCauaghan, W. r. >.
VIM. Cunningham, W. t.
Thomas Mckay, VIC.
Hugh Rogers, W. Nj.
Mrs. A. +. Maloy, w. ID. NJ.
James Sullivan, W. l. Il.
Themss Fleming, w. o. q.
Henry s. Perkins, w. X II. 5.
samuel Gerard, W. l.. IT, >.
F. q. Billings, W. A. 3.
The schooner "Wm. II. Houston" was loaded 4
G.w weeks ago from Bsrkers ice house in Gard
iner with 93S tons of ice, and moved down river
1t Is thought that this was the largest load OF
ice ever taken ont of the Kennebec above Bath
by single vessel Last week the crew at Capt
R,chs ice houses in Farmingdale averaged 3j(
tons light ice on the run during the week. aut
on the .fterpoon of one day recently, in five
hours line. shsy run 2ss tons. This has no, beer