Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-09-14

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Aud " it'll the greehbacks stand;
greenback on my forehead,
And greenback in my hand.
~ re ish dot bsrty now z"
II is the harvest moon that now lights up the
evenings.
The skies have been weeping since election
and verify they have cause to weep.
Very little produce is now being brought into
the market by the farmers
The New Era, the greenbsck paper published
in Portland, has suspended its daily issue.
The Starks Cattle Show will be held in Stark.
the 26th of this mouth.
Finnan haddies ct Central Fish Market. The
first of the season.
Colds are not st all backward now in Selling
upon person. The weather is conducive to them
A large party from this city had a pleasant pic
mic in grove few miles back of the city Thurs
day.
Mr.. Weeks has an order to ship ice to ST. John
New Brunswick. The shipping will begin next
week from his houses in Ptston.
Asylum Lodge of Odd Fellows voted last even.
ing 10 donate the sum OF twenty-five dollars to
their flicted brothers 10 the South.
1t would not be anything strange now If the
democratic party should claim to be one of the
parents of the rag baby" But we doubt If the
child would own such parent.
J. Frost 10 late in his visit to the Al oostook
country. At this writing the cucumber. squash
srd tomato vines are untouched. and remain as
green ss in July.
Miss Laura +. Crawford Of Brunswick, gave a
delightful evening entertainment of reading and
iecitstions under The auspices of the Cslliopesn
society. of the Kent. Hill school, sept. 9th.
great many people from Maine are visiting
Boston to attend the thirteenth exhibition of the
Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Assoc alton.
1t is the grsndest exhibition the Association has
ever given.
Vennor NAV know how to predict concerning
the weather, but we will give him q nice fresh
copy Of the Kennebec Journal with latest election
turns, if he will ruthfully predict who Is to be
the next Governor.
The committee from the several religious socie-
ties of this city, manned in yesterday Journsn to
receive contributions for the yellow fever suffer
et., will meet at the Office of the Register of
Deeds, this Saturday P. NJ. st , o'clock
Petitions are in circulation asking for the ap
ppintment of Hon. L. A. Emery, our present At
,orney General, and Hon. Jas. W. Symonds,
,ludge of the Superior Court of Cumberland
county, to the position made vacant by the death
Judge Dickerson.
Two old men in their dotaRe one of whom had
v,ted the republican ticket, and the other the
democratic ticket stepped up to the polls in Bel
fast, on Monday, and voted the democratic ticket.
ThereAt the Age of that city rejoices instead of
pt,ing these poor demented old men.
A. NJ. VIM has g two column letter in the
Standard, against the management of the Soldiers
Home at Togus, and abuse Of Gen. Tilton. He
signs his name, "a. NJ. Winu, Late Surgeon and
Secretary of the Home. Perhaps the Late may
explain the animus Of the letter, as VIM WAS dis
charged by Gen. Til,on from those positions at
tie home.
The Lewiston Journal SAYS I'VE are glad to
,,rn that the Maine Central railroad company
a. about enlaigng their forging works in Au-
burn. Six fires will be added to the present works,
enabling the company to do all their work 10 this
Ire at Auburn. The increase in these works will
call for The addition of fifteen or twenty hands to
the regular working force
The Gardiner journal says ave notice among
the names Of the contributors in Augusta to the
yellow fever sufferers. Father Murphy. 50; and
Hon. J. W. Bradbury and X. ID. Rice, for 500
each. Father Murphy, on Sunday, appealed to
his practitioners, and got over sixty dollars. If a
poor Catholic church can do this. how much ougt,
we to expect from Protestant churches"
We are pleased to call attention to the musical
card of Miss Flora c. Cochrane, in an anothe
column. Miss Cochrsne is well known in thi.
community as q talented musician, and receives
the follow ing enlargement Of Prof. Tracy:
Miss Flora G. Cochrsne has been pupil OF
mine two seasons, and take pleasure in bearing
testimony to her fine musical sbiiy, and earnest
" recommend her as thoroughly competent per
JAMES NJ. TRACY.
Boston Conservst ory of Music, sept. 10, 1873.
From the titles of songs sent us by Ditson <
Co. it is easy to believe that the flower season
still endnres. There is the, very pretty MAIDEN
Flower Song" BY Pinsuti, and "Maiden May" by
Gaty, both charming songs. Then there is a
comic quartet, Cav Cav !" as sung by the Crow
family, which transports one to the farmers field
For the Piano, we are favored with the domino
Grand Waltz" by Carl BONN: one of half a dozen
fine peces. Minnesota March" by Carrie Var.
re,. and very "lrrepressible Polka" by johnson
A Mr.. Allen also contributes new quartet ar.
isnyement of the "Star- Spangled Banner"
The Lubcc correspondent Of the Eastport Sen
ii ,el says:
II is estimated that nearly four times as much
wheat has been and will be harvested the presen,
wear d ri any former year. In some instances 20
10 % bushels is the yield from an acre. The
wheat crop has been q success for the amour,
.owr. Grain of all kinds never yielded better
crop. The hay crop has in some cases doubled
that of last year, and the average has been 81
least one-thlrd over and above the growth of las,
wear. The herring that visit us this year have
mt on their fat before coming; those large
enough to make scaled herring smoked, and
the others yield over three gallons of oil to bar
rel, or four gallons to one press. ri z,+e 81