Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-08-03

local anD State Nems.
Rev. C. F. Penney will occupy his own pu,oit
tomorrow.
Regular monthly meeting Of the city coupc;l
this afternoon.
Banged hair is now, and not insptly, termed
"dot fringe"
The county commissioners will hold a session AT
the cou't house, on Wednesday.
Rev. Mr.. Dickinson will address the Ref,rm
club on Sunday afternoon, at II o'clock.
Mr. d. 5. Nelson of this city, is now employed
by khby l. Bnigess. jewellers, in skowhepan.
Tins hrm Is doing good business.
The Montgomery GUARDS of Portland. have
eIee'eu John Lynch, first lieutenant and JSmes
j, Murphy, second Lieutenant
Inc Wa abingdon county republican conventicu
will meet at Denny sville, Tuesday, August 18th.
al II o'clock.
Newman Lane of this city, at work in q ,rdiner.
shipping ice. injured himself the other dsy nv
'''N'"E pun ae"iu>' MS Knee
submarine diver has been at work on the lock
/ al the hennebec dam, repairing the foundations
81 a to make it eff Give for use.
At the popular market of Dox & Storrr. Won
can now get all the first class groceries. which
they sell very low to compare with the times
The farmers in Harpswell are engaged quite
extensively IN the sugar beet culture. They will
send their product to the drying house in Portland
On account of the absence of Mr. Nye at the
temperance meeting at Scbsgo Lake, the Augusta
Cold Water Temple Will cot hold a meeting TIM.
afternoon.
Groceries, provisions meats of ali kinds, are
still sold BY ID. W. Pillsbury 4 Son. the ent, rpris
ing dealers on Water su eet, who are having anc
Cess in THEN business.
There is certainly feeling of ,bankfulnes for
the ain which will serve to help the gras, land,
and the crops that have not already persisted be.
cause it has tarried so long.
The pastors of both the Uniyer.alst and BAPTIST
churches beng absent, those churches will he
CLOSED during the month Of August. Preaching
services and Sunday School exercises will be re.
sumed on the first Sunday in September.
Owing to the illness of the pastor, Child,en's
Sunday was not observed by the Unitarian society.
but TO morrow there will be Christening, with AL.
prePriate sermon, decorations, &C. In the eve.
ming there will be Nesper service All are
invited.
The York county democracy to have an OF
gan after all. weekly paper to be called the
state Democrat, is to take the place OF the old
Name Democrat. Ii is to be conducted by Mr.
" iam 5. Noyes, who controlled the columns of
the old paper al the time it gave up the ghost.
Among the largest taxpayers in Brunswick are
the Cabot Manufacturing Company, 50, 754 so;
Marshall Cram, ) AS; Benjamin Ga eene, 1929
Paul Merryman, SIS %; beirs of WIN. ). Perry
l,l3290; heirs of Nsrcissa Stone, 1888 g.;
Stephen j. Young, S9i9.3j; Salome H. Snow,
S463.9l. The rate of taxation is Is mills on a
dollar.
MIR W. NJ. Drown OF Albany, y. Y, a talented
young artist has been spending a few days in this
city and vicinity, making sketches at various
points. In Rowse's window may be seen excel
lent specimens OF his work in the shape OF two
Pastel Panels, E new style of pictures which are
becoming very popular, and which will bear the
ClOstsl anu most CItlCal examination. We
glad to claim this pleasing Artist as a native #
Augusta. lie intends to visit our coast on 4
sketchng tour, aud vi fnd there ample material
for his ready pencil.
AT the reunion among the mountains, OF the
Fifth Maine Regiment the following officers were
elected;
Presiden,-Captsiu Z. NJ. Robinson of Phillips.
Wee Presidents-N. II. Lougee OF Lewiston,
". II. Austin OF PortiaDd, Cyrus L. Berry oi bad
deiord
secretary and Tres.uler--James G. Sauborn of
Portland.
| Chsplain-O. b Rogers OF Pennington.
QIaIteImsster-Cbaress stewart OF .,aco.
Executive CommitIee-G T.. Brown, j. q. San.
born, W. ii. sawyer, and H. Nj. steveLs.
Personal.
Prof. Hamlen OF Harvard College, has b,en
visiting friends in this city.
Hon. 5. L. Corser is to be supern,e ndent of the
Rumford Falls and Buckfeld Railroad.
| Col. Smith of the Boston Daily Journal, is soon
TO spend portion of his vacation in This city.
Letters received fl ON Rev. MIR. Ecob, the
beloved pastor OF the Congrsgsti church in
this city, state that he is having and time at
sightseeing in Europe.
| Mr.. w. M. Hall, the well known Be fast artist,
has on exhibition in that city fine collection OF
paintings the work of himself and pupils.
Prof. j. z. Weston aud Geo. M. Weston, ESQ
were in the civ yesterday.
improvements ON Cushnoc Heights.
MR. EDITOR Perhaps 1t will be well for me
| to report the Improvements on Cushnoc Heights
| this season, so TAR. Mr.. J. l.. Fish has made IN
provements on his house on Washington street, by
putting cellar under it and repaiuting toe buiu-
lngs Mir. James Orrlck, on Jefferson street, has
improved his place by the addition OF nice sta
BILE. Mr.. ). NJ Boyington Is bu lding a house of
| four tenements. Mr.. Il. T. Furbush has charge
OF the Carpenter work. The house viii cost about
two thousand dollars. Mr. +. A Brann has cou,-
menced to rebuild MS house the burnt district
MIR. Ii. &. JudklDs has charge OF the caryeuter
work IN MIR. Brann's house. | could mention
quite number who have made good iInproy,-
ments their dwellings, the past season by paint
ing and repairing. MIR james A. Jones Is htling
up livery stable and thinks some OF starting Q
| public house. We appreciate the concrete siue-
walk which the city has built from j. Is. Dyer's
store to the chapel Mr.. Z. +. Stone thinks some
of building house for himself this season. MIR.
Charles Wingate has made good improvement n
his buildings by remodeling his store into tene-