Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-10-05


ccty. the present week, is highly spoken Of.
The price Of butter is not high, but very low
and vet it is said that good butter is very scarce
il, the market. We notice by our exchanges that
the complaint is general.
There will he n conference this (SatuiAaD af
,ernoop, held by the AGve utsts AT the Y. NJ. G. A.
rooms, commencn g at 2 o'clock p. NJ, all SER
wires at the same Place all dsv sunday.
A special despatch from Boston yes G day after
noon informs US that VIM. Harvey of this city
had obtained verdict in his favor against the
Connecticut River Railroad for S92i0.
The Somerset Reporter has a sharp and spicy
Boston letter signed Badly" We recognize
therein the ear. marks of a bald-headed gentleman
who used to "sng ink, pretty efiectuslly too, in
village not a thousand miles from Skowhegan.
The Free Press says that the contract for finish
ing the cut granite work for the first story Of the
U. 5. Custom House, &c. at Albany, N. Y, has
been awarded to the Bodwell Granite Co. The
granite for the building will be furnished from
the company quarry Al Spruce Head.
As John Tarr, mother and sister. of Whteheld,
were riding to Gardiner from Whiiefcld recently,
the horse became frightened by the cars, and sf-
ter throwing them out, turned, and stumbling,
fell on and partly rolled over Mrs. Tsrr.
who, it Is feared, received very severe injuries
about the spine.
An exchange says: IAN individual called at
this Office the other day and requested that
be left out OF the court record, because the sight
Of it in such q Connection would hurt the feelings of
relative who WAS al work down east. 1t appears
that the relative whose feelings in danger, lis
work for the State at Thomaston."
This weeks Somerset Reporter comes to us with
the goodbye OF It's retiring editor aud publisher,
Mr.. {. A. Woodbury., who has done good service
and made good newspaper. and the pleasant ca
lutatory Of its new editor and publisher Mr.. j. o.
Smith. The agl eesb BILE change has been made il
It's form from quarto 10 a folio giving it
the appearance OF neteGpaper. such Mr. Smith
intends TO make 1t, aud 1t VIII not be his fault if
is not found in every home i'll Somerset county.
The paper this week has a bright, cheerful,
newsy appearance, and it is night in politics.
Mr.. W. j. Corthell, State Superintendent of
Schools, has the greatest variety Of fruit 10 bis
garden Of any one we know OF. He has several
kinds OF apple aud plum trees loaded with fruit.
picked upwards Of one bsndred quarts OF straw
berries; then he has patch of blsckberries and
rsspberriss. from which he picks several quarts a
day, and lots OF cunants and goosebeuies. As to
the vegetable part of his garden, that is simply
luxuriant. He has but three fourths Of an acre
of land under cultivation, and he will get more
of OF it than many who call themselves farmer.
will get off Of three acres Calais Advertiser.
The Proposed New Church Eaihce.
We have several times mentioned the fact that
the Unitarian society of this city. OF which Rev.
c. A. Curtis is the acceptable pastor, intend the
next season to erect a new church edtce in this
city, on the site OF their present church edifice,
corner of State street aud Montgomery place.
The Farmer has been shown tue plans Of the ne .
buiding. The plan agreed upon consists of two
snalI buildings Joined IN the shape of at. Inc
one corresponding 10 the top OF the 10 front
Montgomery place. In 1t there wall be tue
lower floor, tnree Psrlors which Will open into
each other and into the auditorium. In the front
of the largest OF these Psfiois will be a bay
window, and standing In the recess OF 1t
have . clear view through the open DOORS TO the
pulpit at the other eud Of the building. Besides
these Iarlors there will be on this floor, kitchen
with china closet aud other conveuiences aud n
toilet room. From this floor flight Of wide
stars will lei into q hall above. which Is 10 be
used by the SUNDAY s. hool and ior y social ball.
This room, the entire SIZE OF the front building
(50x25) will be high studded, lighted by several
large windows in lhetront and ends of the build
ing, and by three gable windows IN the roof. Ii
will also have. windows at lhe back, looking in
to'the auditorium, and thus serve the end OF
gallery. The parors and hall can be thrown in
10 the auditorium by means OF folding sliding
doors, and increase the sealing capacity OF the
church when desired Tue sCaitoiium is to be
37x50 and have besides = chsncel thirteen feet
deep by thirty feet wide. furnishing 10 this room
seating capacity for three hundred and nifty per-
sons. 1t will have 81 open root showing the large
trussess, the rafters supported by them, and the
matched boards land upon these isiters The
windows will be surmounted by small sashes OF
stained glass. which will continue down each
sde Of the Auditorium, snd ending at tue bay
window in the parlor. On each side of the
chancel 10 to be = small room, on the same lev
el as the pulpit platform, and these can be
thrown into the platform by taxing away re
movable pat titons. Under the pl .tform 10 the
cellars TO be two other rooms for the con
yenience of minister or lecturers, and to oe used
rs dressing rooms for amusements for the young
folks. The exterior OF the building is to be or
uamented by the inermngng OF square and
round cornered shingles and clapbosrds, after
the style OF Swift architecture. 1t Will have
4 steep hip roof, on the front of the BUILDING
sadtrom u viii rise spre twenty-five feet
high, and this together with the gable win
dows will give character to the st uctuie. There
are to be two Entrances, one Montgomery
place and one on State street al the Junction OF
the two buildings. This makes q veIys hand
some edItce aud is To be built and furnished
At . cost not exceeding Six thousand dollars
The building 10 very much needed by the soci-
civ and win be Al ornament to the city. This
society has numbered among its Pensioners
many of our beat, Oldest aud most weslhy citi-
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