Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-06-07


BArnum'. Ticket Onice.
Ladies and children. and all who desire to
avoid the crowd which always surrounds
Barnum's ticket wagon on the show ground.
should purchase thoir admission tickets at
Kaloch's Drug Store Water ST. Reserved
chairs, and the very best seats are for sale
there, and by purchasing as above, all delay
and annoyance of the crowd will be avoided.
Soldiers Monument and Public Park.
We are pleased to announce that Judge
Rice and Mrs. Farwell have conveyed to the
city the piece of land at the junction of
State and Grove streets, known as the email
IN trust, as site for the location of a Sol
diers' Monument by the Augusta Monument
Association, and as public park. 1t appears
from the deeds that Judge Rice donates his
half interest in the land; that Mrs. Farwcll
donates two-thirds of her half and the citizens
residing in the vicinity subscribe the sum of
$3.50 in payment for the remaining third of
her interest. The praiseworthy spirit mani
tested by all the parties who have contribute
ed to bring about this result. will be fully
appreciated by the Monument Association
and our citizens generally. The grounds
conveyed PROFESSIONALLY afford the most eli
gible site in the city for the location of Sol
diers' Monument, and we hope at no distant
day to see such a monument erected there
will be creditable to the Association and an
ornament to our city.
The principal con litions of the conveyance
are that the city shall perpetually maintain
the grounds as a public park, in an appro-
pirate and tasteful manner, and adopt and
enforce such police regulations thereon As
will prevent the park from becoming resort
for disorderly persons, to the disturbance of
the public peace, and protect the monument
from injury.
Undoubtedly the city will at once take
measures to carry out the purposes of the
trust, with respect to the preparations of the
grounds, in substantial accordance with the
requirements of the deeds.
The csnveyances were presented to the
Board of Aldermen, by the Mayor yesterday
afternoon, and thereupon Alderman Fowler
presented the following orders, which were
unanimously passed:
Ordered That the conveyances OF the triangular
piece of land bounded by Chandler, State and Grove
streets, in Augusta, executed to the City by Judge
X. ID. Rice aud Mrs. Abbie A. Fsrwe in trust, as
site for the location of Soldiers Monument and
asa public park, be- and the same are hereby ac
lied
Ordered, That committee consisting of the MAY
and two Aldermen, to be named by the Mayor, be
appointed and hereby authorized and empowered To
take all necessary in behalf of the city. to
carry out ana perform the conditions ana require
ments of said conyeyances, the present year. as tar
as may be deemed by them expedient and practical.
Aldermen Fowler and North were named
by the Mayor as members of that committee.
Barnum To-day.
OF course, everybody, with ''his sisters, his
cousins and his aunts," will visit 7. r. Bar
NUNS show, that gives two performances in
this city, to-day, afternoon and evening. No
one should omit the street pageant, the grand
est affair of the kind ever seen here, which
will occur this forenoon. The streets will be
crowded, and those coming in with teams
should be careful of runaways. We also
warn the people against pickpockets. 1t is
too late now to give recapitulation of the
wonders that await the gaze of the people,
both outside and inside the canvass-the dar-
ing and dashing lady equestrians the ncom-
parable manege rider; the bareback perform
ers; the hurdle acts the iugglers; the won
derfu stations the ac-obatic feats; the fun
made by dozen clowns; the Incompatible
menagerie, and ever interesting museum.
We notice by the Boston papers that thous
ands were turned away from the great show.
being unable to gain admission. rhe rene
dy for this is for the people to go in the after
noon. The performers and animals are at
that time fresh, and precisely the same enter
talnHcnts are given theH us III tne evening.
The Industrial School for Girls.
Some time since we published a short arti-
Giles in regard to the remarkable success of
the Industrial School for Girls, at Ialowell.
Mr.. Smith of the above city, was in our office
the other day, and in answer to questions in
regard to the workings of the institution, re-
lated many incidents showing its great value
to a class of our population that can be
reached in no other way. 1t is. full all the
time, and is proving in every way grand
success 1t may be remembered that the