Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-04-16

Ioral anD State NeWs.
Wednesday, April l6, 1879.
Ra-There will be grand Glass Ball shoot Fast
Dav for championship of city and other prizes All
are invited to attend For particulars inquire Of
Stafford & Co. 3taprl5
r1.single copies of the Daily and Weekly on
sale at this office and at Picrccs bookstore. In Gar
diner at famer's Bookstore.
as-our patrons in RENTING money should do 50
by check, money order or registered letter
Twentv-scven years ago today-it being
the day appointed for the annual Fast-Water
street was blocked with snow, even with the
top of the stone posts that then lined the
street The street commissioner was engaged
all the forenoon in the cndcavor to break out
the street in order to make it passahe Not
much roaming in the woods that day-not
much of variety of out door sports of any
kind.
The kennebcc has been rising gradually
for two or three days. But the people here
abouts have voted that a good rain storm is
needed to ''settle things"
The Augusta police force is made up of
pretty solid material. as wrong doors will
have occasion to find ont before the Munich
pal year ends. Yesterday the gentlemen com
posing the police were weighed an ! were not
found wanting. These gentlemen tipped the
scales to the following tune: Charles II.
White, 1876 pounds Will Tyler, lsG pounds :;
Henry NJ Brecn, l73 pounds; ]. \. Jones,
l63 pounds. Total weight. 1lS pounds
Ex-Gov. Dinglev writes that he will arrive
in New York about June 18th.
From time beyond tn. memory the oldest
inhabitants, the boundary lines ofthat portion
of Bangor street, in this city, from Cony
street to PcttngilIs corner. have been uncer
tain, lost or oblierated. Accordingly, and
in compliance with petition, the County
Commissioners last week viewed the prcmis-
es. Strengthened the line. of the street, and
defined the bounds of the same.
Among the most active men in building up
Kimball. a native of Maine. who carried on
extensive operations, built mammoth hotel
and opera house, and as is often the case, was
successful in everything but making his own
fortune He has now emerged from his finan-
cial embarrassment and with his old energy.
has built "A cotton mill, which is about ready
to begin work.
The steamer "Star of the East will make
her first trip from Boston to the kennebec,
the present season, next week, leaving Bo,
ton next Tuesday night. She will arrive in
Gardiner "Wednesday morning. and will make
her first trip from the Kennebcc to Boston on
Thursday next at the usual hour. The new
steamer 'Idella Collins" which has been
building at East Boston, to ply in connection
with the Star between Augusta and Gardiner,
is expected at Gardiner the last Of the pres
ent week.
Messrs. c. Beale 4 Co.. are either paint
ing or have contracts to paint the following
houses The house of Hon. Jas. &. Blaine,
State st. Hon. John l.. Stevens, Western ave-
nue.; p o. Nickcry. Esq, two houses on
Sewall street; W. :. Badger, Winthrop
street; William $. Craig, State street; Hon.
Joseph Baker, Winthrop street; Mrs J. II.
Hartford Oak street; Mrs. Geo. w. Snow.
Chapel street.
Hon. W. W. Rice, late Warden of the
State Prison, is in the city. Mr.. Rice has
been acting Warden. though a new appoint
ment has been made, his successor not hav
ing fully entered upon the discharge of his
official duties. We glad to learn that
Mr.. Rice will continue citizen of the STATE,
and will shortly remove from Thoma>ton to
Saco.
Mr.. Robert II. Thompson, of the firm of
Smith Thompson, is to occupy the house
on Sewall street, vacated by Mr.. j. o. Smith.
Mr.. +. G. Storcr, of the firm of Dow K
Storer, will remove to the double tenement
house of Hon. J. w. North, on Grove stree.
James Savage, the Belgrade wife killer
will be removed from the Jail in this city, to
the State Prison, to-day or tomorrow.
TO the ladies-Afcr the frost is out of the
ground, loosen the earth and let the sun
warm and dry it, preparatory to planting
Vick's flower seeds, which can be obtained at
Partridge's, fresh from the great Seed House
in Rochester, n. Y, and not through second
hands, whose reliability cannot be youchcd
for.
Campmeeting John Allen tells story about
a man who came forward for prayers in the
early days of his ministry, with red face and
rum breath, not sober enough to understand
the gravity of the occasion, but still seriously
in earnest about his salvation. This man
kept little shop, and among other things
sold little new rum, but was his own best
customer. Mr.. Allen went to his shop one
day and expostulated with him about the mat
ter, but he said lie could not afford to lose
what rum he had on hand. Finally Allen