Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-07-15
North vassaiboro' Locals,

The middle of last week bills were posted announc.
Ing srfenback rally at Citizens Hall, saturday
evening. Half an hour after the time appointed e
the meeting there assembled at the hall about sew.
nty.tiye and boys, mo ladies) four-flths of
whom republicans and hard flint money dem.
ocrnts, many Of them going of curiosity it being
understood that d.. CTooker WIS to be one of the
speakers. They tried 10 get a hard working man TO
act a. chairman Of the meeting, but he couldn't
it. so Mr.. II. \. Priest la cine honor of presiding
Mr. bevine was introduced. who commenced with
the usual harplng about hard times, the distressed
state oi the country, the large number of tramps
and abc-bodiCd men cat Of employment begging
their btt qd. etc This, to the least sounded very
silly, for a expressed 10y democrat. there
present with e'erv bone in their body aching from
working extra tim" in the mi Is for several weeks
past, hut hr. ilr hsr had his little spec ca committed
ahd of course II mast hr delivered Mr.. King Of
Portland, v. think. gave rs the same speech one
year ago. Mr.. Andrews was to De the icxi sneaker
but he gave way onrhalf hour for the great medicine
man of Augusta, rs lie styled himself when he
came forward to speak his piece: Instead of half
hour. he stamped and tra she'd around the stage for
more than an hour, repeating himself every fifteen
minutes, but forgetting To give his dance. His
theme was James q. Blaine, Kosthchilds, whom he
termed the hooked nose Jew, and the kennebec Jour
nal, all of whom no doubt still survive. When the
Dr. thought iie had ma'e point, he would give one
of his whoops aud say, chow T. that for high
thing have changed since Hannah dird. put that
in yonr pip" aud smoke H." etc. lie wanted his
sl,, "a reported for the ktnlrbcc journal; but who
j. there cou! do it Justice. II the journal would
publish such staff II h,ing last ten O'clock when
the Dr.. got through Mr.. Andrews ,rcneh speaking,
"l'l'uSh Nv Wa W nv lilt >itaht'.
or, We understand j. to bring Mr. Andrews here
again, and will then give Us his dance. One
gentleman who voted the gr.enbark tirhet last fall,
said in corning from the meeting that he would have.
nothing to do wit party represented bl such men.
SUNDAY aiterHopu, th. reform club held public
temperance meeting iH the Methodist chu,ch. Iu-
tcre>tng remarks were made by Rev. ;. l.. H,ae
sld an address 10y Prof HGtler. ot Chicago, which
wa. li>t-l,d to with great deal o interest DIR.
Butler * painting his house. Using the bru-l, him.
self We uo,ice the DR.. has wav for hanging
his blind Mrs. Jos, PHI White and her daughter
flu f.4h t..t i.
Mrs. Jonathan Novel; for Northport.--Mr Luther
White has just returned from the islands In company
with senator liamns sun.--Tht wifi, of Mr.. Il
C. Nichols has just returned from the water cure
home AT Waterford, where she has been for several
months for treatment Mrs. Nichols had entirely
lost the of h- limbs and carried to the home
on Il bed. Saturday cning saw the happy cnupl,
walking the streets Mrs. Nichols secningly strong
rs ever she was They have the congratulate ions al
the whole community