Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-06-05
HallOWel Local News.

Al the regular meeting of the City Coun-
ell. on Monday evening last, arrangements
were concluded for the cducation of the schol-
ars of our high school at the IIallowell Glass
ical Academy, by the annual payment of
eleven hundred dollars for forty scholars or
under all above that number twenty-five
dollars each per year. The committee on
school houses made ajority and minority
report; the majority recommending the
building of a new building on the brick school
house lot, for the accommodation of the North
grammar school, and the purchase of the
Academy lot and erecting new building for
the accommodation of the English high
school and South grammar school, the old
buildings on both lots to be taken down
The minority report recommends new
building on the brick school house lott the
purchase of the Academy lot and the repair
ing of the building for the accommodation
of our English high school; the purchase of
the "Brann lot" on Middle street and the
erection of a new school house thereon for
the South grammar school. 4 vote was
passed, allowing discount of ten per cent.
on all taxes for 1879, paid on or before the
fifteenth day of July next; and five per cent.
on all taxes paid on or before the first day of
Sept. next interest to be collected on all
taxes not paid until after the latter date \
committee consisting of the Mayor and City
Treasurer, was appointed to negotiate for
the purchase of the Academy building and
lot, at a price not to exceed twcntv-three
hundred dollars. A committee was also APP
pointed to procure Approximate estimates of
the cost of building single and double
school building on the brick school house
Lat nd At no Of t1,o
City Council. The City Treasurer was au-
thorizcd to make temporary loan to the
amount of twenty-threc hundred dollars, the
same to be used in the purchase of the Acad-
envy lot and building thereon" After the
transaction of the usual routine business of
the month"; the council adjourned to this
Thursday evening, June 9Th, at the usual
hour.
The sale of tickets for the "Pinafore" en-
tertainment, soon to be given in Wilson Hall
in this city. commenced on Wednesday last
at 10 o'clock. A. NJ, and the rush for choice
Of seats was unusually animated. Numbers
were drawn by the multitude in waiting;
those securing the lowest figures selecting
their seats first. and others following in reg
ular order until all were served. Due no.
tce will be given of the date of the perform
ance.
Mr.. Benjamin Hodges of this city. received
a telegram from New York yesterday, an
nouncing the death in that city of his son,
Mr.. Geo. w. Hodges, formerly connected
with his father in the management of the
Hallowell House, and well known as popu-
lar hotel proprietor in this and other States.
His body will be brought to this city for in
terment.
The rain of the past few days ensures the
hay crop, revives the hopes of farmers and
gardeners generally. There's millions in
it'-honest money.
A solid quart of full grown potato beetles
on one hundred and ten hill of potatoes may
be considered fair yield thus early in the
season. What a later date may furnish re-
mains to be seen. We are bound to protect
those splendid potato tops at any sacrifice
A reorganization of the Hallowell Cornet
Band at an early day. may not be considered
among the impossibilities.