Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-04

local ann State Mus.
Saturday, October A. 1879.
Henry Bailey; the photographer, has left
at this Office stereoscopic view OF the green
back barbecucd OK.
Rev. Mr.. Eveieth will preach at the Bap-
fist church tomorrow at l04 A. NJ. The or
dinance of baptism will be administered in the
afternoon by the pastor, at % O'Clock.
Miss Mary Clifford, the Quakercss preach
er, is now at her home in Sidney. We UNI
derstand that for the present she is to preach
there and in China.
Miss SARAH W. WoARr left in the forenoon
train, yesterday intending to go to New
York to spend the winter with her sister,
Mrs. Lancaster.
Autumnal memorial services will be OBJ
served tomorrow forenoon at the winthrop
street Unversalist Church. The church will
be decorated for the occasion. In the after
noon the IIalowell Universalist Church will
observe the same services.
The steamer ''Cushnoc," at Il trial Thurs
day afternoon made a fine play of 1884 feet,
beating her best previous record made July
I, by about S it,, and being the best play ever
~ ,,t Iha In -
are confident that they can do still better.
Albert Goodwin. who has been running
several years as postal clerk on the Bangor
and Boston route, has been transferred to the
Boston and Portland route over the Boston 4
Maine X. r. II. \. Godfrey of Hampton
Falls takes Mr. Goodwin's place.
Mr.. Stratton the venerable Clerk of the
Courts, has been spending the week at
Moosehcad Lake. For thirty years he con-
fined himself so closely at his post Of duty
that he took no vacation in all that time, it IS
said, but last year and this he has turned
over new leaf.
At the meeting of the committee of ten,
Thursday evening, upon the matter of obtain
ing funds for the soldiers Monument, T.. C..
Allen, Samuel Titcomb and VIM. II. Smith,
Esqs. were chosen to seek donations in aid of
the monument Adjourned for two weeks
when the committee is expected to report.
Potatoes are being sold by the farmers at
from forty to fifty cents per bushel. 1t isnot
easy to say now what their price will be in
the spring. In Massachusetts it is said good
crops have been gathered and that they are
keeping well. In this section potatoes are
rotting to some extent but it does not appear
to be general.
Rev. +. II. Evecth, a graduate of Colby
University and Newton Theological Seminary
who has spent several years recently as a
missionary in Burmah, will give a lecture on
Burmah and missionary work there, Sunday
evening at the First Baptist church, at :
o'clock Music will be furnished by the
choir. All will be welcome.
The old familiar, the Maine Farmers Al
manac from the press of Masters Liver
more. has come to hand with its prognostica-
see that it is proposed to hold a convention
of contributors to the periodical at the resi-
dence of Mr. Livcrmore in IIallowell, the
first Wednesday in June, 1850.
Who will now say Maine is cold barren
State?-Mr. Gordon of Lyman has, the past
season. raised and sold over nine hundred
dollars worth of very choice Peaches, besides
having given away many bushels to his
friends and strangers who came along. His
trees, he trims to the height of about five or
six feet. and clips the branches to make the
tree resemble a round bush.
Thursday evening Matte Mcdonald of
Bangor stole a suit of clothes belonging to
her mother-in-law and left town on the Pull
man train. \ warrant was taken out for
her and Marshal Reed telegraphedto Augusta
for the officers to be on the lookout for her.
When the train arrived they found and arrest
ed Miss Matte and she was taken back to
Bangor yesterday
Several days ago just after the through
train for Boston had got little distance beyond
Cumberland, the pin which held the engine
to the train gave way, and what was one a
minute before now became twain. 1t was on a
down grade, but after while the hands were
able to brake the train up, the engine having
kept out of the way little distance ahead.
Another pin was soon secured and the train
was under way again. hardly anyone being
aware that there had been any trouble.
This season has been strange one for
sending the thermometers with jump way
up to the boiling point and then as suddenly
allowing it to settle down again to the point
of freezing. 1t is said that in Aroostook there
has been frost every month through the
spring and summer. All over the country
there was an unusually hot spell in the early
spring months and the mercury stood among
the nincties. People sweltcred, threw of
their under clothing and tried to be comtorta-