Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-06-04

to go there as soon rs the season opens. III,
will leave a large number of friends behind
him in this city to regret the change GAR
diner Reporter.
Local Brevities.
The Trustees of the Insane Hospital ar,
are holding a three days session in this city
Mr.. J. B. Moore offers for rent very
desirable furnished dwelling house on Win.
throp street.
About eight persons went from this city
yesterday morning, on the train, for tn,
greenback convention. 1t took only cigh,
cars to carry them.
Mr.. Trcby Johnson, the new Cashier OF
the Cobbosseecontee National Bank, Card
ner, will for the present retain his residence
in Augusta.
A prominent grccnbacker of Ward ).
started for Portland, yesterday, to attend the
greenback convention. taking with him two
days rations Of pie and cake. He goes in for
rctrenchment and reform.
The picture gallery of Mr.. Holmes, UNI
der Hotel North, next to Savagc's hair dress
ing rooms, was visited by quite a number
yesterday, though the weather was unpro-
pitious. Rev Mr. Ecob, a good judge OF
these art treasures. saws this is the best coll
lection Of pictures that Mr. Holmes has ever
shown here. The pictures will remain here,
and cH be soid here, to the highest bidder,
on the plan explained in the catalogue.
Mrs II, NJ. Hall has a Brazilian cactus
that produced in April thirty blossoms, and
has blossomed again, having sixty five; some
thing unusual
Ladies can see the Cinnamon vine adver-
tscd by Mr.. Hall, at Partrdge's drug store
a most beautiful running vine.
Everybody is rejoicing over the abun-
dant and blessed rain.
Plenty of nice fresh salmon selling low
at Central Fish Market
High Praise for Barnum's Greatest Show
on Earth.
Barnum's Greatest Show on Earth will cx.
hibit at Augusta, Saturday. June eth. 1t i.
complete in all its parts After witness
dencc n. |, journal speaks of it in the fol
ing eulogistic terms
Barnum is come, and nine thousand men, woman
and children of this city and vicinity, went to scei
last night with visions of an immense mass of pee
pie in a mammoth tent of graceful, easy bare back
riding, Of daring, reckless bare back riding, of won
dcril, brilliant bare back riding. of riding through
circles of flame, of hurdle lcaping, jumping and
dancing on bare backed horses by women of foui
horses cavortng around II ring, easily guided and
made To take all sorts of positions by woman; of
cais Of magic that put everything they ever saw be
fore in the shade of the most easily performed aud
astonishing ncrobatic feats of a woman, all grace
and confidence, on highly trained steed which she
managed by look or motion; of exciting bare
back acts by man that didn't make much fuss over
IT, but did wonders of splendid horses going through
all sorts of manpuNrcs at the will Of the master OF
a beautiful horse jumping over high gates, neatly
pretty, and apparently without eNertion; OF Leaf
with a double somcrSault the backs of six clr
plants of funny performances of all sorts of varou'
| other strange sights which are less vivid. not be
cause they were not worth seeing, but because tn,
Others were 80 much beyond them Aud these
nine thousand people dropped away in sunber there
were ringing in their ears, the plaudits and tn,
| laughter OF the Northumberland plaud>. and
| laughter that bespoke rare enjoyment-the jokes o
clowns the music of the band, the words of com
mand and the speech of the great Snowman him
self And over all and above all was the satisfied
feeling that they had got their moneys worth, ant
more, too.
that ever travelled would he invdous. To say tha
| il is the best Barnum ever travelled with is say ini
all that can be said and is saying just what Mr. Bar
mum him>lf saws, and with which the thousands who
witnessed 1t Yesterday will agree. IL would be i'm
possible, and allow space for our usual variety, &c
| give al idea Of all that l. worth noticing in thi,
show. And what is the need of it, when ten lively,
thousand of our readers have seen fer themselves
nd ~ many more will see IL to-day?
There several things that are worthy of specia
notice, the hurdle riding'of Mile. Linda Jca an'
her dash through flaming circles; the astonishing
feats of magic by the Egyptian Iugglers; the won
dcrfm and graceful riding by Madame Dockrill, oI
| one and on four barebackcd horses; the beautiful
| draw ing-room manege act by Miss Emma Lake; th'
eaping stallion the poiscs plastiques and acrohat
Herbert
Sgnor Sebastian; the beautiful stations, &C. &c.
any one of which is whole entertainment in itself
| But this Is only small part of the show. No
should the extensive menageri' OF animals man
| of them rare, nor the Museum, nor the Living Gu
riositieN. be forgotten An hour may be pleasant
and profitaby spent in this part ofthe exhibition.
Manchester Locals.
A most daring robbery was committed il
Manchester on Thursday night. About fiv
o'clock on Friday morning. Mr.. ii. +. Far
went to his barn to fodder his horse, when t,
his establishment it was gone. He also foun'
his harness gone. The same morning Mr.
Proctor sampson, when he went out to hi
stable. found his wagon missing. Mr.. Samp
son who is a near neighbor of Mr.. Farr. thel
tracked his wagon out to the road and foun'
where a horse had been harnessed into
wagon during the night The horse and
man leading it was tracked from Mr.. Farr'
to the place where the horse was harnesse,
into the wagon. The theory is, of course
that the thief or thieves entered Mr.. Farr'
stable during the night stole the horse ant
harness, then proceeded to Mr.. Sampson :
stole the wagon. harnessed the horse into j
and fled. The horse is a very spirited ami
NAL, and fast roader. Messrs. Farr ant
Sampson Immediately upon the discovery o
the robbery, started off with a team on tn
trail The parties from whom the team wa
stolen reside on the pond road about tw
miles below the Forks.
West Waterville Locals.
Mrs. Mehitable Hallett has recently pun