Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-11-18

MT. (urran OF the New l ork titi"iu, was
in the city yesterday.
Beginning on the twentieth, the morning
bell will ring at halt-past seven instead of at
seven o'clock.
Special assembly Of Alpha Council, II. &
S. Masters, at Hallowcll, Wednesday, Nov.
18th, at > O'Clock p NJ. Work in all the de-
grees.
The person who changed his oycrcoat at
the meeting of the republican State commit
tee, last evening, is desired to call at the
Kennebec journal Office, where he can find
his coat and exchange.
In the police court yesterday, Tom Lom-
bard was arraigned for drunkenness and dis
turbance. He was found guilty and sentenc-
ed to Jail for thirty days. He was also
charged with malicious mischief, found gull
ty and fined $40 and cost. He appealed in
both cases and was held in $3.50 in all for flu
ture appearance.
In the midst of small gathering of rela-
tives aud friends the marriage of Dr. +. H..
Mcintosh to Miss Alice l.. Farwell was
quietly celebrated, yesterday, at the resi-
dencc of the brides mother on State street.
The bride is the only child of the late Col.
A. Is. Farwcll A large number of rich and
handsome presents were received.
Samuel Hoover of Bel grade was on his
way home from the city yesterday afternoon
with load of furniture, and when near the
yrist mill on Bond brook his orse became
frightened and ran away. Mr.. Hoover was
thrown out, and the horse kept on till he was
finally turned ont of the road and over an
embankment by the rein catching. The team
rolled over once or twice but it is said that
not an article was injured neither man nor
horse.
The claim having matured, the Travellers
Accident ms. Co. of Hartford, have forward
ed to Geo. +. Macomber, their Agent in Au-
gusta, the $1,000 insured on the life of the late
Rev. c. A. Curtis. This policy Mr.. Curtis
had carried but a little over year, and for
the two years premiums it cost him but $50,
which will prove to have been a good invest
ment left behind for the little family who
survive him.
Ditson & Co. send US a choice pac kage of
new music. ''Thc Dustman" will be well
come in many households, as will the Little
Bird" with its sweet carols, and also the more
earnest Never Again" These three are
songs. With them comes the famous march.
the Turkish Eeveille," by Krug: Cant
Stop Galop," by D'Albcrt; and an ''Idylle,
BY the celebrated Josetfy. who is just now
dcightng our American audiences.
The second lecture of the NJ. +. course
will be delivered this Tuesday evening, at the
Methodist Church. by Rev. J. W. Hamilton.
of Boston. Subject-sAl II sorts of Preachers"
Rev. Mr.. Hamilton is Pastor Of the "People's
Church. and is said to be one of the most elo-
quent speakers ever heard in that city. Rev,
A. f. jerks d. ID. says in the Nantucket
Journal :" Since Starr King lectured in Athe-
neum Hall many years ago have listened to
no public speaker Cat home) who ever pleased
me more. To attempt to report the Rev.
gentleman's lecture would be like an effort
to imprison the sparkle of flowing river and
reflect its depth and irresistible current. He
has a personality of character which at
once impresses an audience The
tickets for the remaining five lectures Of this
course have been placed at the low price OF
IS cents, every one of which is worth the
price of the course. They can be procured
at F. w. Kinsmans Drug Store, also at f. A.
& C.. ii. Bricks.
At recent meeting of the reform club
Hon. Joshua Nye related the following incl
dent which came to his attention on n recent
visit to the State Prison: ''The Warden told
of a young woman, who served out sentence
of Ave years. and while there, found means
of education, and becsming thoroughly re-
formed and a christian left the prison in ap-
pearance lady. She was employed by a
dry goods firm in Portland as saleswoman,
and gave the most perfect satisfaction to her
employers for some time, till one day a
wealthy lady of the place entered the store
and recognized her. Calling the proprietor
aside. she asked him if he knew who he had
in his store, telling him that such girl was
graduate from the State Prison. He replied
that he knew it, but that she had done her
duty faithfully and that they were well salts
fed with her. WELL said the lady, 'if you
keep her in your stole | will neither trade
with you myself, nor suffer any of my friends
to, if can help it. SO the proprietor, rath
cr than lose his customer, called in the poor
girl and discharged her. He had heard from
her since that she still maintained cours,
of conduct, above reproach, being employed
in one of the mills in Lowell, Mass"
Marine Items.
The boss cargo of ice was put into the
schooner ''Mabel Phillips" last week at tho
Great Falls Ice Co.'S buildings in Pittston
The vessel measures $50 tons new measure
ment, has a single deck, carries three masts
and there was slowed into her 1890 tons o
ice. This schooner was launched recent,
from the yard of Goss & Sawyer, Bath, and i
said to be one of the best vessels ever bull
nv this Arm The ice W III no takan IN Wa IN