Daily Kennebec journal., 1879-09-20
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Saturday, September 20. 1879.
OYSTERS this season arc reported to be un-
usually large and fat
Rev. Mr.. Whitney goes to Belfast, next
week. to attend the Sunday school conven-
ton, which meets there this year.
Gen. James A. Hall is on his way to Ohio,
to take part in the political campaign in that
State.
The property of Mr.. Avery, destroyed by
fire Thursday afternoon, was insured in Nye's
agency.
Judge Libby is to preside at the September
term of the court which convenes at Farm
ington next Tuesday.
The son of S. G. Norton of Palermo was
in a scuffic the other day with other boys and
had his arm broken.
A horse stumbled over dog. yesterday, on
Water street, fell down and broke of both
thills of the wagon to which he was attached.
Rev. w. S. Jones of Auburn, will preach
in the Methodist Church tomorrow. The
pastor will be present also.
A son of Mr. J. A. IIodgdon of Waterville,
Grand Worthy Vice Templar. fell and broke
his arm on the I1th The arm was badly
shattered.
Mr.. Bartlett. who has just bought the Nose
lot, will not erect building there this fall,
but will clear up the lot, preparatory to
building next season.
Mr.. Milliken says that he has already
leased about forty of the rooms at the Au-
rusta House to parties who will be here dur
ing the winter.
The inmates of the Insane Hospital were
pleasantly entertained, last evening. by a
musical programme presented by Prof. and
Mrs. L. X. Harlow.
Services at the Baptist Church, Hallowell,
are to be resumed next Sunday afternoon.
the repairs on the inside having been COM
pleted. Preaching by Rev. j. H. Parshley
of Waterville.
Many pickerel are now being brought to
the fish markets here which are caught in
Snow pond in Belgrade. One fisherman
brought in about seventy-fve pounds yes
terday.
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of ID. c. Knight of East Pittston received a
painful injury in falling from truck wagon
dislocatng and fracturing the left fore arm
DIR. Card attended the case.
The Star of the East has continued right
through the season TO have splendid pas
senger business. On recent trip she had
one of the largest loads Of people that the
steamo r has carried for five years.
Itwas a $3.50 house which attended the
Pinafore performance the other evening.
About thousand tickets were sold, $50 of
which were for reserved seats. Possibly the
company will repeat its performance here on
its return.
wheat last year. but this season he has har-
vested some sixty bushels. But this Is not
the only instance of an increased production
of this grain the present year, for many
farmers in the county have raised more than
last year, while others have attempted it for
the first time. Those farmers who have
brought wheat to the market, received one
dollar per bushel for it.
Our fruit stores are now presenting hand-
some street displays, and induce many
passer-by to squander little something on
pears and peaches. Choice Bartlett pears
sell for 80. 75 bushel. Peaches are about
through coming. This has been good
season for peaches both on account of quality
and abundance Plums are scarce and high.
Grapes sell at from ten to twenty cents
pound.
There was a dance at Vassalboro, Thurs
day night and among the large crowd which
went there from Augusta were Merrill Buck
and George Flagg. In coming home, on
account of the darkness or from some other
reason, they got out one side of the road, and
horse, buggy and all were upset into the gut
ter. The fellows and the horse came out all
right, but the carriage somewhat demor-
allied, especially the top of it. The team be-
longed to Cony & Farrar.
Venor, the Canadian weather prophet has
published a letter. in which he said ''The
approaching winter of ls79-s0, though still
distant looked at through the weather-gass
of past experience, appears formidable.
There are well defined indications of severi-
ty and lengthy duration when it does set in,
but the outline presented to me just now de-