Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-09-26

Local ann State Minus.
Frilay, September 90. 1879.
Mr.. Daniel c. Robinson has gone to Oma-
ha on business.
TWAS very chilly yesterday morning, and
we heard it said that ice formed on low land.
Joe jefferson is to appear in Bangor in
Grip Van Wrinkle"
C. ii. Blaisdell now owns the milk route
in the city lately travelled over by G. NJ. Pull
len.
They have raised a potato, or cluster OF
potatoes, at Mt. Desert which weighed five
and quarter pounds.
1t was reported here yesterday that the post
Office at Vassalboro was broken into the night
before.
There are only twenty prisoners in the Coun-
ty Jail at present, and fifteen of them are kept
employed in the shoe department.
Mr.. James II. Cochranc having finished up
his vacation here has gone to Nashville.
Tenn, to take charge of the building of a
government structure.
To-day and tomorrow Fowler, Hamlin &
Smith give an exhibition at Gardiner of the
splendid sewing machine for which they are
the agents.
The Catholic Church has been repaired
lately to the extent of some $500. Its inside
appearance is greatly improved by the new
frescoing.
Augusta merchants are reckoning on a rise
in flour and are laying in quite generous sup
plies. Three hundred and fifty barrels were
received, yesterday, at the freight depot.
There is a district in Vassalboro where
there were twenty-six voters at the last cleo
ton twenty-four Of whom were republicans
and this claims to be the banner district OF
the town.
The following Augusta shootist are reported
as taking part in the state tournament at
Lewiston: II. n. Thorndike, f. W. Moore,
Geo. Cobb. p. O. Vickery, Ira l.. Macke,
J. l.. Fish, w. S. Jones, II. c. Hartman.
Twenty young ladies and gentlemen be-
longing in IIallowell and Augusta went on an
excursion down the river in row boats last
evening. They had supper on Browns Island
and later in the night returned by the ligh,
of the moon.
Mr.. Bowel, of the IIallowell Grant,
Company, WAS at the meeting of the Mour-
ment Association, Wednt sday night, ready to
exhibit design. but as il was decided not to
select one at present, a look at it was denied
till future time.
The old Vosc house at the corner of State and
Green streets, and which is now being demol-
ished, was built by Solomon Vose Esq, faith
or of the late Hon. Hampton vose in 1903,
and in those days it was thought to he very
elaborate. There were then but few houses
south or west Of it this side of IIallowell.
Mr.. d. A. Cony has rented the weston
House" on Myrtle street, and will make that
his residence. This house was built by Mr..
Cony's great-grandfather, was owned and oc-
cupied by his grandparents and subsequently
owned and occupied by his parents. When
he removes to it, four generations of the same
family will have occupied it.
Persons who have not been on North street
very lately will be surprised to find at the up
per limits of it such fine residences as have
been erected there by Thomas Fuller and his
sons, Albert and Alonzo. The locations are
quite romantic and picturesque, and where
there is an extended and pretty view over the
northern portion of the city.
The exhibition of plants by Mr.. Burr is
very fine and has attracted large number OF
purchasers. The plants are all hardy and
will keep finely. The fuchsias are rich look
ingwith their bright blossoms and the pinks are
also very pretty. There is large variety OF
bigonias, the most of them being in bloom.
There are some six or eight varieties of ferns
to be seen and Mr.. Burr makes speciality OF
these.
In driving about the city some improye-
ments are to be seen, Abner Fogg is building
a two-story frame building for John Wood
bury, on the court which leads from Perham
street on Winthrop street hill. Greenli,i
Haskell is having the foundation laid tor quite
a large building on the corner Of Greenliet
and Gannett streets on the east side. On
Hospital street quite extensive repairs arc
being made on the culvert there.
Mr.. S. c. Whitmore, a talented young law
yer of Gardiner, and Miss NJ. Estelle Guibord
of Wilkesbarre, Pa, resident here for the past
year, were married on Friday, llth inst, a,
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