Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-04-30

Local ann State Nems.
Friday, April 80, 1880.
Tomorrow will be May Day.
The ..sea serpent is On exhibition in the
x;,dow Of the Central Fish Market.
Mr.. Fred Matthews has sold his horse
.Barney" to David Dutton of Sidney.
The gates for the fishway came from Ban
gor, yesterday.
The "Della Collins" took down heavy
cargo of freight, yesterday.
new Diebold ssfe has been put in c. H.
yason's clothing store.
Measles are prevailing in the North
Parish.
The "Danites' combination is booked for
Augusta next Tuesday.
Going down to the concert in Hallowell
this evening
Gross & Co. are tearing down their ice
house back of the Journal Office.
The school in District No. % will COM
rance next Monday. Miss Ham of Water
vile is to teach.
Arrived Wednesday, schooner s'Mentor,"
from Hoboken, N. j., with l42 tons of coal
for F. Swain & Co.
Hon. John A. Peters, of Bangor, has been
re.appointed Justice of the Supreme Court,
BY the Governor.
A. d. Stetson, Esq, of Bath, has been con-
armed trustee OF tine Bath Military and Naval
Orphan Asylum.
lie. Divine has sold his ice to Geo. f..
Weeks, Esq, at a handsome profit. 1t is
now being shipped to Richmond, Va
NIX. Howard has on exhibition at his drug
store one of the finest snakes we have seen
for long time. The serpent is in alcohol.
A man with two valises, a bull dog, and
stout stick, was retailing medicinal prepara-
tons on the street, yesterday.
The Grand Trunk railway has reduced
its fares between fifteen and twenty per
cent from Portland to all points between
Island Pond and Montreal.
The Belfast Journal has fifty subscribers
in the town of Searsport who are entitled to
A.
every case it was won on the quarter deck.
An Augusta gentleman who was out geolog-
izing with hatchet, Wednesday afternoon,
struck vein. 1t was on his arm and for
time yielded quite handsomely.
Ninon Duclos' Ideal Folly Company" of
Boston, in the operetta entitled "GirlhoOds
Days, or Little Sins and Pretty Sinners"
will soon appear in Granite Hall.
Wicked Belfast Journal: "rhe Phillips
monograph has correspondent whose Sig
nature is simple dash, and sub-heads his
articles Pennington by -. We hope
this doesn't darkly hint at 'cuss words"
The flies are getting ready for their Spring
ess,-dusting off their wings, warming
up their feet and oiling up the valves of their
suction hose. In few days they will have
their accordeons in tune, and go forth for the
season.
Maier the Singer Sewing machine agent,
displays the following sign, corner Bridge
and Water streets
WANTED
The 10 LATEST MEN IN Town.
To Loaf on this Corner
What do our citizens say to having out
door concerts by the Band this Summer? 1t
would certainly enhance the pleasure ct an
evening to such of us as are compelled by
duty to remain in the dusty town. Let's
start little boom in this direction.
Mr. II. c. Burleigh of Fairfield and j. X.
Bodwell of Hallowell, have formed a partner
ship under the firm name of Burleigh X
Bodwell, for the purpose of importing anu
breeding Hereford cattle, Shropshire and
'"u'huo" u >Hctp.
Aspecimen of surface groupings from the
farm of G. p Rollins in Carmel, has been
added to the collection in Miller's window.
The ore is easily milled and assays fifteen
pennyweights of gold and eight ounces of sill
yer to the ton. For surface ore this is very
good showing.
Hon. 5. J. Chadbourne, Secretary OF State,
and Herbert NJ. Heath, Esq, of Augusta
county attorney of Kennebec county, are IN
Calais. Mr.. Chadbourne has been sum
moned to appear in court in connection with
The cases of the counted in County Attorney,
treasurer and Commissioner of Washington