Daily Kennebec journal., 1880-01-01


Local ann Stair Nems.
Thursdsy, January !, 1850.
A Happy New Yesr to al.
An indignation meeting is to be he1 It
Litclheld Corner, Saturday.
Ex-Governor Coburn was registered = the
Augusta House last night
DR. Young Of FarmingdaIe who died ! his
sisters residence on Monday was plae1 in
the ton,bs At Riverside Cemetery.
Another coolest day Of the season eseer-
day, it being some twenty degrees belef gro.
At vsssalboro the thermometer ran 1f p
swenty-three.
On account Of the storm the eigi II K
train was more than two hours late ssefiz {,
while the night train from Bangor - l"v-
efal hours late. 1
No special action was taken by Il ~ r
salisss as their meeting last night - to
new chapel Another meeting a III eld
Monday night, at the Probate Office.
The Methodist sociable will meet nth Miss
Mary Howard at the vestry this evening.
Supper from Ga to u o'clock. A erdial in
vitation to all. II
Remember Harry Bloodgoods Msstrels to-
night. Don't let the count-out bsiness in
terfere with attending. Their performances
is first class, and consists Of soss, dance,
banjo playing, &c.
II IL reported that the State Police At the
capitol are drilling. This is ppbably the
reason why the arms were gu re- = there.
so that they could use som ihi besides
broomsticks.
DIR. Maxwell, the efficient d. .iemanly
surgeon at the Soldiers Hon gone to
Massachusetts, to recruit his III and will
remain away several weeks. D. his alb
sence DIR. Bolan Of this city ~ ttend his
patients at the institution. 81
W. b. Lapham See. Of Ii - iety for the
Prevention Of Cruelty to inimals found
horse on Green St. which be thought had
done work enough in his life. so he gave the
owner the choice of killing or paying for the
trouble Of killing the poor brste. He did the
former.
The Gospel meetings are dill continued at
the Free Baptist church with increased inter-
est There will be preaching this evening at
7 l-2 o'clock, by Rev Mr.. Boyd who proves
himself most efficient woker. The usual
social meeting will follow he sermon. All
are invited.
The Gardiner Journal @ys: There has
been some feeling becauscMr. Park and Mr..
Bradley spoke at the indignation meeting in
this city. which. however. does not seem to
be very wide spread. for 18th clergymen, we
are told, had more than thir usual corgrega-
tons last Sunday.
Seven more tramps wer housed at the Jail
for thirty days, six Of them coming from
Gardiner. At this rate there will soon be
need Of an enlargement of the Jail. or Of
building a separate boarding house for tramps
as there will not be suftient room for both
criminals and tramps.
There is a crayon potrait in the jewelry
store Of Mr.. +. Rowse by A. T.. Moore,
Gardiner ~ tist. The portrait is a drawing
from life. Mr.. Mooreis a pupil Of F. f.
Wright, of Boston nd a graduate of the
school of drawing am painting al the Art
Museum, Boston. One who will examine
this portrait or visit liz studio in Gardiner
cannot fail to admirehis work.
An inventive gents has turned mp in New
York, with q -sttTable ballot-box. 1t is
so arranged that it rings bell when ballet
is deposited; counts the hxllots aud stamps
them As they pass in; files them away in the
rear, beyond the re~h of anybody, and gives
each voter an order for u free lunch and a
half ton of coal. This is n good invention
20 prevent fraud in ,onthern elections. but of
no use in Mainc--ts stamp would be dis-
timgsisAing mark.
Instaliation and Dedication at Unitarian
Church.
The installation, Of the Rev. Philip s.
Thacher as pastor Of the Unitarian society
in this city. will takc place this, Thursday
morning at ten o'lock, in the new church. In
the evening at I - O'Clock the church will
h., .l,.,;,.,a1 I'll, f,lIo~ inc Ia tho order of