Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-02


Little Corinnc was presented with check
far ten pounds by Montreal gentleman.
Regular meeting of the city government on
Friday afternoon of this week.
The principal dissipation of the young peo-
nile Of Bath this winter seems to be sleigh
riding.
Rev. Geo ID. Lindsay of Gardiner Is
achieving quite a reputation as lecturer.
You paws your money and you takes your
choice" in weather lately. There is variety
enough to suit the most fastidious.
Dow 4 Storer exhibit two hind quarters of
IN OK. the aggregate weight of which is SO
pounds. -
The proprietor of the State street laundry,
Mr.. Cousins. will remove that institution to
Iollowell this week.
=. O. Vickery has replaced one of his
presses in his establishment with another of a
newer and faster variety
Darius Aldcn's span of horses, on Satur-
dav, broke the pole OF the sleigh to which
they were harnessed.
Five hundred Sunday Ieralds were sold in
this city yesterday. The Herald train ran to
Watcrville.
There was II difference of over forty de-
grees in temperature in this city between the
weather Friday morning and that of Saturday
morning.
Augusta has enough peanut stands fer a
city of fifty thousand inhabitants. About
three bushels of the toothsome and festive
fruit are daily consumed by our population
Mrs. W. r. Ruzzcl, head saeslady at
Fowler, Hamin K Smiths, has nearly com
pletcd a quilt of various colorcd silk which
will contain 5,G32 pieces 1t will be n beauty
The city steam fire engines were out Sat
urday afternoon, on State street, pumping
fresh water into their boilers, and getting in
to good condition in case of fire.
There W i'll be a stated communication OF
Bethlehem Lodge, +. and A. NJ, this even
ing Work in the third. Visiting brethren
are invited to be present.
Hon. J. W. Bradbury, of Augusta, goes
South this week to spend a few months in
South Carolina and other parts of the sun
ny South.
Coombs of Auburn has sold over 1000
COPIES of his famous cartoon on the political
situation, and still the orders pour in, Au-
gusta has taken a large proportion of this
number
The fine blooded stallion which Gen. Til
ton recently imported, and which has been IN
the Cony House stable for several days past,
has been removed to the stables belonging to
the soldiers Home.
Adamsons Cough Balsam, manufactured
by +. w. Kinsman, of this city is meeting
with very large sale at present. Saturday
thirty boxes were shipped via Maine Central
Railroad to Boston parties.
Mr.. Fri Wills. who has been in business
in Augusta longer than any other man IN TINS
city. has retired to enjoy the results of his
the veteran merchant of Water street.
In note addessed to us, Mr. G. Phillips
corrects the statement which appeared in our
columns. that Mr. John II. Brown of Haynes
Vile left town without paying his board bill.
Mr. Brown boarded with Mr.. Phillips, and
paid his bill. so the latter says.
The Sunday afternoon meeting OF the Re-
form club was well attended. Every seat
was filed. Remarks were made by members
of the club and quite number OF the repre-
seu,a,ives to the legislature. The club Is very
grateful to them for their presence, and the
active mart they take in these meetings.
A few bows improved the peaceful hours of
the Sabbath by skating on the kenneoec.
Our reporter took their names, and sat down
nm tho hank TO wait for an item but. unlike
the bad bows in the books who skate on the
river Sunday, no one was drowned. Sueh
things are calculated to make reporters IN
fidels.
SATURDAY. afternoon rs man was attempt
ing to drive an apology for horse up Win
throp street hill. the animal siipped anu caihe
down on the ice. crowd gathered. and
four men each took hold of a corner of the
noble animal and lifted him up on to his feet
again, but it was some time before the horse
recovered sufficiently to proceed. Where is
the society with the long name?
The State w. c. T. L., hold mass meet
ing in Biddeford, Foss street Methodist
church, on Wednesday and Thursday next
Women wishing'to attend will please send
their names to Mrs. G. n. Weymouth. Bid
deford. Every session has an interesting
programme. On Thursday evening Mrs.
Mary H. Hunt, of Hyde Park, Mass, Will
give an address. She is among the most
brilliant and popular lecturers endorsed by
the W. c. r. L.
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