Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-10
Local ami STATE Nems.

Tuesday, February 10, 1880.
Err. W. FILES, ESQ, of Unity, is agent for the
Eenuebec Journal.
M-Biographcal pamphlets may be had at
the State House, at Pierce's, and at this Office.
.-Members of the Legislature desiring
conies of the Daily Journal of Tuesday morn
;ng containing the Biographical sketches can
ah,ain them of our carrier at the State House
mr. at this Office.
The names on Mr.. Holbrook's bond for
State Treasurer, represent over $40, 00O. 900.
STABLES of Parsonfield and other fusionists
took their seats in the House yesterday.
G. G. Barns of this city, is going up to
Moosehead Lake on fishing expedition.
Robert McIntire of Bangor has been APP
pointcd to clerkshp in the Office Of the
SUPERINTENDENT of Schools.
st. Valentines day is fast approaching, and
coon YOU can have revenge on your enemy by
mailing him some hidcnus looking daub
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Alta meeting Of thcs Seth Williams Post
& \. r.. Charles II. Gibbs, was elected j.
v.C., vice Geo. c. Boomer, resigned.
The Ladies Sociable OF the First Baptist
church will sls. held at Mrs. Frank Ham
Inns on Sewa.l street Thursday evening next.
Hon. S. A. IIolbrook of Freeport took the
oath Of office, and was duly declared State
Treasurer Yesterday forenoon.
Bath correspondent of the Portland
Press says it i rumorcd that a new boat will
replace the Henry Morrison on the river the
coming season.
The Augusta Athletic Club gave another
ENJOYABLE assembly in Union Hall last
night. Some forty couples were present.
The affair was decided success.
The blow of yesterday piled the snow up
in the country roads. In some places
between here and Lewiston drifts four feet
deep were found.
The young people of the Universalist So
ery Hall on Wednesday evening next. Han
nagans orchestra furnishes the music. A
fine time is anticipated.
This evening grand reception will be ten
dered Gov. Davis and staff in Portland, by
the Portland Fraternity Chambers Band
will furnish the music. OF course there will
he large crowd present.
Mrs. Blainc's first reception for the season
took place in Washington last Thursday, and
the ample parlors were overcrowded with
congratulatory friends. She was assisted by
Miss Dodge Gail IIamlton) and Miss Alice
Blaine, who is just entering society.
Yesterday morning. before his Honor, John
Murphy, tramp, was a goncr. Also George
Leigh, who halls from Calais, will spend the
next thirty days at the palace. Murphy
claims to come from Bristol, and carries in
his pocket big horse pistol. Other business
dull at the court, but we expect soon to
have sensation to report.
Deputy Sheriff Carr of East Winthrop,
one of the largest apple dealers in this sec
ton of the State headed about fifty barrels
of Baldwins in this city Saturday for ship
mcnt to Boston. He sends about two car
loads a week to that city, and is anxious to
complete his winters work in time to look
after persons who ret bass and other fish in
the Pcnobscot in violation of the law.
During the month of January two acct
dents occurred at the Soldiers Home at
Togus. Charles Oolson, a armed SOL
der. had all the fingers on his remaining
hand frozen Thomas Alcorn, while running
a tracing machine" in the shoeshop, had all
the fingers of the right hand amputated. In
the hospital seven persons have died during
the past month. This is the largest number
of deaths in one month since last April.
Some of our cithons are turning an honest
penny bv visiting the farmers in Kennebec
county and buying new mich cows for the
Boston market They cost from S25 to $40
apiece and sell at an advance of some 100
per cent Many wealthy citizens of the Hub
are becoming tired of the pale blue-tinted
liquid which is dispensed there by the So
called s.milkmcn." and are buying cows of
their own Maine cows. like Maine horses,
are always in good demand in Boston
Officer Uathorn of Gardiner brought two
drunken tramps up from that city, on the
o'clock train yesterday. They were safely
housed in the Jail. The men were tried IN
Gardiner. and while in their cells in the lock-
up there were surreptitiously supplied with
liquor by outside parties. Consequently
they were rather hilarious on this their adj
vent to the State Capital team was char
tered and the wanderers were conveyed to the
Jail, after considerable resistance and cheap
talk
We understand Mr.. Chas. W. Davis of this
city, while on business trip to Palermo last
October. made an examination of the mineral
land on the farm of Caleb Hanson, and found
in some surface groupings indications of cop