Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-05-11

on Thursday evening next the famor.
urama Uncle Toms Cabin, is n hs n,o
sen1ed to an Augusta audience, with a caste
81" mounting never seen before. ..ITncle
io"s Cabin is a drama that never prows
oo' PEOPLE have laughed and went over !,
ior years. Reserve seats are SELLING r.n;a,,,
Inc performance will not begin until the 3
CLOCK tram arrives, thereby giving people
from gardiner and Hallowell an opportunity
!" witness the whole of the opening act.
Inc friends and relatives of Mr.. and Mrs.
'ohn r. Wellman Of Belgrade. to the mum.
DER OF about sixty, assembled at their ,as;-
'e"'e' saturday evening. and took the couple
W surprise. 1t was the fiftieth anniversary
OF their marriage. The evening passed away
Pleasantly, and Mr.. and Mrs. Wellman were
made the recipients of a large number &c
valuable testimonials of their friends esteem
i'es. MIR. Turner Of North Augusta made the
presentation speech. All the children and
grandchildren participated in the festivities
OF this golden wedding. May the evening Of
their declining years be as peaceful as their
past has been useful. curious coincidence
was that the evening was also the twentv.fftb
anniversary OF the marriage of the eldest son
OF the happy couple.
| The beautiful inland passage extending
from the kennebec river opposite Bath in a
direct course to the harbor of Roothbay. has
very great historic interest. Its remarkable.
natural advantages as navigable route rem
dered 1t familiar to the native tribes and
was explored as early as 1905 by Wey-
mouth, the first English discoverer who Wis
tied these shores. The neat and snewy
| steamers which now daily navigate the rapid
current of the ancient Sasanoa and Nekran-
gan, are very appropriately named the Sasa-
noa and Samoset: and the same regard for
historic fitness has been shown in the selec-
ton of the name Sebenoa, powerful chief
of the AndrOscOggin tribe, for the new steam
er now approaching completion a: Rogers
yard, Bath, for the same route. Her machin-
cry has just arrived by rail from Philadelphia
and will soon be put in running order by Mr.
Remhardt, who is now in Bath as representa-
tive of the celebrated engine builders, Messrs.
Neafie & Levy.
| Messrs. Dresser, Mcclellan & Co. of Port
land, will soon publish a manual, prepared
by ateacher, designed to meet the requirements
of the resolve passed by the Maine legislature
last winter, ''In relation to school exercises
and examinations" This manual contains
the Constitution of the United States and of
Maine, with the required articles specially
designated. A very full set Of questions on
the Constitution of the United States. and
questions on the most important articles of
the constitution of Maine, have been prepared,
and are specially adapted to the wants of our
| High and Grammar schools. 1t also contains
the first PRAYER in Congress and the Declare
ton of Independence, two specimens of his
torical literature, well worth the study and
perusal of our scholars also, historical sketch
of the Declaration, and an outline of Maine
history, the names of the Presidents OF the
| United States and of the Governors of Maine,
together with the term of office of each one
| is given.
The air was thoroughly charged with cleo
tricity, Sunday, and the sharp lightning of
Sunday evening and morning afforded dis
plav of celestial pryotechnics rarely witnessed
| in this latitude. There was no damage done
by the storm, around Augusta, but towns
| north of us were not fortunate. Sunday
evening the stable of Mrs. Pollard in Wins
low was struck, and the services ofthe engines
were required to extinguish the flames. An
elm tree in front of X. Il. Dunn's on College
Street, Waterville, was pretty badly splintered
A fence behind was completely demoralized.
Another elm tree. corner Mill and Elm
Streets, was shattered. The slcepers on
the track near the railroad depot were torn
nm. In Winslow an ash tree was neatly
peeled into basket stuff. In Sidney three
stables were burned Considerable dam
ace was done in Belgrade The house of Alfred
G. Kicker in West Waterville was struck and
somewhat damaged. Five telegraph poles at
R;ce's crossing we're broken down. Lauriston
loves barn in Sidney was struck, and
burned to the ground. Mr.. Lowe lost two
horses. two cows, two calves, wagons,
sleighs. farming utensils, four tons of hay
and about two thousand feet OF lumber. In
surance on barn. $3.50 Luther X. iutchln-
so, i, the same town. lost his barn. but sue
ceeded in getting his stock from the build
ing. getting badly burned in his efforts. The
bouse of Zalmon Sawtelle was struck. The
chimney was split down to the roof and the
ridge-polc shattered
r,,,.rkcd Graves OF Union Soldiers.
| Attention is invited to the following letter
| ..DrAr SIR: Referring to the letter OF the
Ouarter-master General, of Feb ~, loH'
;n regard to collecting information relating TO
unmarked graves of Union soldiers, desire
70 sav that blank forms for the preparation
of snch information, will be furnished any
POST of the Grand Army, on application
therefor to this office
In view of the many inquiries made upon
a no;nt which seems not to be geneIa,y
understood, it may be proper to add, that tne
aIr.az N