Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-11-01

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Vniy woman's hair.
| philng the now to the mas,
| only single thread
Too frail to last.
OnIy womans hair.
threading tear and SIGH
OnIy womaBs hair
round to-day in the pie.
i'iectioh bets are now in order.
is your name on the CHECK Es,s
hen. '"'''e
Tomorrow is day big with fate. Some.
BODY will be disappointed.
Richmond is experiencing a religions 70
vival. 'e
Inc Augusta Pinafore company meets n,
feriey Milliken's this evening for rehearsal
Bills for the EvangeIine combinatio, were
thrown about town, Saturday.
FARMERS are bringing in loads of aromatic
evergreen boughs for banking purposes.
Inc Augusta House is being cleaned and
nxed up for winter. Mine host Milliken an.
ticipates busy season.
Loring. Short & Harmon. Portland send
us copy of the "Old Farmers Almanac,
for 1881. Many thanks.
f. Z. Allen is laying in his winter supplv
of printing ink. Some twentv-four barrels
arrived on the Della Collins. Saturday.
Miss Blanche Willis Howard of Bangor.
author of that charming volume. Zone Sum
mer," has another novel nearly ready for
publication.
There are now BOG subscribers in the Port
land Telephone Exchange besides "a con-
meeting by the Biddeford line. and private
houses are fast adopting this system.
Bro. Fuller proposes to enlarge his paper,
the sparkling Rockland Courier. from a six
column folio to fve-column quarto, thus
adding lG columns
We understand that the Gardiner Gas Co
will soon put in new bench of retorts for their
mandatory. Nichols, of this city, will do
the job.
We are pleased to see that our friend, Mr.
Z. ii. Brick, who was severely hurt by run
away horse, Saturday, September 1lth, has
nearly recovered from the effect of his injur
les.
Considerable complaint reaches us that the
city lamps give ont dim religious light
which is not guide to the feet by large
majority. Is the fault poor gas or The dirty
glass? 1t ought to be seen to, or the city may
have a suit for damages
The Iallowell Zouaves bring back glow
ing reports of the Bath celebration of Fri
day evening. There were 100 men in their
ranks, accompanied by the Hallowell Band
of 90 pieces. Miss Mamie Hutchins again
rode at the head of the line. A special train
was provided for the Hallowell boys, which
left Bath at midnight.
Mr.. James A. Fairbanks OF this city. who
won the second prize in the first class in the
rife-shooting contest on the State range.
Thursday of last week,-a S25 portrait made
to the order of the winner,-has chosen as
his subject head of James A. Garfield. Mr..
Fairbanks is an ardent republican, as well as
a crack shot and is DESTROYS of ornamenting
his rooms with likeness of the next Presi-
dent.
Mr. Henry S. Haskell of Augusta, was in
town, Tuesday, and we accompanied him to
the lakes, to show him the sights, and as we
are glad to do with all Augusta people, en-
deavor (and it don't call tor much endeavor)
to get them interested in this as a region for
sports and summer travel The weather on
this trip was not agreeable, but Mr.. II. en-
joyed the scenery very much, though rather
late for scenery or sport. Blue-backs were
plenty, and brace of duck, fine woodcock
and other game gave it up at the beck of
friend Henry's trusty gun and quick action
Phillips .Phonograph.