Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-08-16

,.,,,,e Bit. of Gossip About Home Folk..

ro0p should cut off some of his mouth.
Most everybody is at the sea.hore or at the
mountains.
The average boy now goes in swimming
.bout sixteen times day.
Dr. Lapham, agricultural editor of the
Maine Farmer, goes to Old Orchard to-day.
nj. Morrell booms in his paper for Neal
Dow for President.
Officer Breen has gone down river on a two
weeks vacation.
Harvey, Merrill & Co. are now delivering
tho Life of Garfield to subscribers for the
hook. 1t makes neat-lOoking volume
Parker Savage, Esq, is building a fine
,wo.story house on Patterson street. next tn
The residence of T. W. Foss.
Mr.. Henry Bailey is taking steresscopic
Vows of the various localities around SOUR
rel Island.
Sunburned faces are becoming numerous
m the streets as people are getting back from
their vacations
good many lonesome cats have been left
in charge of houses whose occupants are at
the beach.
C.K. Partridge, Esq, and family, have
returned from a two weeks visit to Fort
Popham.
An obeisk of Hallowell granite is to be
erected over the grave of Charlotte Cush-
man at Mount Auburn.
George Brickett and Arthur PARROT are
canning out on the shores of CoDbossecon-
nee Pond, and revelling in white perch chow
ders.
Mr.. Geo Cowee is manufacturing fifty sets
of furniture for an equal number of rooms,
for Mr.. Baker, who is soon to open Hotel
North.
The blinds are shut in good many houses
bereabouts, and the only occupant is the man
of the house who hasn't made up his bed
since the last of June.
MANY thanks are due Roadmaster Wagg
for the tasteful improvements at Lake Maran-
acook Picnic Grounds in beautiful Win
throp.
Mr.. John +. Pinkham is making quite a
reputation as musical composer, and has
charge of the musical departments in Aliens
publications.
Mr. John Corbett, formerly of Fall River,
but now employed in Jesse Johnson's hair
dressing establishment, is fine singer and
member of the choir at St. Mary's church.
Daniel W. Ward is at present taking a rest
from his laborious duty as barber at Mr..
Cobb's, where he has been employed for
more than three years, and enjoying his
nuptial festival.
Tony Fairfield, formerly clerk of the
Cony House, now connected with the new
Elmwood Hotel, Waterville, has gone to
Chicago to attend the grand knight Tenn
plars' celebration in that city.
Our friend, George E. Bracket, sends us
copy Of the Sea Breeze" cool little pa
per, which he publishes at Northport Camp
Ground. Your venture is well named,
Brother Bracket.
o. NJ Moore of the Phillips monograph
is a shootist, as also are his three brothers.
He wants to match the four against any other
four brothers in the State for a shooting con-
test, with Springfield rifles, long range.
The boys at the seashorc are putting in
solid yachting business now-for term time
is at hand. Only few weeks more and then
the three RS begin. Augusta schools com
mence Monday, Sept. 9Th.
Leon W. Hunt taxidermist, has large
cabinets filled with birds of all species which
he has captured in this vicinity during the
past four years, arranged so as to represent
their natural appearance. His reputation as
hunter ranks Al.
Here is the latest work of one of the great
entire poem.
BABY to earth and sky,
Finds itself shapen l;
Finds itself in all il sees,
Lovelest of mysteries.
On the Sasanoa at Mouse: Do you see that
handsome girl on the wharf? She is from
Augusia.-general favorite-engagementJ just
announced with that happy tall gent from
Raleigh" Never such crop of summer en-
gagements in these waters. Wedding bells
will ring all winter. AT this rate, all of the
Augusta Girls will soon be out of the market.
-Sqn',yei Island Squid.
Horace Ingraham. the apostle OF green
backism who has been as the voice of one
crying in the wilderness, Prepare We the
wav of fiat money" has recently discovered
on hi, farm an extensive bed of marine di-
atoms More practical in private
business than in national finances, he
proposes TO utilize the deposit in the manu-
facurc Of 'Iugralram's Tooihpowder, and
is already doing a thriving business putting
up the same in wooden boxes and retailing