Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-01-30

John W. fhtnueys ASST messenger OF
uouse: aud Fred ii. Owen.
.Sr-Nembers of the Leei .lature desiring
coni,s of the Daily Journal of Tuesday morn
;rr containing the Biographical sketches can
oht1in them Of our carrier at the State House
or at this Office.
ZONES and MS sife live in Belgrade,
Far from old oceans side.
Yet frequently their neighbors hear
The murmuring of the tied.
Yesterday was the day Of PRAYER for col
leges.
The sleighng is reported excellent in this
vicinity.
The Maine editors are rather cookbook
inc set of fellows. aren't they?
The night police have made quite num-
her of seizures the past week.
The Pat Rooney combination have quite
picture gallery on the bill boards.
II is reported that the ice crop in other
States il a failure, and that Maine will have
to supply the market next summer.
Watervile people talk OF putting their
fire engine on runners. 1t would certainly
be quite an innovation.
The only case before his honor yester-
tlay morning was John Hill, on a charge of
drunkenness. Dismissed on probation.
The best of hard wood retails on our
streets for s. 90 cord, and hcmlock sells
for - 90 a cord.
The Portland Mining Exchange, received
orders Wednesday from out of the State,
amounting to $4,000.
The return Of peace brings the farmers in
with loads of hay, wood, potatoes, and ''sich
truck"
The first month of the new year is now
nearly gone How about the good resolu-
tions?
The fusion organs invariably allude to the
militia of Maine as the ''trupcs." Could sar-
casm go farther?
The goose-bone this year denotes that our
coolest weather will come before the middle
of February and our warmest fires will be re-
CURED the first days of spring.
Charles A. White, cx-State Treasurer. will
hand over his books and accounts to Hr.
Hobrook, as soon rs the necessary arrange
mcnts can be made.
c. r. Dcmond. who has represented the
Boston Globe in this city during the muddle.
returned to Boston last night. The Herald
reporters have also gone back.
Mr. Lawrence Barrett will appear in Gran
lie Hall on Friday evening, Feb. p, in the
new society drama, "Youck's Lane" which
is meeting with such marked success.
Carl prenel's Weekly. of Chicago. ILL.,, one
of the brightest and spunkiest of Western
papers. hosts the name of Hon. James U.
Blaine ut the head of its columns for Presi-
DENTAL candidate.
Miss Glare L. Smith and Miss A'ldie n.
Owen of this city, graduates of the Augusta
High school. class of 10, are to enter the
of the term next week.
The Eastern railroad will have 800 new
freight cars anl. ten new passenger cars buiit
this season. The boom of business all over
the country will be the death knell OF the III
fationists
We understand that DIR. W. Ii. Lapham OF
| crit u
contingent struggle, to be published IN book
form. The DIR. il an able writer, and the
work will be one of great interest
The Congregationalist Society will give a
supper and entertainment in Meonian tia'i
this evening The farce ''lci on Parfe ffah-
eais" will be presented by the young people
of this society.
About a hundred feet of new stone wall Is
being built along the Kennrbec near the
bridge The wall was badly needed. Some
4. 800 cubit feet of stone will be used in its
construction.
List of patents issued to Maine inventors
Jan -, 1880 furnished by s. W. Bates,
Esq. of Waterville.
No 223 961. Benz. F. Warren. of Cum
berland Mills assgnor to 5. ID. Warren 4
Co., Paper pulp screen.
The Fairfield journal has changed hands.
Messrs. Allen & Atwood are the new proprie-
tors Mr.. Atwood is an Augusta boy. and
was formerly employed in the Journal Office.
We wish the new firm an abundant measure
of success.
The ball given in Meonian Hall, on
Wednesday evening by the society peo'
pie" of our city was n fine success. some
forty couples were present. and the aha'f
passed off pleasantly. 1t is the intention OF
the managers to give series of private as
sembles in the same hall this winter.
Yesterday morning, as Joseph A. Homan'
Esq. in company with another gentleman
was driving into the yard of his residence on
St,,, s,r,,+ ,ha horse n high spirited AM