Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-06

Local ami State Nous.
Friday, February 8, 1880.
sSR. W. FILES. ESQ.,. Of Unity. is agent for the
Keunebec Journal
photographed pamphlets may be had at
the State House, at Piercc's, and at this Office
@-Members of the Legislature desiring
comics of the Daily Journal of Tuesday morn
iue containing the Biographical sketches can
obtain them Of our carrier at the State House
or at this office
Charming day yesterday.
New moon next Tuesday.
One drunk.
President NJ. G. Fernald of the State Ag-
ricultural College was in this city Thursday.
Mr.. Howard Owen lectures this evening
in the lecture course in Alma.
An occasional smelt fisher is seen on the
Sleighing is rather poor on the country
roads as yet. say the agriculturalists.
Market Square wore business-like look
yesterday.
Brother Simpson of the Belfast Journal is
A leap year party at Meonian Hall to-
night.
Regular meeting of the city government
this afternoon.
Easter Sunday comes earlier this year than
usual, falling on the twenty-eighth day of
March.
A man with an ulster and straw hat was
one of the sights on Water street yesterday
forenoon.
Several applications have already been
made for the position of cashier of the First
National Bank.
Officer Jones, one of the most efficient
members of the force, has been takinga short
rest, which, after the arduOus duties of q
month past. he has we'll earned.
Regular meeting of Seth Williams Post
No H. G. A. r., this Friday evening at "a
10 in, tba
cordially invited to visit the Post.
Messrs Goss & Sawyer Of Bath, are build
ing schooner 80 feet long, 35 feet beam,
Ii feet hold, for Col. J. Manchester Haynes
and others of this city.
Messrs. NJ. J. Howard and l.. =. Jersey,
who went up to Belgrade Monday, after the
toothsome pickerel, returned yesterday with
some sixty noble ish,-the result of their
sporting. The Journal was not forgotten.
The funeral of the late Israel Boothby will
take place this afternoon at two o'clock from
the residence of the deceased on Court street.
The services will be conducted under the
auspices of the Masonic fraternity.
Bank examiner Humphrey is proceeding
specting the books of the First National
Bank No definite conclusion can be arriv-
ed at for some days yet.
Mr. Frank N. Pierce is at home on short
visit from Leadville. He believes Leadville
offers some good opportunities to make money
but the chances are not easy ones. One has
to work early and late there to win success
There is a boom in Maine Central stock.
The stock six months ago could be bought
for . or TO- tits now 45 to Is. The bonds
which wear and half ago were sold at
81 IL. now bring los l-2.
The officers of Capital Lodge of Good
TempIars will be installed this evening
Members of the order in the city are cordi-
ally invited to be present. Hall on Water
street, near Post Office.
Ii is said that the clam is getting scarce in
its native bed-fading out as it were. like the
Indian before the advancing wave Of civiliza-
tion-and that stews will some day be only a
delicious memory of the past.
Mrs. f. t. Pierce has on exhibition in
the window of her husbands store on Water
street several very fine panel pictures In oil.
and beautiful pastel painting. Her studies
of flowers ard trees are well conceived and
very nicely executed.
There was a little runaway for cent IN
this city about noon yesterday. A horse be-
longing to a countryman became frightened
on Chapel street and broke into run. He
was finally brought TO standstill on Cres-
cent street without dong any damage.
When Mrs. Boothby received the sad IN
tcligence of her husbands death she was IN
Eastport She at once started through the
storm of Tuesday in private carriage TOT
Calais, thirty-two miles distant, where she