Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-02-01

bee presented directly after the Senatorial re-
port of to-day. In our yesterdays issue
there was an omission which materially
affected the sense Of the order, but TO-DAY the
sane is corrected.
Hon. J. w. North informs us that he did
no. obtain the copy Of Hawthorne's poem
lat summer. but - years ago when he was
a lad Mr.. Bridge, then a student in Bowdoin.
acopv st that time.
The ladies' of the Unitarian Society will
gise a coffee supper at the church parlors on
Friday evening, Feb. 4th. There will be an
entertainment and sale of useful and fancy
o'clock 2. NJ. Supper from $50 to So'clock.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
will meet with Mrs. A. Williamson this
afternoon Supper at $50, TO which all per-
sons interested in foreign missions are in
v,cd The Methodist sociable will meet at
the same place in the evening. All are
cordially invited.
number of prominent Bangor gentlemen,
who are interested in the Lake Megantic
railroad hearing this afternoon, arrived on
the II o'clock Pullman last evening. Among
the number were Mayor VIM. III. Brown,
Hon $. +. Humphrey, +. w. Vose, Esq,
John :. Kicker, Esq, and Captain VIM.
Flowers.
The fair of the Hallowcl Universalist
Sncc,', on Thursday and Friday evenings of
this week, will have many attractions. \
large oil painting of great merit, an elegant
Afghan, and pair of seal skin gloves are to
be voted for. Prominent men in Augusta and
llalnwel are already spoken of on the street
as candidates.
On Thursday evening of last week the cit-
zens of Kent's Hill. and the students of the
Maine Wesleyan Seminary, were entertained
with readings and recitations by Miss
Cornelia MAYHEM of Mount Vernon. Her
selections were good; her voice is rich and
capable of wide range of expression, and
her elocution is of a high order
Rev. W s. Vail has been engaged to take
charge of the Universalst churches in Hal
lowell and Gardiner, at a salary of $1,000.
Mr.. Vail will make Gardiner his home,
preaching in IIalowel forenoons. He COM
menced his services Sunday morning. Mr.
Vail came from South Berwick where he has
been located the past four years.
CnIsA.-A petition is being extensively sign
tdin this town in favor of the erection of n new
town house and hall, the same to be located
n'he village of South China, as the town has
no suitable building in which to hold its
meetings. The Indications are that the plan
VIII succeed. The chief opposition comes
l'om citizens of the northern portion of the
Town, on the plea of economy
AT meeting of the Executive Committee
athe Maine Soldiers and Sailors Association
ID Portland, Friday evening, it was voted to
sh' committee consisting of Gen. J. L.
chamberlain, Gen. John NJ. Brown, Corp. G.
"hh iitut- tudIits " hobStts. w
Augusta, to appear before the Military Com
~uee OF the Legislature for the purpose of
securing the regimental flags at the re- union
Of the veterans.
Next Wednesday is Candlemas Day. and
according to an old approximation everybody
van set up in the Vennor business by observ-
"a the weather on that day. 1t is said that
hGsndlemas day is fair and bright.
Winter II take another flight;
o9t II 1t brings either snow rain.
WINTER Is gone not to come again.
"oodcocks are said to know about this bust
ana to always make an observation in
"s morning, to see whether it is time to COM
">'''e on the summers campaign.
augustus Page, Esq. of Boston. has sent
James II. Leigh, Esq, of Hallowell,
AeeA OF one hundred dollars toward the re-
'."uins of the ''South Parish" church in that
ivy. This unsolicited gift was accompanied
= d cordial letter expressing Mr.. Pages "in-
VS." -undiminiShed through So years of
e"ce'-"for his native town. where his
Hser DAYS were passed so pleasantly, and
"e DID South church where his feet
early led by those who have now gone
beyond"
'laine Central engineer had lively ad-
ie al Freeport, Friday. A farmer with
O.e VI oxen was going over a crossing.
49, 'eiofe his train got along. The farmer
'ea the oxen and got them over all right,
n. y" engine got along just in season to give
oao OF wood terrific broad-side, that
a.. e splinters flying in all directions.
=, '.ek OF cord who'd crashed through the
- window and narrowly missed the ensi-
l.a ae didn't pull up to see what was
81 Of the bob-,led.