Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-03-30

AoraI AMI &txte Nems.
Wednesday, March 80, 1881.
u..,;ne of the new city Government on
Friday. --
", Jesse Partridge Of Gardiner, has been
...uted full discharge from insolvency.
p..e balls are appearing in the toy store
-;,aovs. Now we know that spring is real.
" here.
Elliot Wood Esq, has received the ap'
.,;otment Of postmaster at Winthrop, in
, :, of H. woodward, removed.
Tame. B. Lindsey has been nominated 70,
.ouotv commissioner of Aroostook county,
!, Mace of A. A. Burleigh. resigned.
r,.Goyernor Abner Coburn of Skowhegan
IA Hon. Josiah Crosby of Dexter. were regis.
,.,ed At the Augusta House, last night.
o~;nu to the illness of one of the members
.f,he .Peak Family" the coffee supper at the
r,;,.rian church will be postponed until
next week.
Mr. CIR. Written Of Buckfield, has been
.,,aged az clerk in the Office of the Secretary
;, State. He will enter upon his duties on
Monday next.
Candidates for certificates of qualification
% teach in the district schools Of Augusta,
ill he examined at the Aldermen's room on
Wednesday, April 9th, and on the 18th.
A. G. Brads.reet, Esq.,, of Bridgton, is III
town He begins to-day to look over the
~Isv of the land" around Augusta, Hallow-
el and Gardiner, preparatory to making a
.uryey for the narrow gauge.
On Sunday morning, Miss Ella Bailey of
West Waterville, who has been partially in
zane for year or 50, attempted suicide by
d,owniny She was rescued just in time to
save her life.
MANY woman who would Ike to put down
!, new Brussels carpet IL her parlor this
spring will be obliged to be contended with
putting new hoop on the second-best wash
tub
Frank Robinson was arranged before Judge
True Yesterday for the sale of intoxicating
liquors. He was found guilty, and ordered
to pay fine of 500 and costs. Appealed.
Put under 5000 bonds for appearance at the
April term of court.
Twentv-nine whole carloads of freight
were received at the Maine Central depot in
this CITY last week, in addition to small lots
received in other cars. About four cars a
day, on an average. are loaded with freight
at this station.
The Executive Council were in session
yesterday Most of the day was devoted to
auditing accounts, and to routine business.
The Council have two days in which to
assess the tax upon railroad, express and
telegraph companies.
Mrs. c. 0. Plumer, successor to Miss A.
0. Getchell, calls attention this morning to
the change in the firm. We hear Mrs.
Plumer spoken of very highly as milliner,
and have no doubt that she will secure a
large number of fashionable customers.
A schooner sailed down the Kennebec to
Bath from Gardiner, Friday, that loaded
with lumber at the latter port last fall and
was surprised by Jack Frost and frozen in
one night just as she was ready to sail. She
had been in the ice l20 days, it is stated.
Roll of honor of Kendall street schools, for
the term ending March 25til. intermediate,
Harlow Bigelow. Addie Morgan. Ellie
Murch, Sadie Doughty, Belle Trask. Pri-
mary, Lottie p. Dyer, Florence Clark.
Eugene s. Doughty. Lizzie Trask, Allie
Thorndike, Rosa Lumber.
1t is said that several of the Maine mining
companies will be able to pay dividend by
Wi" VI JuiN. ne New OTk stOCk TepoIt
says that should this prove true it will do
more to draw attention to Maine mining lands
and establish their value in the public mind
than any other thing could.
The State of Nevada and York comfy in
The southwest corner of Maine have by the
returns Of the tenth census exactly the same
population, each footing up just g. 65.
"hen 1t comes to area, however, there is a
little difference, Nevada embracing 10000
square miles of territory and York county
just $50.
new venture in the field of journalism is
: 'emimonthly paper named the Boston
telegram. 1t is handsome l6 page paper,
m paper covers. and is devoted to Geographic
Ad telephone literature. news, gossip, etc.
Unpublished by Joseph Noble, Thomas c.
'0oie' Dr., and Frank T. Noble, three en-
wrpr1slng yOunO man uho formerlv claimed