Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-02-23

,;ml as Yesterday. 1t was pledge from
Suring that Winters reign is broken, and
that soon the snow and ice will disappear and
the great revivification of nature will occur.
The quarterly meeting of the Episcopal
Roard of Missions for this diocese will be
held in Lewiston, this week, with Trinity
church. Wednesday morning at nine o'clock
will occur the celebration of the holy COM
munion by the Bishop. At the Tuesday
evening service there will be an essay by
Rev. DR.. Fiske of Bangor, on ''the law of
inherited virtues and vices" and on Wednes-
day evening missionary addresses by differ
ent clergymen.
The Grand Lodge Knights of Honor met at
Waterville, last week and elected the follow
ing list of officers Grand Dictator, Ar
Savage, Auburn; Grand Vice Dictator, X.
f. Paine, Camden; Grand Secretary, F. w.
Parker, Lewiston; Grand Treasurer, +. l.
Day, Lewiston: Grand Representative for
two wears, John Bird, Rockland. The order
is in a flourishing condition in Maine. There
are seventeen lodges with 953 members, and
$500 il the treasury.
Augusta Reform Club still living. On Mon
day evening, Feb. 2lst the following officers
were elected; President, E. J. Atkins; 1st.
Vice, II. II. Harvey: 2d. Vice, Mrs. J. II.
Low: Sd. Vice, Mrs. c. l.. Hooker; Record
ing Secretary, Mrs. C. l.. Hooker; Treasurer,
Jacob Merrill; Chaplain, C. H. Elmes
0rganist and Chorster, Mrs. George Rideout
Business meetings every Monday Evening at
7.3O o'clock. Public meetings every Sunday
afternoon at $50 o'clock. A cordial invita-
ton to all.
The Androscoggin county delegation, at a
meeting yesterday, voted to recommend to
the Committee on Representative Apportion-
ment, the following classification of towns in
that county for the next decade:
Turner and Livermore; population, 3547.
Greene, Leeds, and East Livermore
population, 1878.
Lisbon and Wales; population, BAG.
Minot and Durham; population, 3OlG.
Poland and Webster; population, 1923.
Auburn will have two representatives by
this arrangement and Lewiston four.
The Fish Commissioners of Maine have
labelled with light, indestructable metal tags
several hundred salmon, which they have
turned loose in the Penob.cot. Each fish is
duly numbered and recorded, and each will
be so numbered for some years to come. The
commissioners now ask whoever catches any
labelled salmon in any waters of the State
to forward them the fish, for which they will
pay extra price, or else to forward them the
label and whatever they know about the fish
that wore it-where it was caught its size,
number, etc, to them, and they will keep the
record and from many returns will increase
largely their information.
pine Tree" the enterprising correspon-
den: of the Lewiston journal, writes that
paper that it is now an assured fact that Gar
ainer is to have a public library building.
Already some "a 900 have been subscribed
oy various citizens for this purpose and
much more will be donated in the shape Of
material for building, and the fair. which
taxes place this week, on Thursday and FRI
DAY, will add largely to the funds already OBJ
famed. There will be dinner served in
Armory Hall on each of these days, and in
the evenings the fair will be held in johnson
HALL Music, tableaux, booths containing
refreshments, fancy goods, glass ware, and
IN fact everything which tends to amuse and
entertain will be part of the programme
each evening.