Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-08-24

Wednesday, Aug. "a. 1881.
The Brunswick Telegraph newspaper is t,
be enlarged.
The Augusta Band is to give an outdoo
ooncert Thursday evening.
rlaee street has received a coat of gravel
he direction of Commissioner Cottle.
The Odd Fellows in Maine claim to have
;n;tiated more new lodges the past year thar
ary other Jurisdiction.
Mr.. C. G. Thwing is closing out his stocl
Of carriages, preparatory to moving to Port
land. where he will engage in other business
When YOU see man unpacking a large
ease of Jamaica ginger. with stack of green
.,nles in his front window. it looks very much
like "bad giveaway."
The Collectors footings show that Ss5 ,sO3.
20 has been collected of the taxes of 1881.
This does not include the Sprague property,
amounting to sI4, ,5OO9O.
Judge True drives down to Ocean Point
this morning with his family. He will Law
aside his judicial ermine for few days, and
indulge in the apostolic pastime of fishing.
There were 45l patients at the Insane Hos
nital last week, the largest number in the
history of the institution. The new pavilion
now in the course of construction, is imper-
atively needed.
ALI applicants for admission to the Conv
High School, are requested to present them
selves for examination at the Grove-street
school house, Saturday, August 27th, at nine
in the forenoon.
Yacht "Juno" of Bath, owned by Captain
j.. r. Houghton, with Captain A. n. Carr for
skipper, steamed up to Augusta, yesterday.
She brought up party of merry voyagers
from the shipbuilding metropolis.
We wish to call special attention to the
fact that Mr.. J. E. Robinson of the Bond
Brook Grist Mill Co., is making very fine
quality of graham flour from the best Michi-
gan white wheat, which he grirds in lots to
suit his customers.
All who have been in for inspection, say
the job of frescoing in the Masonic Hall at
Hallowell, which is being done by the Whit
aker Brothers of Boston, improves the looks
very much, and will in every way be a first
class job.
There has just been finished at the city
sheds of the Hallowell Granite Company, a
very beautiful statue. representing an ancient
goddess, perhaps Minerva, which is to ac-
company the Peabody monument. 1t was
cut chiefly by Mr.. A. Ossolini, and is a credit
to his excellent workmanship.
The Union Sabbath School picnic, COM
prising the schools in East Augusta, Vassal-
boro', Windsor, China, Chelsea, Pittston,
Whitefield and Washington, will hold its
seventh annual picnic in the grove near the
National Soldiers Home, Togus, Wednesday
August 81, at ten o'clock, A. NJ.
Employees of the Maine Central and East
ern road, from the highest to the lowest, have
contributed funds sufficient to erect splen-
did stone over the grave of the late Edwin II.
Hobbs. in Evergreen Cemetery. Portland. 1t
bears suitable inscription. Mr.. Hobbs was
for manv years conductor on the Eastern road
late lo, tho Maine
Central
There are now l04 subscribers connected
with the Augusta telephone exchange, the
wires running from the central Office over the
depot TO all parts of this city, HalOwell Gar
diner, and stations beyond. The Portland
exchange has 5l5 subscribers. The Bath
exchange, recently started. now numbers 40
subscribers and is growing. The Lewiston
and Auburn exchange has about l45 subscrib-
ers; Bangor 200.
The latest is called ga marriage insurance
company" and is respectfully submitted to
our friends. One thousand people, men and
women of marriageable ages, club together
into society, and agree to pay one dollar
each upon every occasion of member get
ting married This gives man $1,000 cap
ital with which to begin married life, and, if
both bride and bridegroom are members,
they of course receive $4,000.
Parlor stoves will be about five per cent.
higher this fall than they were last year
Dealers are now putting in their stocks.
Some handsome designs are seen in the new
patterns. They blaze with polished edges,
nickel finish and fillagree work. all of which
the dear stove buyer has to pay for, OF course
Then, for CRATES, there is the usual assort-
MANI oe . Jua1 is one