Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-04-20
Local ann State Nous.

Local ano State Nems.
Wednesday, April 90, 1881.
did gold freckles are quite fashionable.
handsome silver jcwelry is becoming as
s..bionable as gold.
". Clapp has disposed of his fine resi-
as,ce on Crosby street to Joseph f.. Badger.
The County Commissioners are holding
their regular April session at the Court
House.
Readfeld boasts very young lady, Miss
Nav Copp, eleven years of age. who weighs
lS2 pounds.
County Attorney II. NJ. Heath is to deliver
the Grafton before John Hubbard Post of
Hallowell, on Decoration day
Applications have been received by the
Grand Officers for charters for lodges of Odd
Fellows III SIX ulucTtnL seCIlOlS Oh the St4tP
The A. O. L. W, Of Hallowell regularly
hold their meetings every Friday evening, in
Fraternity Hall. The organization is in a
yerv prosperous condition
Farmers report that the frost is far from
being out of the ground, and insist upon Old
Probabilities giving us warm, soaking rain
before beginning springs work
The Winthrop cheese factory will begin to
run May I'd. 1t now looks as though the
people would take advantage of it this year.
as cheese will probably bring good price.
On Sunday next Rt. Rev. Henry A. Neelv
Of Portland, Bishop of the diocese of Maine,
will be present at the Episcopal church. A
large class will be confirmed.
Yesterday morning Rev. Mr. Upjohn adj
ministered the holy ordinance of baptism to
number of infants at St. Marks church.
The ceremony was very beautiful and was
witnessed by a gOodly number.
1t has been clearly demonstrated that coal
ashes, instead of being of no use, as some
people stoutly maintain, furnish excellent
mulching tor apple trees and currant bushes.
We have tried them for this purpose and
know.
Hon. VIM. z Whitehouse, Judge of the Su-
-
with a severe bilious attack Monday even
ing, after returning from a day of exhaus-
tive labor on the bench. He was unable to
preside yesterday.
There will be meeting of the Cushnoc
Gun Club this "wednesday afternoon at
p NJ, at their shooting grounds, and every
member is requested to be present. as there
is business to come before the club in regard
to Fast day shoot.
Mr.. John c. Horn, of West Waterville,
was in the city Monday, purchasing horses
for New York firm. He secured two mag
nifcsnt animals fine bay horse of John
Ballard in the edge of Sidney, 1G hands high,
and brown mare of Stephen Tracy on the
east side.
Every well regulated family will now shut
up the hens. Their burrowing in neigh
bors' gardens is about as Objectionable as the
work of small drove of hogs under similar
circumstances. Therefore, in the interest of
preserving good neighborhood feeling. shut
up the hens
A parrot hidden in a cage behind a box
containing coffin in Maine Central Rail-
road car the other day greatly frightened
baggage man when it cried: ''Let me out
its hot 1t was some time before he could
be convinced that the dead man had not
come to life.
The Lewiston Journal says that Rev. J.
Benson Hamilton of that city, has been
transferred to the Providence (Rhode Is.and)
Methodist Episcopal conference, and sta
toned at Westerly, r. l. The society there
has Just completed new church ediice.
This will be disagreeable news to Augusta
Methodists
The Capital Guards are getting out their
new uniforms and white parade gloves, pol
shing up their rifles. and making the neces-
sary preparations to attend the great military
and civic ball at Gardiner on Thursday. The
Guards will leave Augusta on the afternoon
tain. The parade on the streets in Gardiner
will be a rare spectacle, and well worth going
far to see
Our readers will bear in mind that to day
will be the last and only chance to purchase
goods in the jewelry line, at immense bar
gains at NJ. c. llervey's store. opposite the
post office. Mr.. Hervey still has choice
'tock OF watches. chains, rings, spectacles,
etc., on hand which he is determined to sell
Today even at great sacrifices. 1t is rare
chance to purchase goods at your own price.
Gar wheels are now kept In their place with