Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-03-03

Farmers should take little more pains to
proyide good garden for use in summer. A
good supply of vegetables should be raised
on every farm. Ii would be well to secure
snnnlv of such seeds as will be needed for
the garden so that the garden may not fail for
want of seeds.
On Monday evening next, the ever-wel-
come pantomime of Humpty Dumpty will be
brought out in Granite Hall. The per-
formance of this pantomime never fails to
elicit spontaneous and innocent mirth, and
we are glad to welcome the troupe to Au-
gusta.
The date of the grand concert to be given
at the First Baptist church, is positively fixed
for March l0th--Thursday evening of next
week. Three distinguished artists from
abroad are engaged. and some of our best
local talent will appear. Remember the date.
Thursday evening March 10Th.
Mr.. g. Frank Dickerman, formerly of
Augusta, but for several years past ship
broker in Wall street. New York city. died
at sea, Wednesday, Feb. 10th. Mr.. Disker-
man had been in i'll health for some time,
but had taken a voyage with his brother, who
is the captain of Brazilian steamer, in the
hopes of regaining the vigor of former
years.
The Augusta police are notified that about
a week ago, man giving the name of &C.
B. Franklin" and claiming to represent 4
Portland wholesale house. hired valuable
team from Knight Bros, in North Berwick,
for short trip. He has failed to return the
team, and Knight Bros. think thes are vic
tins of horse thief. The horse was bay,
with black name and tail and white strip in
his face, and weighed about 900 pounds.
The sociable of the Universalist society
will be entertained this Thursday evening
in the vestry of the church by Mrs. A.
Sprague, Mrs. Townsend, Mrs. c. Webber
and Mrs. J. Hamlin. Supper served from six
to seven and half o'clock. There will be
avery interesting and amusing entertain
ment All are most cordially invited to at
tend, especially strangers temporarily tarry-
ing in the city. The annual meeting of the
Ladies Aid will take place in vestry parlors
at five o'clock. a full attendance of men,
bers is desired
Messrs. Guppv & Kinsman, our enterpris-
Ing young druggists, have purchased the drug
store at Old Orchard Beach which was run
last season by +. +. Meaher & Co. They in
tend during the coming summer to supply
the sojourners at that popular watering place
with all the articles usually kept in first
class drug store. Judging from their sue
cess in their two large stores in this city. we
should say that they will not only make a
good thing out of their investment, but will
also greatly accommodate the thousands who
flock to the Beach, many of whom are liable
to need physicians care and remedies.
AT meeting of the Executive Council
Yesterday, on motion, the nominations laid
upon the table February 23d, were taken from
the table, and submitted by the Governor to
the Council. The following nominations
were unanimously rejected, every member of
the Council voting ''no:" f. NJ. Stilwell.
Bangor, Fish Commissioner; Edwin Cushing
camden, and Spencer Rogers of Portland,
for Inspectors of State Prison; ID. X. Hast
ing', Bangor, Reporter of Decisions; NJ Is.
V. Chase, Augusta, Trustee of Insane Hos
pital. All other nominations made on Febru-
ary 23d were confirmed
The papers are very kind to Miss Moore,
the elocutionist, and her many friends in Au-
su'ta, Hallowell and Gardiner will be graft
ned to learn that she is winning fresh iaure Is
IN inChicago, in which city she appeared for the
nrst time, at a recent reception given by the
fress Club. The Chicago Times says; "Miss
Gertrude Moore, an elocutionist who has read
very successfully in New England, gave
with much grace and spirit, James L. Fieius
poem, The Owl Critic Miss Moore's nat
ural, unaffected rendering of her seiection'
her ease and freedom of gesture and m"oi'ity
OF feature, made her reading fine piece OF
elocutionary work. and held her listeners
closest attention She has .just arrived IN
Chicago. where she intends to make visit OF