Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-01-02

whedt, corn ana o1ts. ne la1r ln0uStr1Alltes
Of HalloweIl participate in an ENJOYABLE pic
mic at Hammond's Grove.
20. 45l patients at the Hospital this week,
the largest number in its history.
81. Sad suicide of Mrs. David Conner OF
South Windsor.
%. Jamaica ginger and green apples are
arriving. side by side.
"a. Diphtheria somewhat prevalent in
Hallowell.
%. Mrs. Jane d. Given Of this city, late.
" deceased, generously left $1,000 or more,
in cash, TO St. Marks Home Summer is
waning but Augustus smart men are not
DIR. c. H. Mallett and Z. T. Furnish apply
for patent on their reversible screw driver
which is destined to cause revolution in the
mechanical world.
70. Pastors are beginning to return from
green ''pasters" to their city flocks.
80. Extremely interesting turnout from
Hallowell turns over in front of the Journal
office, and the cut up driver, Mr.. E. L. Howe
OF Halloweli, brought into the Office where
he was speedily Bolstered up.
81. Hottest day, so said. Miss Julia
Edwin leaves for New York, whence
she sails for Rangoon, Burmah. She
goes on missionary work. Kennebec
District Lodge holds its quarterly session
with Winthrop Lodge at Lake Maranocook.
SEPTEMBER.
j. Crop reports coming in show a good
yield OF hay, but damaged by bad weather.
Corn gives good crop, but two weeks late
Grain of all kind, good. The mail carriers
handled 1854 pieces, last month.
5. Dog days are curtailed today. Pbv-
sicians engaged in Crook(er)d operations in
tumor cases. DR.. G. goes down to Nova
Scotia to look after two more
3. Very smoky weather for past few DAYS.
owing to fires in the northern parts of the
State and in Canada The hours between
ten and twelve o'clock set apart for fasting
and prayer for the Presidents recovery, and
very generally observed.
10. Mr.. Fred Gilman purchases a one
half interest in the drug store of j. f. De-
vine. Ten gallons of "the critter' seized
from the noon freight.
IL. Muster week begins Cony House
rejoices in.a.hew seven-foot, hundred dollar
clock. It's bound to keep up with the times.
ID. The landlords are beginning to
''smile' at the crowded state of the city.
IL. 1.-THE muster is over" Johnny has
marched home. Not an arrest during its
four days.
IS. A 'cold day for John Shaw and his
FIRE water kettles.
10. State shooting tournament. The
Sportsmans Association meets to organize
under the charter granted it last winter.
20. First day of ninth annual exhibition of
the State Pathological Society at Gardiner.
Installation of Rev. Henry f. Mott at the
Congregational church. Superior Court ad-
journs, out of respect for the death of the
President.
"a. We don't appear to fall over coats,
but fall overcoats appear to us to be the
things. Numerous sentences passed on
liquor cases.
p. Sadness hangs over the capital of
Maine like PAIL and even the bright sun
shine and pure September air cannot dissipate
the gloom. The flags are all at half mast,
and in many of the business houses the por-
trait of the dead President is draped in mourn
ing
20. Rev. A. W. Runyan ordained pastor
of Baptist church in Hallowell. 1856
pieces of mail matter passed through the car
riers' hands this month.
30. People ask ''where is the Soldiers
Monument
4. Forty-two prisoners in jail-two wo-
man. Stoves are coming out of their sum-
mer resorts.
5. A foretaste of genuine winter weather.
IL. Sudden death of Hon. VIM. T. john
son, cashier of Granite National Bank.
ID. A $1,000 fire at J. p. Wyman's old
dry-house.
IA. Potatoes have gone up, 2l6S bushels
have been raised at the Insane Hospital.
Second annual meeting of the Maine Ped
agogical Society.
Il. Mr.. Trebv johnson, graduate of
Harvard college and Law School, is unani-
mously elected cashier of Granite National
Bank, to fill the place of his father.
ptopf apl,
is now in circulation. They're excellent, and
we'd be glad to have heap of them come
over our counter, feet first or any other way.
20. The newspaper mailing department of
the Augusta post Office is as busy as a bee
hive. The publishers are now sending away
&c, 900 circulars q day. The festive firemen
are mastering in Gardiner.
q. Another of Augustus Oldest and most
esteemed business men, Mr.. Edmund G. Doe,
has been summoned from the scene of his
earthly labors.
%. Kennebec county is filled with specu-
lators from Boston, New York, and Philadel-
phia. who are east to purchase apples.
23 A patien. at the Hospital suicides with
pieces of broken glass from mirror.
"a. Nearly all the grocers decide to close
their stores four evenings in the week. Fall
trade at the municipal court is picking up.
Three drunks and fight before His Honor,
to-day.
25 Riding through the country one sees
great stacks of barreled apples besides the
walls in the orchard, waiting purchasers.
% The letter carriers are out with new
uniforms. The Maine Farmers Almanac for
1882 is out Our pocket book is out. In
fact everything is out, except ones creditors.
%. We learn with sorrow of the death of
Master Edgar French of the sub-Junior class
of the High school, from typhoid fever. He
was about Il years of age, and student of
great promise The Capital Guards cele-
brate their twelfth anniversary.
20. Steamer 'Star of the East made the
fastest trip OF the year. Friday night, arriving
in Gardiner at ). Is this morning. Passengers
were landed in Augusta from the 'Della Col
Inns" at 80
81. The carriers have collected and de.
livered 90,3l6 pieces this month.
6. The late rainy and treacherous weather
has set everybody to&alking about colds and
other such seasonable topics.
Z. Death of Colonel Andrew Masters OF
Hallowell. the veteran printer. He was 81
years and 6 months old.
10. Augusta folks cannot complain of a
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