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

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Farmer. puts in new Campbell press.
IL. Sol Smith Russell in the ''Edge~ood
Folks in Granite Hall.
IA. Twenty-seven prisoners in the
Kennebec Jail
Is. The magnificent Cony High School
building on the east side completed.
H. Easter Sunday. The day generally
observed by the churches
Is. School girls beginning to be agonized
over their graduation dresses. The failure
of W. A. Warehouse, publisher of the Maine
Standard, reported.
10. The Augusta Savings Bank purchases
$3.50. 900 of six per cent L. S. called bonds.
90. Fast day. Observed in Gardiner by
grand civic and military ball. which the
Capital Guards attend. The Cushnoc Gun
Club has glass ball shooting contest with
the Riverside CLUB of Topsham.
90 Charlie Hunt shoots couple of al
legged wild ducks on the east side, which
prove to be the property of an indignant cit
zen.
"a. Rev. W. ". Sterling preache. his
farewell sermon at the Methodist church.
90. Ground broken for a new pavilion at
the Insane Hospital.
80. Annual school meeting OF the Village
District.
|. Mayfowers abundant.
2. Methodists on the gui rire to see whom
they will have for minister. Beale & Co.'S
team makes the widest runaway of the
season. Augusta horses selling rapidly at
fancy prices. Hallowell agriculturists
agitate the question of a corn-canning factory.
4. Edward Burbank buried in a landslide.
Potatoes scarce and high. Farmers busily
engaged in planting crops
). The Maybasket fever is raging.
6. Hearing before the Board OF Aldermen
on the matter Of fixing the compensation of
the Judge of the police court and of the City
Marshal.
10 The trial of Charles F.. Merrill of
South China, for the murder of his mother on
the 18th of February, by striking her upon
the head with an iron hammer, commences
to-day.
IL. DIR. Lapham's family narrowly
escapes death from a globe Of fire, during
terrific thunder shower.
II. The jury in the Merrill case bring in
averdict of murder in the first degree.
l6 Straw hats are appearing on the'street.
Is. A three days rain. The Kennebec at
freshet pitch
10. +. G. Allen is to cross the ocean again
on matters connected with his vast publishing
business in this city.
20. A thousand people assemble at the
depot to see the wretch Merrill start for
Thomaston. The police making numerous
raids on the liquor dealers.
2l. A thunderclap from clear sky. J. H.
Marley, Esq, nominated by President Gar
field for Postmaster.
%. Maggie Mitchell in Granite Hall.
20. The Law Court for the Middle Dis
trict in session at Augusta.
26. special despatch to the Journal an
nounces the death of Rev. G. W. Whitney.
in Waltham, Mass.
80. Memorial day.
81. Gen. B. +. Butler of Lowell, Mass.
argues case before the Law Court
JUNE.
3 Rev. Father Daniel Murphy, pastor of
st. Mary's church, leaves for Dover, n. II ,
where he has been assigned one of the largest
parishes in the diocese.
4. The new steamer 'Mabel F." makes
her first trip TO Ocean Point.
I. The 18th annual meeting of the Name
Homeopathic Society in session in the Alder
mems rooms.
10. Hon. f. C. Burleigh purchases the
Central House property.
IA. Circus day. BarDums great show in
town. 10000 persons attend the perform
ances, and twice that number witness the
gorgeous street parade.
II. Diphtheria raging in Gardiner.
II. The graves at Togus strewn with gar
lands. Tine contributors of the Maine Farm
er's Almanac hold meeting in HallOwell.
Christians in conference on the Heights.
20. Gen. Geo. Lewis Cook of Warren, X.
l., in town making an inventory of the
Sprague property. L. A. Moore elected
captain of the Capital Guards.
81. Augusta is to have four letter car
riers.
-. Mr.. Llewellyn w. Lithgow, venera-
BILE and widely known citizen of Augusta,
dies very suddenly of nervous prostration.
aged 81 years. Closing exercises at st.
GATHERINGS Hall.
"a Bouquets and diplomas. The class
of 81, Augusta High School, step from Me-
oman Hall into the ''arena."
~. Rev. II. +. Mott of Albion. Mich.
formally accepts the call to the pastorate of
the South Congregational church in Augusta,
at a salary of $1,000.
os. A comet bazes in the northern
heavens. Commencement week at the Hal
lowell Classical Academy.
-. The city schools outside the Village
District close for the summer vacations.
JrLr.
/ Four uniformed letter carriers begin
their rounds.
4. Nine of the Journal printers meet a
like number of the city clerks, in the ''great
American game" and beat them.
s. Bowdoin Freshmen refresh themselves
at the Augusta House. DIR. Crooker's colt
takes a run round The square at . T. NJ.
and 10. The thermometers take rise.
IL. Rev. J. w. Murphy comes to Augusta
to take charge of the Catholic church here
and in Hallowell.
H. But the warmth If the weather does
not prevent the Governor and Council fro"
appearing in town.
ia. The contracts for the Soldiers Monu,
ment have been drawn ID and signed, snd
homes are entertained of eeing theimemoria
ere long.
Is. Death of the estiEsble wife OF Ke'.
c. F. Penney, pastor Of the Free bap''s'
church.
l6. Salmon take the fbok in the kenne'
bee. GOOD corn weathe.
IL. Farewell sermon & Rev. T. Weeks
| at the Christian church, Q-ehnoc Heights.
10. The tooth pullers o. Maine are drawn
| to the city on the occasiorpf their 10th an
| nual meeting. Garden ssarse" beginning tt
show itself in market.
| %. Zone drunk in two lays is all that ha'
disturbed the awful qutt OF the polic'