Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-05-09

Z0cal a1l0 8tate NeW8.
Wednesday. Nay 9, 1883.
JOB PRINTING.
c.l, at the KENNEBEc JOURNAL JOI
o,,,ck for all kinds Of printing. worl
,o,e neatly and promptly. Wedding card,
.od Visiting cards a speciality.
Nice cool soda can now be found at the
Fuller Drug Store
Mr.. Ira d. Sturgis went up river yesterday
,,kiug two fowling-pieces with him. He was
ming on partridge hunt
Planting has been finished at the Insane
uo.pital with the exception of corn and beans
,bout 80 acres have been planted thus far
Andrew Bolton, who was arraigned for
lronkenness, on Monday, and agreed to pay
costs. got drunk again yesterday and was re-
handed to Jail.
The Bangor train was forty minutes late
yesterday forenoon. II was delayed at Ban
rain on the f. & y. A. road.
William Boynton, the man who was in
;ure.i BY the bursting of grindstone at Oak
land. Monday, was still alive yesterday, but
there was no hope of his recovery.
W.M. Dunn, Esq postmaster of Water
v;llp. who has been in Lewiston for several
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hands. has so nearly recovered as to be able
Il, return home this week.
The former proprietor of the depot restau-
rant at Brunswick, w. X. Field, has retired,
and conductor Geo. Woodbury., for many
lar. a faithful official on various railroads
throughout the State, undertakes its manage
nent.
George Grover, the horse thief, wa. ar
r,ipned before Judge Andrews, yesterday
forenoon. Loring Farr. Esq. appeared as
counsel for the prisoner All the witnesses
uot being present the case was continued until
Wednesday. May 10th.
Mr.. r. F. Torrey, who died at his home a
few miles west of Bangor. on Wednesday last,
wa. a tather-n-law OF Major House, Messen-
yer of the Governor and Council. The de-
ceased was widely known as a most successful
apiarist, and has conducted operations under
t!,e name of the Bangor Italian Bee Company
This evening Elliot Barnes great Ameri-
can play, ''Only Farmers Daughter, will
h. presented in Granite Hall. 1t promises to
be aver, fine entertainment The brilliant ar
ti.t, Lillian Billings. the handsomest woman on
the stage, and La Petite Gilroy, the greatest
living child actress, are attractions, which
acne should draw a full house.
The NJ. c. X. Il. Company is to immedi-
atrly build a new cotton house 10 by % feet
and with posts ~ feet in height, on Bridge
street opposite the freight house at the foot
OF Bridge Hill. The building is to be used
for the storing of cotton for TIE Edwards
MfgCo The frame has already been pro-
cured and will probably arrive this week.
Hon. J. W. Bradbury lett Charleston, S.
e. on his return home last Monday. 1t will
be some time however before be reaches
home as he will make tarries at several places
on the way. The Daily Journal reached him
regularly at Charleston in the morning of the
second day after it issued. The weather
in Charleston when he left was like our best
weather in June. He is much pleased with
Charleston.
Work is well under way in the brick yard
Of the Edwards Mfg. Co. The two new brick
machines which arrived have been set up and
are in working order. Some ten men are en-
pluyed putting the yard into shape for the
seasons work. Yesterday afternoon few
bricks were nodded the first this spring.
When the yard is in full operation 10000
bricks will be moul led per month. 1t is ex-
pecicd that the first kiln, which will contain
about syst, 900 bricks, will be burned about
the last of June or first of July.
The Grand Lodge Knights of Pythas OF
Maine will hold its annual session in Pythian
Hall, Lewiston, Wednesday, May 10th, at 3
F. ". The session will probably continue
until Thursday night w. J. Landers, Grand
Chancellor, and II. |. Nelson, Grand Vice
Chancellor, will be present at the session OF the
Lodge. The Order has grow more rapidly
the past year than in any previous year since
It's organization in the State. The gain has
amounted to $50 members and nine new
lodges. new lodge will be established in
Norway, Monday night.
Twelve residents of this city took Monday
nights Pullman for the West, viz: Alfred
Ballard. Charles Trask, Neranous kimball
and his son Edward, and a Mr.. Lawton
They 20 to Bozeman, Montana. MIR. Bal
lard will visit his two brothers in that State,
one of whom he has not seen Tor 20 years
aud the other for II. MIR. TIask has beer
West before, having spent several wears II
that section. He is a renowned buffalo hunt
TT and has realized large SUN of none,
thrrtofore from the sale of buffalo pelts OF