Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-04-17


Tuesday, April II, 1883.
JOB PRINTING.
ell at the KENSEBEc Journal jon
ovr,cE for all kinds of printing. Work
lane neatly and promptly. Wedding cards
.,d Visiting cards speciality.
Gov. ROBBIE arrived in the city yesterday.
Toous soldier died at the Franklin House
Yesterday.
Thsre will be meeting of the Executive
Council to day.
Mr.. Benz. F. PARROT and family are in
Ro.tou on a visit, this week.
The Unity club will give Dickens party
>, Nav 2sth. As usual it will no doubt be a
,uecessful affair.
Major Frank H. Phipps the new command
sr Of Kennebec Arsenal arrived in the city
Yesterday afternoon.
The frog has awakened from his winters
.lumber and merry CHI rus of frog voices
,,oreeds from the swamps.
Mrs. v. L. Call has just returned from the
openings in Boston, and is ready to attend to
the wants of her customers.
The capital punishment law went into effect
on Sunday last. Murderers in this State
mus, hang after this date.
The regular meeting of the WOmens Aux
iary will be held on Wednesday at P. NJ.
,rompt. A full attendance is desired.
A carload of machinery for the Edwards
Manufacturing Company was unloaded at
the freight station yesterday.
There is to be a grand social and dance
a, Union Hall on Fast Day evening, the 18th
inst Music by Pullen's full orchestra
We understand that the members of the
l'ni,arian society are making preparations to
present the opereta "Pepita" at some future
date.
Mr.. n. O. Jones of Branch Mills brought
800 pounds of tub butter into the city yes
,erlay forenoon. He was selling it to our
grocerymen.
The motto that every customer shall be
Al l., Of
Lewando's French Dye House, Il Temple
Place, Boston, L. S. A.
The annual session of the National En-
campment G. A. r., will be held at Denver,
Col.. between the oath and 2sth of July.
The exact date has not been fixed.
The local circle of the G. l.. S. c. will
meet in the Methodist vestry Tuesday even
ing at 7.3O o'clock. Members will please
bring their November Chautauquans.
The police officers searched Gilman's drug
store yesterday forenoon. They came away
mpty-handed and said that Mr.. Gilman's
stock had been doctored with ammonia.
The friends of Mr.. NJ. NJ. Brown, who re-
sides on Winter street, and has been danger
ouslv i'll of typhoid fever, will be pleased to
learn that he is on the road to recovery.
Judge Whitehouse in charging the jury on
the Clark horse stealing case yesterday fore
noon, entered vigorous protest against the
Il al, Iax stated
phatically that he disproved of it.
We have received the April number of the
Association News a monthly bulletin, pub
llshed by the Y. NJ. c. A. of Augusta. 1t is
very neat sheet and gives news and facts in
relation to the Association and its work in
this city.
The sucker brigade has taken possession of
the wharves much to the detriment of the
suckers A hook and line with worms for
bait is used, and every day Frenchmen and
boys carry home long strings of the fish
which according to the testimony of the fish
ermen are excellent eating.
II was pay day at the cotton mill Saturday
The police court yesterday morning gave
evidence of that. Judge Andrews passed on
five DRINKS. Frank Mayo had costs to pay ;
Joe Pomeroy, 81 and costs; Joe Gilbert 50
and costs; Fred Britt and Mike Smith were
respectively given 80 days in the House OF
Correction. Charles HAYES of Sidney was
arrested for vagrancy on Saturday night
Yesterday his father came to the city and took
the boy home.
Alexander Troop of Gardiner. the carpen-
ter, will at once commence building either
at the old Grant shipyard in Farmingdale. or
at some point in Gardiner. small steamer Of
the propeller pattern. 20 feet long by 10 wide
over all, with l. feet beam. She will be capa-
BILE of carrying from $50 to 200 people. The
patterns are already out and it is hoped to
have her ready for business some time in