Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-08-20

kotal an0 State Mems.
Monday, August 20, 1889.
While Absent
From the city during the summer months. partie,
n have the DAILY KESS BIC JOURNAL mailed
10 them for week. or any time beyond thaf' At the
sste of 90 cents q month
The express Office is undergoing repairs.
Fxtra music at the skating rink to night.
telephone has been put in at Camp Cham
The First Maine Heavy Artillery hold their
reunion a: Bangor, Aug 2lst-
Mrs. NJ. E. Andrews, the milliner, is spend
ing her vacation in New Hampshire.
Mr.. Fred W. Cluff of this Office, is on a
vacation at Bangor and the Provinces.
Mr.. William Wing of this city. is erecting
a fine residence for Levi Jones. Esq, of in
throp.
Rev. W. A. Politics. family accompany
him on his next visit to the churches Of his
circuit.
Nessrs. Will Nichols and Henry Harding
Of Hallowell, and Warren Whitmore of Gar
diner, are on yachting cruise to Bar Harbor.
One of the shrewdest business men of Au-
gusta, was humbugged out Of Sl.50 cents at
Maranacook one day last week, by sharpers.
The choke cherry is ripe. The fruit is
yery abundant, and the life of the small boy
who eats the cherries and drinks milk is in
jeopardy
The Grand Army men estimate that the de-
partment will make $500 to $500 by Thurs
days reunion, through the rebate from the
railroads on tickets sold.
The SIS lost by Mr.. b. w. Theme OF
Togus. on the Augusta and Winthrop road
Aug IA, has been returned to him by an
honest man who refused to give his name.
Patrick Fitzgerald and Joseph Howard
were up before the Police Court, Saturday,
for drunkenness. Fitzgerald while enebriated
lost $50 which he said he had one his person.
The directors of the Maine Central Rail-
road Company have decided to build new
passenger station at Richmond and have also
authorized the president to purchase 1000
,oaa ,,ora sc a,..I yaila
A letter was received at the post Office in
Ellsworth, Me-, Friday, addressed to ''Hon-
orbell Hugh Jane Halle, Ellsworth Post
Office, Hancock County, Maine" The let
ter was mailed at Togus.
The Catholic excursion to Maranocook
from this city Saturday, was extensively
patronizei. Two hundred tickets were sold
at Augusta for the grove, 125 at Hsllowell,
% at Gardner and 20 at Richmond.
Among the passengers on the steamer
Islander for the seashore yesterday, were
Col. c. b. Morton and family. Alderman
Geo. +. Mscomber, Capt. c. f. Nash, DR..
Crooker. Mr.. l.. A. Moore, Mr.. w. E. Welch
and VIM. H. Libby, Esq.
Skowhegan as express messenger for the past
year has been transferred for short time to
run between Bangor and Boston on the regu-
lar passenger trains. MIR. Sydleman of Rock
land succeeds him on the passenger to Show
hogan.
One morning recently the telephone opera
tor in this city conversed over the wires with
the operator in Boston. Although the dis
lance is IA miles yet the sound of the voice
could be distinctly heard and conversation
was carried on with ease. Verify, this is an
age of wonder.
An Augusta man had the courage to send
S. for a patent electrical appliance for light
ing houses, which was advertised in the pa
pers. He received instead cigar lighter
which was perhaps worth 5 cents. May not
the saying be true that the American people
delight to be bumtugged?
Old rivermen say that they never
knew the tides in the river to run so
low as within few days past.
This, combined with the comparative small
amount of water running, makes navigation
difficult. Saturday morning the Star of the
Esst,on her way up the river ran, aground
about mile below Richmond, remaining
there for several hours before the rise in the
tide enabled her to get of.
Saturday morning about five o'clock, DIR.
Martin and Officer Breen of this city wer,
summoned to the house of Frank White, who
lives the river road, To see a lady whom
Mr.. White said he had found PROSTATE in
his door-ysrd at 4.30 that morning. The
gentlemen on arriving at the house found q
woman, about 80 years of age in bed and a
raving maniac. 1t required two women to
hold her. At first she was not recognized