Daily Kennebec journal., 1883-04-16

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Monday, April 16, 1883.
JOB PRINTING.
c.u at the KENSEBEc JOURNAL JOH
o,v,cx for all kinds of printing. Work
ao,e neatly and promptly. Wedding cards
md Visiting cards speciality.
The new divorce law went into effect yes
terday.
The police locked up four prisoners yes
serday.
n, A. ]. Marston has resiged his professor
hin in the Maine Medical College.
The river is clear of ice and is again open
20 navigation from Augusta to the sea.
The first shad has appeared in the market.
7, co.,. from go to 20 cents to own one.
The city schools will be in operation again
.o-dav after a vacation of some two weeks.
Lieut.. Howe, U. S. A., is inspecting the
Maine companies, both First and Second Regi-
ments.
Mathews & Upham display grasshopper at
,he;r store. The insect was captured on the
east side.
Unity Club will meet this evening in the
Unitarian church parlors at "a O'Clock.
Au,bo-"George Eliot"
From C0,OOO to $1,000 bushels of grain are
vround annually by the grist-mill situated at
the west end of the dam.
f. G. wyman of Pennington, formerly Of
this city, died of pneumonia on Saturday
last. aged seventy-one years.
Hon. J. II. Drummond delivered an ad
dress to the students of Colby University,
on Saturday evening, April 14th.
Saturday was pay-day at the cotton mills.
About S1l 900 were paid out to employees.
Payday comes once in five weeks at the
mills.
The steamer Star of the East will leave
Central wharf, Boston, next Friday evening
on her first trip of the season to the Ken
nebec.
Mr.. f. o. Wells of Lewiston, has con-
tracted to build four houses at Winthrop
one of them $40, 900 residence for Mr.. l.
C.. Bailey.
Mrs. Getchell. wife of Lorenzo ID. Getchell,
who committed the assault on his fatherin-
law, has taken steps to obtain divorce from
her husband.
Prof Burr will deliver the fourth practical
talk in the Y. NJ. c. A. course, on Monday
evening at eight o'clock. Subject: Reading.
Free to members and other friends.
Mr.. A. c. Carr of Winthrop had a car
load of apples aboard of the steamer Brook
lin when she went ashore in Portland har-
bor Mr. Carr writes that he got them out
all right.
Mr.. Hugh r. Swallow, a gallant soldier in
the war of the rebellion and a member of
Seth Williams Post G. A. R., died Of con-
sumption yesterday morning. The loss is
one severely felt by his comrades of the Post.
Flying reports have been in circulation
that the cotton mills of the Edwards Mfg
Company in this city were about to shut down
We are informed on good authority that these
rumors are unfounded. The mills will not
be closed, and work will continue un-
in,erruptedly in the future.
Miss Hattie X. White, who has been with
Miss NJ. L. Maxwell for several years. has
taken rooms over Nason's clothing store
where she will keep a large assortment Of
millinery and fancy goods. Call and ex-
anime her stock all fresh and new, which
will be on exhibition after Tuesday, April
l1th.
former State official of Maine, MIR.
Thomas Boynton, of Boston, died Wednes-
day in the Roxbury district of dropsy, aged
50 years. Mr.. Boynton went to Boston, a
score Of years ago, but, prior to his leaving
Maine, he was employed in the office of the
Secretary Of State. He was man of sterl-
ing character, and dies lamented by wide
circle of friends.
Ware, the noted horse thief, being in
prison. has owned up in good many cases.
and enabled people to recover their property
Among these fortunate ones are Columbus
Burrill and Albert Low Of Fairfield, who in
this way secure the return Of horse stolen
last season, worth at least $500. A. Mr..
'arter Of Manchester. Mass. WAS in Clinton
recently and identified horse that was stolen
from him last February. Charles Ware had
~apped with Raymond Doe, in whose pos
essison the horse was when claimed.
There are great many people leaving
Maine for the West, but they do not all find