Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-01-01

local anu State Mems.
Monday, Jan. /. 1883.
FOR 4 CHRISTMAS PRESENT!
,..v. vour orders at the JOURNAL OFFICE for a
Vfsitin c a rds.
All kinds, both Plain and Fancy. Prices lower
than usual.
Kinsman's thermometer Yesterday showed
tho ,emperature to be at Z A. NJ. 10 above !;
19M.27; NJ. 30.
Goyernor-elect ROBBIE has just completed a
fine 4OxsO barn.
The .snew rubbers'' will begin to appear at
the State House to- day.
Stated communication of Bethlehem Lodge
this (Monday) evening, at 100.
One of the Gardiner pulp mills is at work
on an order to go to Rangoon, Birmah.
The Kennebec County Teachers Association
will hold a meeting in Waterville next week
The Jolities are to appear in Granite Hall
Monday, Jan. 8, in the Electric Spark" an
entirely new farce.
Mr.. NJ. II. Andrews will meet his private
dancing class Wednesday evening, January
3rd, at Waverly Hall.
Gov -elect ROBBIE took the p. NJ. train for
Portland, Saturday afternoon. He will re-
turn to this city today.
The attention of the Masonic fraternity is
the late General Arnold.
To-day, January LIST, being legal holiday
no paper will be issued from the Kennebec
Journal office to- morrow.
Jack Sullivan and Togus soldier had
a fight Saturday. They fell into officer
Breen's clutches and were taken to Jail.
The extra train on the Somerset railroad.
and the connection with Waterville, which
was so great an accommodation to Waterville,
has been taken off.
Business is on the increase at Vickery's
Publishing House. Five presses are kept
running during working hours and about 100
hands are employed.
The pupils at the Commercial College
have had an intermission for week past
during the holidays. The school will be
in operation again this week.
Mr.. E. l.. Warren, formerly local editor
of this paper arrived in town on the o'clock
train, Saturday afternoon. Mr.. Warren will
report the proceedings uf the Maine Senate
for the Journal the present winter.
Messrs. II. G. Eaton and Il. l.. Alden are
about to start cigar mandatory in the
basement beneath Fairbanks gun store.
They will turn out about 2500 cigars a week.
Mr.. Eaton is leader of the Augusta Band.
Mr. John II. owen of Hallowell, has been
appointed station agent at the NJ. C. depot in
that place, filling the vacancy caused by the
decease of Judge II. X. Gilman. Mr. Owen
has been IN the employ of the Maine Central
some ten years and the promotion is a merited
acknowledgement of his services.
Mr.. Lewis II. Titcomb, formerly of Au-
gusta, and who for many years vas proprietor
of a drug store on the corner of Bridge and
Water streets, died in Ashley, Pa, Dec. p.
Mr.. Titcomb was well known and respected
in this city, and while residing here was one
of our most prominent business men.
The meeting of the Unity Club, appointed
for Tuesday evening, January I'd, has been
adjourned to Monday evening January 10Th,
~ a mark of respect to the memory of Major
John ID. Myrick, who was an active member
of the society from its organization and at
the time of his decease was chairman of the
literary committee.
The new board Of County Commissioners
will organize Monday. e. NJ. Weston, Esq ,
of Belgrade steps in and J. NJ. Winn of
Clinton steps out change very satisfactory
to the majority of Kennebec people. Geo.
II. Andrews, Esq. of Monmouth who has
made an efficient officer in the past will enter
upon his second term.
The ladies and gentlemen who are to con-
stitute the ne~ musical society, already re-
ferred to, are requested to meet in the vestrv
room of the Universaist church, Wednesday
evening at 80, when the society will be
formerly organized and officers chosen. We
hope this invitation will not be UNDECIDED by
any who are interested in music.
Foxes are plenty this winter. 1.-The woods
are full of en-" Their haunts extend even
into the suburbs of the city. Our local MINI
nearly Every day a snnad of them can be seen