Daily Kennebec journal., 1883-03-05

1.ofal art1 State Mems.
Monday, March S, 1883.
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Republican Caucus.
Tho repsblicans of Augusta are requested to meet
MEONIAN HALL.
v,,n,y EyESI>G. March 9, Iss3. at 7.30 O'Clock,
~ The uurpOse OF nominating candidate for Mayor.
w PER O!tDER,
Republican City Committee.
Augusta, March 2, iss'
Stated communication OF Bethlehem Lodge,
IRA. NJ, this Monday evening at 80.
sunerintendent Tucker of the Maine
cs,,ral Railroad was confined to his house
ui,b illness Saturday.
The afternoon passenger train, on Satur-
day, was delayed something like Is minutes
a, thi. station, by a hot box.
william S. Thompson. VI. d.. of HaIlowel
b,. been elected Grand Guide Of the Ancient
Order of -nited Workmen.
TN. Rollins has returned from Richmond
and nav hereafter be found at his shop
o,nosite the Court House.
flock Of sheep numbering about so. most
lv merinos, was driven through Water street
Saturday. on their way to market.
Campmeetng John Allen will celebrate
hi. ssth birthday, by lecture at Pennington.
March 7th, in which he will give reninis-
eences Of his past life.
Five owls of c0lored silver, perched on a
bough or on a crescent, make up the New
York idea of pretty lace pin. Bunches OF
enamelled forget -me-nots or panses are
prettier.
The agent to collect funds for the erection
of house for the President of the Maine
Wesleyan Seminary and Female College, is
authorized to say, that any friend, giving
suitably large sum, may name the mansion.
Mr.. John F. Chase of Windsor. di.playes
of spray of oats. They are of variety grown
by him, and in four years he raised 200
bushels from beginning of one oat
The table business is good and S. s.. Brooks
CO., are running their extension table fac
tory at the west end Of the dam to its fullest
capacity Maple and birch tables are more
in demand than they have been heretofore.
City Marshal True of Hallowell, on Satur-
day, seized two packages of whiskey from
the express in that city, one being marked
also one case OF port wine marked Henry
c. Johnson"
Nelson's removed Colored Minstrels, a
company made up entirely of home talent. gave
a show in "Cobweb Hail. on Friday even
ing. A crowd OF about 10 filed the elegant
apartment. and were electrified by the ce-
estial music OF the banjo.
Miss Alice Philhruok of Portland. the ac
complished daughter of Conductor Philbrook
ofthe Maine Central. comes t. Augusta every
Sat morning to instruct class in music
She has several pupils now but could add
one or two more. Application made to
J. +. Pierce. Water street.
Messrs. Bodwcll & Burleigh have within a
few months sold $4,000 of fine imported
stock to Western parties. and have about
$4,000 of stock still on hand. Mr.. Burleigh
will probably make other visits to Europe
during the present season and make heavy
purchases. Messrs. Bodwell & Burleigh
have been eminently successful as importers
Of high price cattle.
The Lewiston Journal in speaking of the
Art Loan Exhibition at High street vestry. in
mat city, says The flower piece, Gala
Lilies, No. l04, which was displayed, has
history. The original was drawn and sketch
Ell from nature by Mrs. f. r. Pierce. former
" OF Auburn, several years since. ard was
one OF her first, if not her very first, efforts
In Hover painting. Ii has been many times
copied, the drawing being considered good
work
IL is estimated that l2j 900 900 feet of lpg-
VIII be cut IN the kennebec ard its trihuta-
ies 'h's season. Operations are mostly con
nned TO the Dead river Nose river and