Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-03-15

Eoral AMI State Nrms.
Thursday, March is, 1888.
West. so"e
Mr.. Ira II. Randall is at Moosehead Tai.
this week.
A drunkard was given Is DAYS in jail h,
Judge Andrews. yesterday
Mr.. b. F. Marble of Woolwich was re,;.
tered at the Cony House yesterday.
1t is by all odds one of the best Season.
ever known for operations in the woods
The gymnastic class will meet as umaI a,
7.3o~o'clsck this Thursday evening.
The Episcopal society will have sale and
give supper in Meonian Hall the Tuesa.v
after Easter.
Eighteen more staterooms have been sdaoa
to the forward part of the saloon of tho
steamer ''Star of the East"
Mr.. r. G. Ball of New York. advance
agent of Forepaugh's grand CONSOLIDATED
circus, was in the city yesterday.
Department Commander Shaw of the q
A. r., has appointed Phil. p. Getch.ll .,
Lewiston, Assistant Inspector General. Gen.
eral Getchell, we salute.
The numbering season still continues and
men and teams are yet in the woods. There
is an abundance of snow and no heavy rain.
have fallen TO flood the swamps.
Business changes continue. The firm of
Blackwell x Weber, grocers, has dissolved
Mr.. Blackwell having sold out his interest IN
Mr.. Webber, who will continue the business
We learn that Joshua Nye has leased Union
Eall over Horace North's book store. for the
L.
G. r., the reform club. etc, these organins
tons no longer meeting in Temperance Hall
We understand that Mrs. G.. o. Plummer
has sold out her entire stock of millinery
and fancy goods to Miss Alice NJ Hunting
ton, who will continue the business at the
old stand. No. l5s Water street, Augusta.
Me.
Pompily and Ryerson of Auburn have
bought of Gen. w. s. Tilton, of Togus. a
Constellation colt out of the dam of indie
pendence, the fastest horse ever raised in
Maine. This colt is brother to Genarm
the champion 4-year old.
The committee of arrangements for the
annual meeting of the Congregational Gen
eral Conference of Maine at Pennington
June l9th-2lst, are Rev. Charles II. Pope,
and Dea. Joseph p. Thwing of Pennington,
and Rev. Arthur G. Fitz of Wilton
| The bill to reduce the yearly military az
preparation from sixteen to eight thousand
was defeated in the House yesterday by
vote of 81 to Is. Gen. Mattocks of Portland
championed the cause Of the militia and in
an able and eloquent speech demonstrated
the Importance of being prepared for war in
times of peace.
A new power drill is to be on trial at the
yard of the Iallowell Granite Company, To.
day and tomorrow. 1t is the invention of
Mr.. VIM. p. Pendleton of Bangor, and is
said to be very effective. Mr.. Pendleton wa.
in this city Yesterday, and has many friends
here, several of whom. we learn, will take n
trip to the quarry to inspect the working Of
the drill
Those who are interested in children, (and
who is not will be sure to come to the Kate
Grenaway" entertainment at the First Baptist
lecture room this Thursday evening. Lit
tie girls with quaint bonnets, boys with droII
frocks, and other things too numerous to
mention, will be the attraction for the even
ing. Cake and ice cream for sale Admi'-
sion u cents. children 10 cents.
At regular meeting Of the Sons OF
Veterans, held last evening at Grand Army
Hall, it was voted unanimously to name tie
new camp Harry Stinson," young man
who early in tie late war enlisted and CON
tinued in active service until his DEATH the
result of injuries teived. The camp should
certainly be congratulated in selecting snch
a worthy and honorable name to bear upon
their banner.
A span of fine looking gray horses have
Just arrived in this city from Massachusetts.
They weigh about 1900 pounds each and are
are recent purch of Mr. George cony'
the well-known hotel man. The animals are
to be used in trucking between the Ioen'
Home and the river. A wagon IS IN process
of construction, which is to be used with the
horses. Mr.. Cony and other gentlemen !"
company with him have taken the contract 10
supply the Home with the meat consumed
lthere.
Miss Margaret Mather, the tragic star aP'
pears in Granite Hall March 18th as Juh'
in Shakespeare's great play. "komeo an"