Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-04-19

zofal aud STATE gfirs.
Saturday, April 10. 1884.
Republican Caucus.
The Republican voters OF Augusta, are requested
IL .set sf the Aldermen's Room on Tuesday, April
70 is4 at seven and one-half (7D O'Clock. NJ for
sn .s,p Convention to be held at Bangor April 30;
sod hfteen Q5 delegates to the District Convention
m r. hsId at Waterville. April IL.
REruBLIcAS CITY COMMITTEE.
Augusta, April Is, 1854.
Radishes can be purchased in the market.
A mustang pony is offered for sale in
another column.
There was concert at the Hospital last
evening, given by home talent.
The police made ruthless search for
,iouor on the Della Collins, Fast Day.
Charles Grover was convicted of drunken
moss in the Municipal Court Fast Day.
The novelty rink did good business Fast
nav. and was patronized by a goodly number
~ skaters. The new floor is now being laid
and the rink will be ready tonight for grand
skate.
Jobn A. Sullivan of Bangor, won the five
hour race Con roller skates at Waterviile,
Fast Dav. He skated between 40 and so
miles.
Mr.. and Mrs Pierson, the evangelists,
have left the city. The gospel meetings will
still be continued however. They will be
held two or three times week.
When the boarders at a certain boarding
bou.e in Augusta are dissatisfied with their
accommodations, they draw up a petition
containing statement of their grievances,
amend their signatures, and post it to their
landlady.
An Augusta party cunning at Belgrade
Pond shot loon one day this week. The
bird had alghted on an open spot in the ice
and was unable to escape the sportsmen.
Eleven shots were fired before bringing down
the game. 1t was an unusually large loon
and !, 10 be mounted for Hon. =. 0. Wick
cry.
Since Tuesday a large quantity of rain
has come down and for two days past
the river has been almost at q freshet pitch.
Wbarve. have been generally overhowed.
The cotton mill was obliged to shut down
Yesterday on account of back water. The
roads are in an extremely bad condition and
travel by team i, almost suspended.
Fast Day passed away very quietly. The
weather was not favorable for base ball play.
ing or other outdoor sports. The Cushnoc
Gun Club had their shoot, however, notwith
standing Business was generally suspended
factories and manufacturing establishments
being shut down. The national banks were
closed. The Kinks flourished and did good
business. There were interesting services al
the Baptist church lead by Rev. Mr.. Skeele
The following patents have been granted
Maine inventors. Major ID. Porter, Boston
and f. X. Wilder, Portland, Me-, assignors
by mesne assignments to said Porter, electri
cal alarm apparatus. Webster Gillett, Flush.
ing, NY, sssignor to Atlantic & Pacific Tel
ephone Company, Saco, Me-. telephone
John +. Kelley, Fryebury, Me-, barbed
fence. William T. Sale, Bowdoinham, Me.
vessel for containing liquids Fred J. Bick
nell, Rockland. Me, coffee pot.
At special meeting of the trustees Of
Colby University held at Waterville, yester,
dav, Prof. Frank s. Capen was elected to the
chair of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy
vacancy caused by the resignation of Prof
Lvfor1. He is to enter upon his duties a
the commencement of the next academic year
Prof. Capen graduated at Rochester Univer
sity in 1865 and is now and has been fol
several years professor of Mathematics in the
State Normal School, Cortland, n. Y.
The shoot of the Cushnoc Gun Club or
their grounds Fast Day was not so fully at
tended as it would otherwise have been hat
the weather proved favorable. Maj. John
W. Berry and others of Gardiner were up
Maj Berry did some excellent shooting a:
did Mr.. J. A. Fairbanks of this city. Mr.
Fairbanks had never shot at clay pigeon oil
glass ball until this week. Many of the bes,
shots of the old Cushnoc Gun Clue, have re
moved from town. which makes it somewhat
difficult to reform the club
The Star of the East made her first trip OF
the season to the Kennebec river Wednesday
She arrived in Bath Wednesday night, laid
there over night and steamed up the river
Thursday forenoon, making her wharf a,
Gardiner at - o'clock noon. The Della
Collins arrived at Augusta at 3 o'clock the