Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-11-25

3ofal aud State 1eirs.
Tuesday, November 25. 1884.
FANCY PRINTING.
Ifin need of fancy and engraved dance orders.
,,orrammes, announcements, wedding and visiting
drays be- found at this office. Have new and de-
airable styles of type for doing nice work. Samples
ssot by mail and prices quoted.
A cold snap is now in order.
Thanksgiving day after tomorrow.
The snow has entirely disappeared.
The harness dealers are showing sleigh
bells.
The Executive Council will be in session
Thanksgiving Day.
Cony Robinson shipped large quantity
Of wool On yesterdays boat
The full board of Insane Hospital trustees
was in session last evening.
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The freight trains on the Maine Central
will be cancelled on Thanksgiving Dav.
Mr.. Ammi True died at her residence, on
sewall street, at o'clock last evening.
The erection Of shed north Of the engine
house is in progress, for the storing Of tools.
etc
Mr.. John d. Robbins entered upon his
duties as manager Of the Capital skating
rink, yesterday.
Hon. John l.. Hodgdon of Bangor and J.
r. Peaks of Dover are candidates for Insur-
ance Comm s.ioner.
Mr.. James Keegan is expected to arrive in
the city to-day with his latest importation of
horses from Prince Edwards Island
portion Of barn on the Belfast road,
belonging to J. W. Patterson, Esq, was
blown down by the gale Sunday night
The granite quarry recently opened back
" hhEuSAhf ~ pu hlthlNs bptUlnR up
we'll Some very fine stone has been quar-.
ried.
Thanksgiving services will be held in the
Uuiver.aljst church on Thanksgiving Day.
The sermon will be preached by Rev. Mr..
Skcele
A Manchester farmer lost nine full
grown pullcts from his hen roost in one
night last week Coons were undoubtedly the
thieves.
The consolidation of all the polo organiza
tons and teams in the city is proposed. The
Alpha polo organization numbers upwards of
fifty members.
Geo b. Lenzarder who dropped dead in
Monmouth Saturday, was the plaintiff in the
case brought against the inhabitants of Mon
mouth at the last term of the Supreme Judi
clal Court
The occupants of an office on the street,
have concluded to burn coal this winter
Last winter they heated their room with an
open fire, and burned eleven cords of wood
in the operation.
Very reasonable prices will prevail for
corn and wheat the coming winter. if indica
tions point Alright. Corn now retails at 20
cents per bushel Hay will be higher than
last year Less hay will he fed and more
grain.
We saw four quarters of as handsome beef
as is very often found in the Augusta market,
at f. l.. Webber's yesterday. His display of
Thanksgiving poultry is rich. See Mr.. Web
ber's advertisement of Thanksgiving goods
in another column.
The Society of Christian Workers will give
areception in the lecture room of the First
Baptist church this evening, to which all
friends Of the society are cordially invited.
The young people of the church and society
are especially invited, as matters interesting
to them will be presented.
The sewers on the Arsenal grounds have
been relaid the present fall. They were
formerly constructed OF wood, but stone was
used exclusively in rebuilding, much
solidity being secured. II was necessary to
excavste to depth of upwards of twenty
feet, and a width of six or eight feet.
The Watervlle Sentinel says that the
people of waterville aud Fairfield will
untedly demonstrate against the discontinu
ing of the locks in the Augusta dam, as pro-
posed It's asserted here that the locks are
maintained at very large expense by the
company and are very seldom, if ever used
The Edwards Manf'g Co. have burned
100000 brick at their yard in this city
during the season just past. The
old yard on the Brook road has turned out
$50 600. Norton & Purington have burned
kiln on the east side, bringing the production
of hricks ia Aupusta for the wear tn over