Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-10-03

90fal ailn state 1tfttS.
Friday. October 3. 1894.
overcoats were again in demand yesterday.
The municipal debt of Augusta is s3l9,lO
Monmouth Cattle Show and Fair, will be
sollen Thursday, Oct. 9Th.
Mrs.. George Evans. widow of Hon. Geo.
Evans. celebrated her Goth birthday on Mon
day OF this week
The negative taken of Baker, the Albion
murderer, is not considered good and another
eill probably be photographed.
Treasurer Osgood reports the total receipts
oftbe state Fair as ST. 1858 OF This is be-
,veen 81 900 and $1,000 less than previous
estimates
A team from the Alpha Polo organization
challenges the Capitol Polo club or any other
in the CITY to play one game of polo or the
hest three IN five for the championship of
Augusta.
sportsmen who have visited different parts
NJ the State say that the stocking of our
rivers and small streams and lakes has been
n great advantage and has improved the
on,litv and has increased the number of fish,
The many friends of President Cheney
formerly pastor of the Free Will Baptist
church in this city, will be panied to learn
that Mrs. Cheney is seriously i'll with ty-
pboid fever Mr. C. is president of Bates
College, Lewiston
Men whose business or calling will not
nermt them to attend the annual encamp-
ments, of the Maine Volunteer Militia, will
not hereafter be enlisted into the service.
Those already enlisted who cannot, on
account of other duties attend the encamp-
ment will be discharged from the service.
The letter carriers received during the
month of September 46.680 letters, 1888
postal cards and II 0l3 newspapers. They
collected during the same period 44,l75 let,
ters. $50 pJstle cards and 1907 newspapers
OF the 4G, $50 letters taken by the carriers
for delivery but two were returned to the
office
The Togus Band furnished music at the
CAPITOL Rink last evening and naturally there
was large number Of skaters present. The
band played early and often in marked con
trast with the ''few and far between" which
has not been unfrequently adopted by rink
musicians in the past, Good music mean'
profitable houses.
Forty five members of the Heath Post Il
A. r. of Gardiner came up to Augusta las
evening and visited their comrades of Sell
williams Post. The home post was takeT
by surprise The visitors brought drum
corps with them and marched to the station
by the inspiring strains of the fife and drum
They spent a very enjoyable evening here.
Sheriff Stevens on Wednesday appointed
Thomas II. Mallory, William f. Porter ant
Stephen Cobb, all of Chelsea, to the position
of special deputies for the enforcement o
the LIQUOR law about the Soldiers Home, a
Togus. The appointments were made at tn
special instance of General Stephenson. com
mander of the Home. There are at tn
present time four deputies in the vicinity o
Togus.
The excursion party of the conductors an,
EMPLOYEES of the Boston & Maine and Main'
Central Railroad passed through This city
Yesterday, en- route to Moose Head Lake
There were some forty in the party, They
arrived in Bangor last evening where they
spent tn, night at the Windsor Hotel, Thi'
morning they will proceed on thri
Journey to the lake Chambers band accom-
panied the party. They will remain at the
kiuoo house several days.
There are over four hundred patients a
the Insane Hospital. and the number i
increasing almost daily As the winte
approaches, those who have been out unde
the care of friends return. seeking that care
and attention which the institution alone car
afford When the grading is completed. thu
appearance of the hospital and its surround
ings will be greatly improved circua
roadway has been laid out around the build
ings, covering the distance in just half
mile
The new prohibition paper will probanl'
not be started before January lst. Tn
prime movers of the project, who at frs
thought of having a patent outside, viii no
do this on account of being obliged to taxi
certain lads" which would be Objectionable
and necessarily harmful to the highest inter
eSts of such an organ. The paper will no
take any lad" ola patent medicine etc. sup
posed to contain alcohol. Parties from GU