Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-09-26

Coral aud State 1frs.
Friday, September 26, 1884
The days and nights are nearly of equal
length,
Several Augusta gentleman report cunning
.,;,e good in the vicinity of Togus.
The stafford Foster Company. which play
,.,e tonight, showed in Belfast last
evening.
There is to be clsss in penmanship, book
booming etc. formed at the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms
=, 30 o'clock Friday evening.
In to Yesterday noon, 1913 tickets had been
.oId for the State Fair. This a large falling
"A for the same time last year.
The new paint shop of the NJ. c. R. K. is
heino pushed rapidly toward completion.
boarding the roof and sides is the next work
in order
Miss Partridge is to open a sewing
,oaool where children can receive instruc.
.ion in sewing The local notice gives par
ticulars.
The Star Of the East still continues to do a
A.
this season. The rooms are about all engaged
ahead now.
The contract for furnishing the brick to
bnild the new industrial school building, has
been awarded to Norton & Purinton, who
rnn brick yard on the east side of the river.
The remains of Charles Smith were
brought from Hartland and buried in this
city. TUESDAY afternoon. lie died of paralg
Al. Of the brain, widow and three children
survive him.
The Maine Central will sell excursion
tickets from here to Boston and return, dur
ing the Massachusetts, Institute and Mechan
jcs' Fair which will hold good from Sept. 20
70 Octocer 9Th.
The inside of Hotel North has already be,
gun to assume more pleasing and home
like look The renovation will be complete
BY the middle of next week, and ready for its
iessee Mr.. Qumby.
Mr.. Herbert Kelton and Jack" Libby of
his city are on as special police at the State
Fair, under Marshal True. Mr.. True has also
one Of the abest detectives to be found in
Massachusetts, aiding him in his work
The clearing sky of yesterday morning,
caused many to start for Lewiston on the
forenoon train. Later Developments, how
ever, showed that the weather was not as
propitious as had been hoped for.
The city market is still flooded with apples
and it is impossible to sell them almost at
any price Porters were selling last week,
for 20 cents, without buyers. Last season
this same variety brought 81, quick
We understand that Mr.. Bert Moore, for
merlv of this city, who with his brother Otis
are engaged in gathering material for a
Guide t. the Summer Resorts of Maine"
are meeting with good success in this under
taking The book will be published some
time during the winter.
The New Age asserts that Mr. Makers
communications to the Journal were not
written by him. The assertion is a falsehood
rs we very well know. That they caused
violent squirming in the New Age is evident
By the dirty attacks which Plaisted & Co.
have since made on Mr., Maher.
There has been quite an extensive change
in the assignment of conductors on the Maine
Central trains this week. Messrs. Geo. +.
Whitney ID Henry +. ,Iudkins, the popular
conductors of the FLYING Yankee trains. are
running State Fair specials between Auburn
and the Fair grounds. Their places are filled
BY MessrS Fred McIntire and George McKen-
ney. The special train between Bangor and
lewiston, is run by conductor Charles II.
Benjamin.
There are four claimants for the reward Of
fered for the capture of Daniel Wilkinson, who
not long since was removed from the jail in
this city to the State Prison. The parties
who will contest for the reward are Benz.
Gibbons Marshal w. F. Reed of Bangor, Den
mis- Tracy of Portland, and Michael Lacy of
Bath. Attic next regular meeting of the mayor
and board of aldermen, at Bath, action will be
taken in regard to leaving the matter to Judge
Artemus Libbey as to who is justly entitled
to the reward.
The Ellsworth American in an extended
report of the reunion of the Sixth Maine
Regmentsl Association at that place, speaks
of an Augusta citizen as follows: at was
understood that Gen. Harris absolutely de-
clined to make any remarks, but his former
comrades would not consent for their beloved
commander TO depart without an opportunity
to get good look at him and hear few
words from his lips. To CRAFTY them he