Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-07-25

Iofal aud State gfws.
Saturday. July 25, 1895.
FINE JOB PRINTING.
The Job Printing E.tablishmep OF of the Kennebec
Journal always well prepared for doing the incest
rork a. well a. the more common branches This
Office employs competent printers. carrie: large
,vIes of type. Wedding and visitin cards and
gso4s in stock; also varied assortment Of dance
orders, programs announcements, etc, etc. Orders
by mail will receive prompt and careful attention.
The Governor is expected to be present at
the Marlborough campground on August Is.
County Attorney VIM. T. Haipes of
Watervlle is spending vacation of a fort
night at Rockland.
heavily draped photograph Of Gen. Grant
millinery store, yesterday.
The streets are very quiet these days. The
farmers are all engaged in making hay, while
many towns people are out of town on their
vacations.
The First Maine Spiritual State Campmeet-
ing Association will hold their eighth annual
meeting at Buswell's Grove. Etna, from Au-
gust 18th to Sept 9Th 1884
The directors If the Maine Central Rail-
road held meeting ut Portland, THURSDAY.
and declared semi-annual dividend of
per cent, ayable the 18Th Of August.
Among the callers at the Executive Cham
Der la-t evening was Mrs. Bradley of Port
land TO ask pardon for her husband, con
fined in Portland Jail for liqu r selling. Her
little daughter accompanied her
The governor and council met yesterday
afternoon and confirmed the nomination Of
j. NJ. Lsrrabee as municipal Judge Of the city
of Gardiner. A Communication of sentence
will be asked for Oscar + Blaney at the next
meeting of the Council in August.
The Governor has appointed Mr.. J. b.
Ham Of Lewiston. commissioner to represent
the State Of Maine at the American exhibi-
ton to be held at London, Eng. next year.
1t will be remembered thst Mr.. Ham was
commissioner to the New Orleans Exposition.
Wimont Howard, who killed his wife last
Saturday noon, and then cut his own throat,
is alive yet. but gradually wasting. He is
delirlous at times; Thursday night striking
furiously in the air. He takes but little nour-
ishment, and that in a liquid form through
glass tube.
The committee of the city government to
make arrangements for the public observance
OF Gen. Grant. funeral met last evening and
adjourned to Monday evening. The Mason
ic odd Fellows and other similar societies
will probably be invited to participate and
there is some tax of parade.
At meeting of the Augusta Board of
Health last evening it was voted THAT the
Secretary be instructed to commence legal
proceedings against all persons who are per-
sstently violating the city ordinances relat-
ing to the public health. upon whom notice
has already been served"
\ Maine florist eloped to Iowa with neigh
bor's wife. His own spouse followed them
to the West where she lost the trail but when
she came upon little cottage with lovely
flowers and ''Rosalie" lettared upon the trim
lawn in fragrant pinks and roses she felt that
she had run the fugitives to earth, and she
was right
We have received copy of a Subscription
of Liberty Enlightenng the World" by VI.
Baftholdl. 1t a sixty page pamphlet, hand
somely printed. embellished by portrait of
the sculptor and cuts illustrating the making
of the statue and views of New York hir
Dor. 1t is published by the North American
Review. New York for the benefit of the
pedestal fund At the low price of seventy
Ave cents IT ought to have many purchasers.
Some over a week ago Detective Wormeli
was in the city searching for a span of valu-
able bay horses which had been stolen in
Canaan. VT He said he had traced them TO
Sidney Corner and there lost track of them
He suspected that they had been taken to
some pasture and hidden. This week the
City Marshal received a note from the detec-
tive. stating that the horses had been found
in a New Hampshire town.
The American people have reason at this
time. to he grateful that the life of General
Grant was spared to finish his last great work
Personal Memoirs" The memoirs. con-
tanning the thrilling events of his honored
life, are written in the simple, yet strong
style so characteristic of the man, and they
cannot fail to find place in every American
home The work is now ready for sale by
subscription only. Mr.. J W. Corson of this
city, is the sole agent for Augusta, and will
call upon our citizens to solicit their names.