Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-01-20

Yofal aud State aleips.
Tuesday January 20. 1885
Prices Of Daily Journal.
Members of the Legislature and others will be sun.
.,;ad with the Daily Kennebec Journal at the fol-
lowing rates:
single copies, 3 cents.
twenty-five or more, &C. each
7, extra copies are wanted orders should be given
,a dey before, either to the Journal carrier at the
S.e,e House, or sent to the journal Office.
The BOYS are coasting again.
Runners are showing spring goods.
The ice is l3 inches in thickness above the
J. j. Maher, Esq is moving into his new
bouse on Chestnut street.
The members of the legislature nearly all
returned to the city last night.
basket peddler was in the city on Mon
3av with sled load of his wares.
The Granite Citys and w. H. Us. of Lew
;ston. play at the rink this evening.
The police report that the tramps have all
gone down river to work on the ice
The wood and hay teams came in force
Yesterday, and the Square was we'll filed.
The weather softened yesterday afternoon.
and the sleigh-riders were again out in force
Alonzo Babcock and F. A. Saunders have
been drawn as jurors for the February term
of the Superior court.
DR.. j. W. Dearborn of Parsonield has
been appointed Trustee of the Insane ASYLUM
vice DT Cakes resigned.
The meeting of the Augusta ministers
Monday club was held at Rev. Mr.. Libbv's.
No Augusta, yesterday.
4 half tipsy farmer with long hair visited
the State House Yesterday afternoon, and
laraDEutu UIsldUutTs Oh Ills grievances.
Lewis Dunton has returned home from the
Maine General Hospital, where he has been
receiving treatment for several months past.
Hon f. r. Burpee, general manager of
the New Brunswick Railroad, is one of the
incorporators of the new Boston & Maine Ex-
press Co.
The legislature will meet again to day The
committees commence work in earnest this
week and there will be several important
hearings at once.
At meeting of the New England Metho-
dist Historical Society, yesterday in Boston,
Stephen Allen, ID. D., of this city, was elected
vice president
Prof Chandler delivered his interesting
and instructive lecture on Astronomy, before
large audience at the Y. M. C. A. rooms,
last evening.
The temperature was swapping cold
yesterday morning. On Water street the
glass stood at 1G degrees below zero and on
the east side Is degrees.
The channel in the the river opened by the
recent ihaw, still remains free from ice, and
yesterday morning dense fog arose from
the surface of the water.
Postmaster Manley has been elected
member of the State republican committee
to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Hon Geo f. Weeks
The sleighing is good at present, and many
persons are improving it. The roads be-
with many parties of slegh-riders Yesterday
afternoon.
The Friends will hold their Quarterly
meeting in their new church edifce at Bal
ieyville, the first of the coming month. The
meetings have heretofore been held in
Manchester. Gifted ministers are expected
to be present.
The SD annual catalogue of Bowdoin Col
leCe, which is out, says there are ID under
81 sophomores and 80 freshmen. There is
one special student. The medical students
given number 90
The legal gentlemen are often much exer-
csed over the photography of French names.
There is one of Waterville Frenchman
which is spelled in the following five differ
ent wavs: "Hobart." "Abeare," "Abear,'
'Habare," "Habeare." The true spelling
of the name does not appear.
Two inebrates appeared for justice in the
Municipal Court yesterday forenoon. One
was sent to Jail and the other discharged.
The man jailed gave his name as Henry Viii
las As the chairman of the last democratic
national convention bore this name, the coin
cidenee was Somewhat surprising. The fell
low when previously arrested has given
ohakespearean names.
certain party of coasters in Augusta use
asied which could but please the most fastidi-
Gus youngster. 1t is twenty feet in length
ana is of the double runner variety. The