Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-05-07

xsfal aud State 1nps.
Thursday. May Z, 1886.
FINE JOB PRINTING.
,,h Printing Establishment Of the Kennebec
me 4 always we'll prepared for doing the incest
1oain ;. veil as the more common branches. This
ne employs competenu ma sne ~ carries rS large
si1ey TYNE, Wedding and visiting cards and euve.
aye IN stock; also varied assortment Of dance
lspes n,oerams, announcements, ETC., etc. Orders
Or nal win receive prompt and careful attention.
.f;ob, showers prevailed yesterday.
tob.ter smack was at the wharves yester.
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uoo. p. Bass of Bangor was in the city
yesterday.
uoo ]. r. Woodward will deliver the
vomorial address at Oakland.
Two Augusta gentlemen captured twenty
ann, east of the city, Tuesday.
The star of the East arrived in Gardiner
;, o'clock yesterday morning.
The Cushnoc Gun Club will hold a shoot
,be State grounds. this afternoon.
Ell Atkins & Co. are saving pine logs
:. their mill at the west end of the dam.
Keepan & Farrar have arrived in the city
-;,h az horses from Prince Edwards Island.
Tho Aoor of the new cotton factory is in
,l,ce and brick-laying commenced Yesterday.
The road machine was doing good work on
Winthrop street in front of the Court House
yesterday.
Travellers in the country report that the
.,.,ern hills are white with snow, the result
If the recent snow-storm.
George Whitney of the Maine Central, ON
,bp nigh. Pullman as conductor, is to be pro-
NOTED 10 the FLYING Yankee.
Deputy Secretary of State Chadbourne has
hasn in attendance on the Masonic Grand
[odge of Maine at Portland.
s.W. Bates, Esq. civil engineer, Water
vile, wa, in the city yesterday, surveying the
site for the new public building.
II InHkIna nf tho mann a ,
Maine Central conductors, will be agent for
the Maine Central at Bar lIaroor the coming
,eason.
The Maine Central has issued a neat lit
tie pamphlet giving description of the
Rangely Lake route, which will be of inter-
est to fishermen.
"The Lite of Abner Coburn" written by
Charles T.. Williams, has been published.
It was issued from the press of Thomas w.
Burr of Bangor
Parties have commenced operations on a
biz hotel at Damarisco,e. The island has
been purchased for $4,000, and it it will be-
come quite summer resort.
Barnum's circus will not skip Augusta this
time. 1t is booked to appear here July
lst The show will be at Ellsworth the
9TH Arrangements for transportation have
been made with the Maine Central Railrosd
The annual meeting of the contributors OF
the Maine Farmers Almanac will be held at
Hotel North, June 10th. 1t will probably be
one of the most interesting sessions they have
ever held, as some of the leading contributors
will be present and take part.
Yesterday at o'clock. there was an incip-
lent fire in house back of J. B. Dyer's store
10 Cushnoc Heights, owned by Frank Ham
len and occupied by Charles II. Hayes The
blaze originated in the flooring of the second
'tOrv, around the chimney, but did not gain
much Roadway, as the neighbors rushed in
and extinguished it in short order. No gen.
cal alarm was given
Yesterday the entire herd of thoroughbred
Ayrshire cattle belonging to the Insane Hos
pl'al was sold to Mr.. J. 2. Beatty of Coal
Bluff, Pa. The herd numbered
thirteen registered cows and heifers,
and go to great agricultural region
about 80 miles from Philadelphia. One of
'he cows is IA years of age and was import
cd The price paid for the stock is private.
Nurserymen are now engaged in distribute
ing trees sold last year. Mr.. s. Il. Cannon
tends his men out this week. Mr.. Arno
Little of Hallowell departs to-day for st.
John. N. B.. Mr.. w. s. burlington, Litch-
neld, tor Halifax, N. S. j. s. Hatch. Litch-
aeld' for Fredericton, N. B Mr.. G. A.
ieaton of Chelsea left for Yarmouth. N. S.,