Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-02-24

7ofal aud State 1ews.
Tuesday, February "a, 1885
Prices Of Daily Journal.
.,,hers of the Legislature aud others will be sun.
allied With the Daily Kennebec Jouroal at the fol.
lowing rates:
single copies ). 3 cents.
twenty-five or more. 2c.each.
II extra copies are wanted orders should be given
che day before, either to the Journal carrier at the
s sas House, or sent to the Journal office.
Runners say that business is better.
Brilliant moonlight evenings prevail.
The zodiacal light shoots up from the
horizon after sunset.
The snow thawed freely, yesterday, on the
Hills leading into the city.
he Kennebec ice men will about finish
their winters harvest the present week.
Mr.. Samuel Piukham of West Gardiner, is
employed weighing the mails on the route
heteeen Bangor and Boston.
Kennebec County Grange meets in
thi. city next Thursday. Worthy Master
Robbie will be in attendance portion of the
day
A large and appreciative audience listened
TO an extremely interesting talk on Rome by
Hon J f Moor in Y. M. C.. A. hall last
evening.
The reflection of the sun upon the snow 10
very trying to the eyes at this season of the
wear. Some persons wear green goggles as
a projection.
The winter meeting of the Maine Poms-
logical Society occurs in Library Hall, Gar
diner. today and tomorrow The exhibition
Of fruit and flowers will be arranged on
the morning of the first day.
A. the Pullman train from Boston was
passlng Somerville, Mass, Saturday night,
mar namei Reilly jumped from the cars
while Ine train was moving at the rate of Is
mies an hour, but escaped with slight injury
The apple shippers will not ship Bald~ius
after March lst, to any great extent. By
thar time, the sun will be high, and the
apples will rot on long VOYAGES. Russetts,
however, will be- sent across the water for
several months longer.
There will be special communication of
Augusta Lodge F. & A. NJ, this, Tuesday
evening Feb. "a at 7.30 o'clock. Work in
the third Members of Bethlehem Lodge
and sll brethren sojourning in the city, are
cordially invited.
No 20 the locomotive of the Augusta and
Gardiner accommodation train, if off the
route while new tank is being built for her
tender Meantime the train is governed by
the Armstrong" brake, which, it is needless
to say, breaks up the operator as well as the
train.
The minority report of the Judiciary Com
mittee on the 10 hour labor bill. which will
come mp in the legislature to-day, provides
tina; no children under 10 years of age shall
be employed in factories and that all under
II shall have at least four months annual
schooling 1t also authorizes the appoint
men, of inspectors.
DO not forget the attraction at Capital rink
this evening. 1t will be one of the gala
events Of the season. The music of the To-
gus Band alone will be well worth the price
OF admission. From o'clock to 7.30 the
band will render some of its most pleasing
selections. Afterwards there will be skating
for two hours ending with a dance. There
Heveyy prospect of large attendance.
Patents issued to Maine inventors under
date Of Feb. II, 1885. Furnished the Journal
bv Winfield S. Choate, solicitor of American
and foreign patents and counsel in patent
cases, 1862 Water Street, Augusta, Maine :
No, 3l2, 267, Elias j. Hale. Foxcroft. burner
for lamps; No $40 $50, william A. Estes.
Vasalboro, pillow; No. 3l2 ,59S, Edmund L.
Young and Lucius DYER, Millbridge. machine
tor making wire solder.
There is much talk in the community con-
cernlng the recent cases of abusive treatment
OF children, which recently appeared in
print and several people are demanding a
more stringent law for the punishment OF this
crime. An Augusta gentleman who is much
interested in this matter. saw child, some
time since, hauling toy cart to and fro IN
the door-vard of a certain house in the city.
The mother, within. told the little one to
stop, and the command not being obeyed at
once. the angry woman rushed out and hit
her son sharp blow on the side of his head
telling MIN to the ground. The citizen was
so ncensed at the scene that he jumped from
MS carriage and chased the virago into her
mouse and up stairs, informing her that II she
were not woman he would make her pay
dearly for the inhuman treatment of her
offspring 1t is stated that no more children
were abused in that quarter for some time
Afterwards.
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