Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-03-23

Monday. March %, 1910.
The sap season has proved = failure thus
70 men vent to Jail for drunkenness,
saturday.
w,.H.C. Allen departed for Washington
sasurdsy.
The Governor and Council will be in SEES
ROO Wednesday.
II "a reported Saturday that the roads
~e,e badly blocked in the country
The fur market 10 very nst. Mink pelts
49, bring bu, IS cents each.
The new postal car makes i;s FIRST trip be-
..sso Bangor and Boston to-day.
strawberries are for sale in the Boston
r.rtet At 81 cents box. They ought to be
pod.
AlesdiDg lawyer Of Augusta has 200 old
.ccoon. books and ledgers corded up in his
,Mce.
The latest hat for gentlemen 10 known a.
the "Bulb" hat. The design 10 new 10 every
respect.
There will BE- q meeting in Union Hall this
s,sninr. conducted by Mr.. Pierson, the evan
ssli's
Water pipes have been freezing badly the
,ss. week, and plumbers have had plenty Of
business.
Egg. are cheap food at present quota
uous. Our dealers are handling large guam
titles of them.
Mr.. T. J. Lynch vas admitted to the bar
last week He will remain in tue Office Of
FAR L vose At present.
There was large attendance at the union
meeting, held in the Congregationalist church
Yesterday afternoon.
The question Of adding two school direct
.r to the present number Of three, in the vii
lsge school district, is being agitated.
The committee OF the city government
have been engaged in fixing the salaries of
the city marshal and judge Of the municipal
court
A citizen who has travelled the streets Of
Augusta for over 80 years says that he never
saw ,uch fine shedding on the street a. there
Va Saturday.
The Augusta Water Co., has not had occa-
non 70 use its pumping engine at the west end
Of the bridge the present winter, the springs
which supply the reservoir, furnishing
sufficient water for the use Of their custo-
men
= W, Whtehouse, Esq , will have his
building which was damaged by fire last fall
reopened and ready for occupancy by April
18th. Mr.. o. s. Smiley will return to his
old quarters and continue his broom-handle
Intre.
The Lithgow Library is anxious to obtain
baoI numbers Of Littelrs Living Age, from
NJ. 1856 to 1877, published in 1868. IL any
Of oar citizens have these numbers. or any
Of them. and are willing to present them to
The library. or exchange them for other mum
ber will they notify the librarian of the fact.
The Salvation Army will make its grand
iebat in Augusta on Easter Sunday. Mem
ost' of the Lewiston battalion will set the
ball rolling, and have already written for
boarding places Meonian Hall will be en-
Poyed on each evening of the week, but
Monday, when the army will hold forth in
lniou Hail
The alarm of fire a few minutes after noon
Yesterday, came from Mrs. Brennan's resi-
irnce on North street lighted kerosene
lamp had been placed beneath a pipe in the
cellar, to thaw it out, and some, shsvings
near by ignited. The blaze was quickly ex-
''ngnished with pals of water. The steamer
Atlantic and hose cart come across the bridge
to the square and returned. The steamer
Cushnoc alec got an airing.
Friday evening, Miss l.. +. Parke's class
the Grammar school, numbering sixty
scholars, gave their teacher \ genuine sur
prise party at Mr.. Robertson's, her boarding
place, spending very pleasant hour. Games
we're played, which, with other smusements,
were heartily enjoyed by the boys and girls.
Before leaving they presented Miss Psrke
With two pieces of ststuary and q copy of
Ienny,ons poems.
IONS of his grsndnother's table came before
n. eyes-the brown bread and beans, the
golden pumpkin pies the big twisted dough-
nuts and the rich coffee favored with real
Vesm' These visions will all be realized by
''st TO the parlors of the Unitarian church
'morrow evening. After the supper there
WI De session of the school in Bumfaggin
N'su'et No. |. and the company will be al
"'ed glimpse into the school room of ''ye
"'oen time, when the three RS were taught.
Naet William Flowers of Bangor, and
Nnaries Staples, Jr.. of Portland the State
'tameoM inspectors, will begin their sea-