Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-08-05

Yofal and State Ne,rs.
Wednesday. Aug 5, 1895
FINE JOB PRINTING.
The Job Printing ESTABLISHING ut Of the Kennebec
yourn al IL always well prepared for doing the incest
york, as well as the more common branches. This
Office employs competent printers, carries large
variety OF paper stock and keeps hand the latest
styles of type. Wedding and visiting cards and enye
ispes in stock; also varied assortment Of dance
ORDERS programs. announcements, ETC.. etc Orders
by mail will receive prompt and careful attention.
The price of hav is falling.
The streets had deserted appearance yes.
terday.
The new State Fair ground stand is nearing
completion.
Considerable water was coming over the
dam yesterday afternoon.
Connoisseurs pronounce Pixie" an excel
lent cigar for the price.
A small tree was blown over by the wind
on Oak street yesterday forenoon.
John Hubbard. leader of the Juvenile Band
Of Brunswick. is only sixteen years old.
During the weeking ending August LIST the
Maine Central Railroad carried 8O4 passen-
gers to Bar Harbor.
rba mol o< tha IL e
the Eastern Maine Railway was held at Kineo
yesterday afternoon.
The eighth annual reunion of the Goss
family, will be held Wednesday, Sept 18th
at Poland camp ground.
The RAYMOND party have "done" Bar Har.
Dor, and started for Moosehead Lake, where
they will spend few DAYS.
The beautiful steam yact Aralanta with Mr.
Jay Gould and his paaty on board left Bar
Hsrbar for New York Sunday morning
We call attention to the Old Orchard ex-
cursion advertised in our columns to-day.
The attractions are many and the fares low.
The leak in the gas pipes has not been
found although diligent search has been
made, and the pipes opened in various places
The happiest man in town yesterday was
not the one who was obliged to walk quarter
Of mile to his dinner with pair of canvas
shoes on.
Gen. Chas. Hamlin has accepted an invita-
ton to deliver the eulogy upon Gen. Grant
at the memorial exercises to be held at Gar
diner Saturday
The Call and Stone celebrities, assisted by
Mr.. Eddie Dunton, give an exhibition of
fancy skating and bicycle riding at the Ocean
Point rink Saturday night.
1t was intended to commence work on the
Salvation Army Barracks, yesterday, but
owing to the rain it has been postponed until
the weather is more favorable.
The storm which struck this city yesterday
morning was extremely severe for this season
Of the year, large quantity of rain falling,
and some damage being done by the wind.
The hotels at Bar Harbor are said to be
able to accommodate a great many more
than at present stopping there.
,One hotel employing fifty people, has only
forty regular boarders.
Draper Jewell, who escaped the officers,
while they were searching his saloon in Pitts
ton last Saturday. was arrested in Bath and
brought back to Pittston. He was fined 500
and costs, which he paid
The street cutters on Grove street need
clearing out Grass has started up in several
places, and during the storm yesterday, in
some places where the cutters we're stopped
up, water stood on the sidewalk at least six
inches deep.
Both Of the eastern bound trains were late
Yesterday afte neon. The Yankee was delayed
about three-quarters of an hour by hot box,
and the mail train was half an hour late out
of Portland. The West bound Yankee and
ma il trains crossed at the station in this city.
The Star of the East went out as far as
Cape Elizabeth, Monday night, when she
was met by the storm and obliged to put
back to Bath, where she was laying at last
accounts IS 40 o'clock last night with very
little hope of being able to leave the river
during the night.
During the Grant memorial services at the
Granite Church. Saturday, the centre of the
church will be reserved for those in the pro-
cession. instead of for those in attendance as
we inadvertently stated yesterday morning,
The procession will also be formed at 2l5
instead of 30 o'clock.
Monday afternoon Detective True of
Hallowell, captured a soldier BY the name of
Frank Elwell who had deserted from Cali
foruia regiment, on the train about six miles
out of Brunswick. Mr.. True took him to