Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-08-22

YofaI aud State 4e1rs.
Saturday. Aug, "a, 1886
FINE JOB PRINTING.
The Job Printing Establishment of the Kennebec
Journal 10 always well prepared for doing the incest
Cork, as well as the more common branches. This
once employs competent printers, carries large
Ssrety OF paper stock, and keeps hand the latest
syIes Of type. Wedding and visiting cards and enve
ispes in stock; also varied assortment Of dance
orders programs. announcements. etc. ETC. Orders
by mail will receive prompt and careful attention.
The swallow viii soon fly southwark.
The Augusta Reds will play at Winthrop
to-day.
There is but one cottage at the Kennebec
camp ground which is not occupied.
Mr.. d. II. Thing of Mt. Vernon addressed
a grange meeting at Bucksport, Wednesday.
Mr.. A. J. Hall, the tailor has just COM
Melted a fine uniform for Assistant Surgeon
Geo II. Brickett.
F.E Southland, Esq, has purchased the
library and equipments of the late w. P.
Young's law office.
The late w. p. Young was a member Of
the A. o. U. w. of Augusta, and his family
will draw benefit Of $1,000
The Bows Union of Portland are expected
to visit this city sometime the first of Septem-
Der. A trip to Hammond's is talked of.
Mathew Hodgkins, Jr., employed at
Brooks furniture factory, caught his thumb
in plsner and tore it badly Thursday.
A portion of the front of Darby Block has
been painted red. Herricls& Varney have
erected large and brilliantly painted sign.
There will be q special train to the camp
ground tomorrow, leaving Augusta at 0
O'Clock A. M. and returning at 40 P. M.
Passengers for the Maranocook sacred con-
cert will take the Herald train which leaves
here at 8 go and return on the night Pullman.
young laay's pet cat which was buried
several months ago, now has fine marble
slab at the head Of its grave on one of the
upper streets.
Mr.. J. A. Jackson of Vassalboro, has an
acre of blackberries in bearing. They are
a fine sight just now, the berries ripening
off in large quantities.
This weeks Richmond Bee devotes over
three columns to the Salvation Army camp
meeting The Bee should summer and win
ter the blood and FIRE warriors.
The Lthgow Library will be closed from
August oath, until September the 7th, with
the exception of the two intervening Satur-
days, and not as formerly published.
Mr.. AL Fuller is building a house on
Northern avenue. Mr.. d. Moore is also con-
structing building, the lower floor of which
will be used for store and the second story
as tenement.
There will be game Of base ball on the
State grounds, Monday afternoon. between
the Augustus and Fairfields. Both are good
clubs, and an interesting game may be ex-
pected.
The rear drive of the Kennebec Log Driv-
ing Co., got through the Fairfield boom Tues
day. about three weeks later than last year
One hundred and twelve thousand logs,
making l6, 300 900 feet, were stopped for the
lumbermen at that place.
The officers searched +. S. Jackson's
apothecary store at Winthrop Thursday
Three quarts of brandy, one pint of gin and
one half pint of whiskey were seized. Jack
son on being brought before the municipal
court, yesterday. was discharged.
Yesterday the following jurymen were
drawn in this city Daniel W. Whitney and
G. i. HAYES to attend the United States
Brooks. petit U. S. jury J. T. Fossett, John
H. Welch, Keunebec county grand jury; A.
NJ. Wight, Ruel Merrill, +. b. Delano,
Superior Court traverse jury.
VIM. II. Vanderbilt was greatly pleased
with the Maine Central railroad and its man
agement He was particularly pleased with
his Especial" which the Maine Central took
from Bangor to Hallowell in one hour and
twenty minutes, or at the rate of 81 miles an
hour, without 80 much as Earring the old
gentleman or even jingling the old silver that
he carries in his brooches pocket for luck.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Furbush, an
elderly lady residing on Cushnoc Heights,
was taken to the Richmond camp-ground to
receive faith treatment from DR.. Cults. She
wa, bolstered up on pillows and was apparently
very i'll. She has been sick for twenty-five
years, never having been down street during
that period, and much of the time she has
kept her bed. A cottage where she can hear
the words of the healer has been procured for
her use.
The gcntlemen's singles, in the tennis
tournament held at the residence of Hon.
James G. Blaine, came off Thursday after