Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-03-16

,n0ked glass prepared
rsere are so prisoners in Kennbec iail,
q. whom are women.
heavy, sticky snow storm set in about
,.oo Yesterday, lasting until into the even
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u,. Louise Hinckley of Oakland, Cal
d. ,;.;,;ne her sister, Mrs. Fred Hamlen, in
rss city
NJ, and Mrs. Elias Milliken were at Fort
go. Monroe yesterday, the guests of Maj.
Pra,k Z. Nye.
The Granite Ci,ys are conside ring an offer
>. make trip through Massachusetts, play
i,a With clubs there
Re, r. J. White of the Free Baptist
,s,cb and Rev. Mr.. Skeele, of the Congre-
,,,ioualist, exchanged pulpits Yesterday.
Pie Augusta snow-shoe club fourishes.
Something like dozen members participate
4, the Friday night rambles.
Tho session Of the Governor and Council
.si.h was 10 have occurred the 18th inst,
-, oo,tponed until the 25th The Governor
~, been somewhat i'll Of late.
Herbert " Heath, Esq, counsel for Chas.
Wills. IT., will appeal from the decision Of
Indee Danfonth ordering that the temporary
ioisoetion against Willis be made perpet-
AL
match game for 300 a side is to be
,l.yed between the J. d. Rs of Augusta and
,hs pairfeds 1t will probably be PLAYED
,,,t Friday evening in Lewiston, with Frank
Barnes a. referee
Me.sr. A. r. Quimby and Royal Quimby,
oropretors of Hotel North, have dissolved
partnership. The Younger member of the
Arm visited Skowhegan last week to look at
70, hp clothing business there.
The city physician at the close of his re.
port makes valuable suggestions in relation
70 cholera, and measures to be taken to avert
obliged to omit. through lack of space.
The reference case of VIM. X. Lancey va
AAW Sprague Manufacturing Co. will
he heard by Judge Whitehouse at the court
house today 1t has been in law for nearly
ten years. Potter & Lancaster will appear
'. attorneys for the plaintiff; Baker & Cor
aish Tor the defendants
M Jesse Partridge, general agent for
Name Of Mr. Blaine's book, is now engaged
IN Waldo county, with his band of workers.
Ne informs us that he is very successful, the
.sies averaging double those of last fall Al.
though every county in the State has been
visited, the territory is now only about one
hall covered
The new lodge Knights of Pythias will be
organised at Odd Fellows Hall this evening.
The ceremony of initiation will commence at
o'clock P, NJ, lasting about all night. A
banquet will be served at midnight. Grand
Chancellor Lewis A. Barker, of Bangor,
other officers, and some $50 members of the
order will be in this city.
An important change in the mail regula-
tions !. one taking effect July LIST. 1t pro-
vlde' for the issue of special ten-cent stamp
which, when attached to a letter. in addition
to the regular postage, shall entitle the letter
to immediate delivery at any place contain
ING four thousand population or over, within
the carrier limit of any free delivery office,
or within one mile of the post office of any
other place coming within the provisions of
'he aw; and such specially letter $
shall be delivered within the hours of 7 A.
N and midnight.
Rev 'harles Jones, the scholarly principal
OF Oak Grove Seminary, Vassalboro, was in
the clN Saturday. He informs us that the
'"S ct constructing the new school building
VIII commence at once on the opening of
'Ning The dimensions of the new structure
VIII he 40N6o feet. two stories in height above
the Basement. The site has been located lust
soa'h Of the present boarding house in which
me school is now conducted Mr.. Hall Bur
'e'gh has very generously given three acres
% 'ahd to the school, adjacent to the old lot
OF one acre, thus making four acres in all.
'e'ongng to the institution. There are now
'NN'stven pupils in attendance at the school.
catalogue is TO be issued the present spring
ana additional teachers will be employed the
coming fall
Young man of this city, engaged in Sc
""'SFy occupation, is an athlete and pedes-
"'Ao OF no mean auanmeuts. His forte
seems 10 be pedestrlsnism. Some of his last
Sessea ieats on foot are well worth relating.
lie WAS IN the habit of walking or running to
surrounding towns and return. He covered
''e distance TO Halloweli and return in 81
minutes One DAYS trip was from the city 10
manchester Forks thence to the Outlet. and
'''''h br way OF Hallowell. Anoth-
pleasant dav he made seventeen
"''es with ease. 1t took him but IS minutes
run from Gardiner to Augusta. Our
"'eou and another Young man, an athlete,
"'4uehted the Augusta tro,ting park after
N"A They would arrive there about 9
S''O'k I, NJ, and stripping off unnecessary
s''Ments walk aud run for hours, resting at
'7'F''"s' Six or seven miles was no un.