Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-10-28

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once employs competent printers, carries q larre
1sriety Of paper stock and keeps hand the latest
styles of type Wedding and visiting cards and enve
Genes in stock; also varied assortment OF dance
orders, programs. announcements, etc., etc. Orders
6y mail will receive prompt and careful attention
The weather continues unusually fine for
the season of the year.
The police seized thirty-two gallons of |
xhiskey at the depot yesterday.
The steam yacht Crystal Wave" steamed |
I'D to Augusta yesterday afternoon.
The Salvation Army are making provisions |
to feed 20oo people at their coming banquet. |
It is expected that the fast freight between |
St. John and Boston will be put on next |
week
Business of importance will come before |
Calanthe Lodge tonight; let there be full |
attendance.
lady inmate Of the Insane Hospital es-
capped from the institution yesterday, and |
was captured by the police.
There are but two telephone subscribers in !
Hallowell, viz: The Maine Central Railroad |
Go and Hallowell Granite Co.
The annual meeting Of the Grand Division,
&. OF r., commences at Gardiner to-day. at |
10 o'clock, A. NJ. Officers are Co be elected |
Members of the Congregational church in
this city entertain those attending the meet
ing Of the Kennebec and Somerset confer
ences, from out of town.
The Maine Central Pullman cars, "Phae-
ton" and Ceres" are in the shops here I'M
dergoing renovation and painting. They
will come out looking as good as new.
Daniel F. Emerson, Boothbay; II. f. and
T. r. Grovener, Canterbury, N. B. w. A.
r Boothby, Watervile; 2. Augustus Wet
ing, n Y, were registered at Hotel North,
yesterday
Mr.. r. w. Soule, at Q o'clock to day, will
have the largest auction sale of the season at
restaurant and oyster saloon will be disposed
Of See advertisement.
There will be special meeting of the
Ladies Relief Corps this Wednesday after
noon at 3 O'Clock Mrs. Foster of Bangor,
and Mrs Wood of Winthrop, will be present
and explain the workings of the National Re-
lief Corps.
Mr.. John w. Berry inserts his business
card in the morning Journal. Mr.. Berry is
as fine an interior decorator and scenic paint
er as is to be found in the State. He points
with pride to the Knights of Pythias hall in
Good.peed Block, Gardiner Mr.. Berry de-
signed this hall which is said by visitors to
be the finest in the State, if not in New Eng
land.
1t becomes more probable every day that
the electric light will be introduced here for
public use at an early day. An agent Of
firm is now canvassing the city with view
to obtaining patronage, in case plant is
placed here. The power would be obtained
at the dam. a special water wheel being used
for the purpose. 1t would require 200
horsepower wheel to furnish all the electric
itv required Some one has suggested that
the saw mill at the east end of the dam would
be convenient place to locate the works.
We learn that J. 7. Jones, who recently
served out a term in Houlton Jail for fraudu
lently soliciting subscriptions for various
periodicals, is again at his old tricks. He
baa in Waldo md X N COMMITTEES n late
and wherever he appears, those who happen
to meet him will serve justice good turn bv
securing his arrest as a swindler. He has
received subscriptions for the Portland
Transcript without authority from the pub
fishers. Money should never be paid to
strangers, on any account until they show
their authority to receive it, as all honest
collectors are able and ready to do.
This evening Peck's Bad Boy with all his
tricks and mischievousness will appear in
Granite Hall with his "Pa" He is exteme-
ly laughable. The play, dramatization
of the famous Bad Boy sketches of Mr.. Geo.
w. Peck, editor of the Milwaukee Sun, has
been entirely rewritten for this season, and
is now one of the most comical and entertain
ing PLAYS on the stage. Nothing but pure
innocent fun prevsdes the piece from be-
ginning to end-there is an entire absence of
any OF the coarse broad jokes or so-called
slang of the day. The Bad Boy, although
called bad. has a good heart, and is really one
OF the best boys to be found.
ave. the undersigned. lumber operators
IN the State of Maine, appreciating the i'm
portsnce Of the suggestions contained in the
circular recently issued by the State Board
OF Health, regarding the danger of introduce
ing smallpox int the camps.do hereby agree
to employ no man in the woods the coming
winter unless he has recently been vaccinat-
ed The foregoing agreement has been signed
oy nearly all the lumber operators in the
State Many have posted up notices through
our state and eastern part of Canada, stating
thst their men must be vaccinsted before
'hey will be employed. 1t is better for those
who intend working in the woods to have
themselves vaccinated before going in.
Recently four young men of this city drove