Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-12-18

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Friday. December IL, 1886
A New Thing.
Continuation letter sheet and envelope, Ala hsl,
heads and statements. Tie most convenient. eco'
nomical simple and perfect device ever invented n,
bu'nes: q corrsspondence purpcsss. and I: sare to
yetope. Endorsed BY the U. s. Government esm.
niles can be seen at this once.
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There was prime skating on the river above
the dam, YESTERDAY.
The grangers have had fine weather for
their annual meeting.
Parties have skated on the river from thi,
city to Vassalboro, this week.
A light sprinkling of snow fell yesterday.
Everybody is anxious to see sleighing.
Prof Pullen's juvenile dancing class will
not meet Saturday, As the ball is undergoing
repairs.
Members of the chorus choir Of the Gran.
tie church are requested to meet at Mrs
Haynes, this friday evening.
A delegation from Seth Williams Post, G
A. R., attended the funeral Of the late ]. s.
Dearborn, at "Stony Brook" yesterday.
r. W. Soule will open the Lambard store
next Saturday, and sell Christmas and othe,
goods at auction every day till New Years.
Wednesday afternoon the executive com.
mittee of the legislative reunion visited
Lamsons room in Portland. and we're photo
graphed singly and in group.
Fishing through the ice has commenced or
the east side of the river. The fishermen arr
very patient. and day after day stand by thei
holes in the ice watching for bite.
The dry goods stores will be open on even
inrs of next week until Christmas Dav, wher
they will be closed in the afternoon. 1t il
presumed that other stores will follow suit.
Charles s. Farnham, son of Mr.. JOSEPH
Farnham Of this city, recently sustained
fracture of one leg, and We are informed tina
his physician fears that smputatiOn of tn,
limb will be necessary.
choir composed of musical members o
the order in attendance, has furnished voca
and instrumental music during the session o
the State Grange. Mr.. w. H. Moody @
Liberty, was the efficient leader.
Lancey Block 10 blossoming out into archi
tectural beauty. Two elaborate porticos ar
now in process of erection over the portals t
the famous building and it 10 Termed this
there are to be further outside improvement
Hldreth Post, G. A. R., So. Gardiner, ha
forwarded its contribution of l5 cents 70
each member, towards the Grant monumer
city, this being the first post in the State
do this.
On Christmas Eve the people will have tn
privilege of sttending in Granite Hall tn
presentation Of Gilbert and Sullivan's famou
OPERA "Mikado," by D'Oyly Carte's Oper
Company. This is the only company author
lied to present the opera with an orchestr
ia New England.
Mr.. Geo. Haskell met with q serious acci
dent one day this week. He was in the &C
of hitching his span of horses to q fence
when by sudden movement of the animal
he was thrown backward, the shock burstin
blood vessel over one lung, a hemorrhag
resulting.
Our citizens will be afforded an opportunit
to contribute something towards furnishing
Christmas dinner for all families in our mids
who otherwise would not have an abundsn
supply on that day. committee of ladies
representing each religious society, has bee
appointed to solicit contributions for this oh
ject.
The eghty-fourth annual catalogue O
Bowdoin College for the scademical yea
1866, has been received. Their are nov
twenty Seniors, thirty Juniors, twenty-nin
'Sophomores, thirty-nine Freshmen and on
special student, making a total of ll9 stu
dents in the college. There are sixty-sevel
students in attendance on the Maine Medics
School,
The New England Telephone and Tele
graph Company have published neat cats
logue Of their subscribers in the Maine Di
vision which comprises Portland, Bangor
Lewiston, Augusta, Biddeford, Waterville
Bath, Saco, Calais and other places. 1t viii
not require very extended document t.
contain list of the subscribers in this section
of the Kennebec Valley.
The Somerset Reporter says: capt. Sam
uel W. Lane of Augusta is to be a candidat
for Commander of the Department of Main
e. A. r. at the encampment to be held il
this village IN February. Capt. Lane is un