Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-10-22

Tcfal and State Hfrs.
Thursday October %, 1886
FINE JOB PRINTING.
The job Printing ESTABLISHING Mt of the Kennebec
Journal is always well prepared for doing the incest
york az well as the more common branches This
office employs competent printers, carries a large
yariey OF paper stock, and keeps hand the latest
lanes IN stock; also varied assortment OF dance
orders, programs. announcements, ETC., etc Orders
Nv mail will receive prompt and careful attention.
gale Of wind prevailed last night.
Lumbermen are departing for the woods.
The county commissioners were in session
yesterday
Henry G. Hayes exhibits sound Russet ap-
plies grown IN 1884.
P. C. Doliver recently made fine new
uniform for City Marshal Morse
The weather continued overcast yesterday,
and light local rains fell at intervals.
Mr.. w. 2. Anterior will have husking
this evening on his farm in Hallowell
S. s. Goodrich & Co.'S. blacksmith shop is
being furnished with new plank floor
The steamer Percy V. will go into winter
quarters at Decker's Cove, Southport, the last
Of the week.
The county commissioners have ordered a
lounge and other furniture for the new Judges
room at the Court House.
President Sewall and Manager Tucker of
the Maine Central were on business trip to
the new St John bridge, yesterday.
The conference of Kennebec county Con-
gregatonalist churches. commences in this
CITY next Tuesday evening, lasting two DAYS.
The Ten Nights in Bar Room" com
pauy which gave an entertainment in Granite
Hall last evening, stopped at Farmer
Hotel
The spare locomotive employed in the re-
pairs on the railroad bridge jumped the irons
in the pit, but was replaced on the track again
with but brief delav
At one point on the site Of the new public
building it will be necessary to excavate to
the depth of II feet before reaching suitable
soil for the foundation to rest upon.
Rumors of smallpox cases fill the air
The latest and widest one is of a camp of
Is Frenchmen in the woods of the upper
Kenn,bec. lG of whom are down with the dis
ease.
At the meeting of the Ladies' Relief Corps
on Thursday afternoon Oct. odd the subject
of uniting with the State or National Corps
will be considered A full attendance is de-
sired
A movement is on foot for a grand legsla-
ave reunion 10 occur in this city sometime in
January or February. 1t will be similar to
the Vermont reunion, all ex-legislators of
Maine to attend.
A new polo club to be called the Capital
polo team has been organized in this city
with Harry Walker rs manager. Locke
Farrell, Fodder and Woods, with two new
men, will play on it,
There was a fisric encounter between Pete,
Corrow and one Bougete, at the north enc
roughly rhe former was fined So and costs
Bougette 50 and costs.
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fore the Municipal Court, yesterday fol
drunkenness and sentenced to jail tor 80 DAYS
He said that he obtained his liquor at Gil
mans drug store and was discharged.
young barber. noted for his loquacity
has fled from the city taking with HIM
friends overcoat. and leaving behind larg,
number of unpaid bills. one young man IL
out $40 and another IS which they had len
him.
One evening this week county commissions
Weston gave a grand husking at his farm il
Belgrade. There was a large attendance ant
jolly time, and Mr.. Weston's entire crol
Of corn was husked and in the bins ere
o'clock had arrived.
new polo club, with p. II. Leighton a
manager, has been formed in Hallowell aut
xil be constituted as follows Williams, Eos
ter and McAndrews. Portland; Day, Hoyey
and Patterson, Hallowell The team isNtt
make a tour of the State.
On and after Sunday, Oct 25, it will b'
necessary for persons desiring to visit the jai
during the religious service from to p
NJ, to provide themselves with tickets of ad
mission which will be furnished at the rooms
OF the Young Mems Christian Association
upon application to the general secretary.
We have received copy of the ever vel
come Maine Farmers Almanac, for 1886. Al
usual it gives all necessary information about
the sun. moon, length of days, season and