Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-11-04

Coral aad State Aers.
Wednesday. November 4, 1885
FINE JOB PRINTING.
tho lob Printing Establishment of the Kennebec
,orrua il always well prepared for doing the incest
Jv.r az well as the more common branches This
%se employs competent printers, carries a large
iey Of paper stock, and keeps on hand the latest
r,ss Of type. Wedding and visiting cards and enve.
h,s in stock; also varied assortment of dance
ssaa,s programs. announcements, etc., etc. Orders
Or nail will receive prompt and careful attention.
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The river is higher.
fine day succeeded the storm.
There were four vessels at the wharves
yesterday.
WiliamITrmble, Esq, Calais. was in the
ciiylTuesday.
W. H. Fogler, Esq, of Belfast, was in the
city yesterday
See Mr. Sylvester's advertisement of dry
hard wood for sale.
White perch bite as late as November in
Cobbosseecontee Lake.
The Salvation magnates departed ON the
,OA. NJ. train, yesterday.
Mr.. J. Marshal Hobbs, Portland. was reg
;stered at Hotel North last evening.
Bicknell will largely increase his stock of
goods on moving into his new store.
The steamer Cushnoc came out at the alarm
Of fire, Monday as we'll as the Atlantic.
A brisk shower Of rain fell just after noon.
yesterday 1t ended in a beautiful rainbow.
The W. H. rs of Lewiston and home team
will play polo at Capital Rink, Friday even
ing.
Mr.. George R. Smith entered the news
paper mailing room of the post-office, yester-
day, as clerk.
A new lamp post was erected in front of
Granite Block yesterday, and another on
Arsenal street.
L. W. Whitehouse, Esq, the owner OF
Lancey Block, will repair the building and
rent il to families.
Frank Monahan, son of Owen Monahan
No. Vassalboro, died very suddenly of diph.
iberia Yesterday.
The saved minstrel rendered tune on the
banjo at the station. yesterday forenoon, mucf
to the JOY of the crowd.
Capt. William Morse will engage in the ice
business the coming winter. He proposes te
supply families with the frozen product.
The lineman of the telephone company il
this city was kept busy yesterday repairins
the lines crossed and damaged by the grea
storm.
DR. Webster, this city, of the State Boart
of Health, lectured on "Hygiene" before the
Penobscoi County Teachers Association al
Orono, Yesterday.
The Maine Central will sell excursion
tickets at St. John and return, on the 7th Stf
and 9th, excepting the night train of the last
day, good for return until Nov 18th.
Deputy Marshal Marble passed through
the city on the train yesterday forenoon, on
his way to Portland with the smuggler Yerxa
in custody, whom he arrested in Hodgdon
Saturday,, after desperate struggle.
The false alarm of fire during the storm
Monday. is supposed to have been caused by
an old sign post IN front of the Franklin
House falling upon the wires and ringing the
alarm at the corner OF Cony and Bangor
streets
A Cony House hack occupied by Messrs
I. c Allen and J. f. Avery, Miss M. S.
Pool and Miss N. j. Trott, was overturned on
Grove street, about o'clock Monday
night, during the storm The occupants,
fortunately were not seriously injured. The
back was quite badly damaged.
The Augusta Wrench Company expect to
have some of their new wrenches upon the
market shortly. The dies came yesterday
and they had previously received quantity
of castings. They will not purchase any
machinery at present but will contract with
some local firm to do the necessary work.
The entertainment given by the Girard &
Vokes Combination at Capital Rink, las:
evening, was fairly attended and gave very
good satisfaction. Prof. w. II. Chivers and
Mile, Zetta, were very expert on the rollers,
the audience applauding freely. Prof Fred
Kinds, the bicyclist, rode his wheel well, and
performed many difficult ats. Gannett &
Morse managed the rink. The music was
furnished by the Hallowell Band
VIM. r Smith, Esq Treasurer of the Au-
gusta Savings Bank, received a dispatch,
Monday night from Indianapolis, Ind, an