Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-07-28

9ofal and STATE 1ews.
Tuesday. July %. 1886.
FINE JOB PRINTING.
The Job Printing Establishment Mt Of the Kennebec
formal Is always We. prepared for doing the nicrst
rork as well as the more common branches This
once employs competent printers, carries q large
variety OF paper stock, and keeps hand the latest
styes Of type. Wedding and visiting cards and enve-
epes stock; also varied assortment Of dance
orders programs. announcements, ETC., etc. Orders
by nail will receive prompt and careful attention.
There are but Is prisoners in Kennebec
Jail
Two monaghan. from Gardiner. were in
the city. Yesterday.
See notice Of house for sale By W. s Per-
kins, in our special adj.
The frame Of the new addition 10 the
Cour, House, is up and boarded in.
The sound Of the trumphet will be heard
in the Salvation Army parade today.
Those interested in base ball are requested
10 meet at the city council rooms at 30 to-
night
The Doughty Bros, are to set up a small
steam engine in their shop, to furnish power
for harness manufacturing.
Ml.s Blanche Willis Howard the author
es., is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Manas.eh
Smith on State street. Portland.
The iron pipe for the new Winthrop street
sewer VA. shipped from Philadelphia to this
city, Thursday by the schooner "Citv of
Philadelphia 1t is lG inches in diameter
"The Maine mosquito and gum chewing
girls" is Boston Herald heading. This is
the laen slur on Maine maiden.-this chew
ing mosquitoes. 1t is the mosquito that does
the chewing
The Bangs Bros. will shortly purchase an
Edison electric light plant and light their
mandatory on the east side by electricity.
After the first outlay the cost will not be
more than lighting bv oil, and the percentage
paid for insurance will be reduced The
river furnishes an abundance Of power to
drive the electrical machinery.
TODAY there il q grand Good Templars'
excursion to Mouse Island and Boothb,y. by
rail 10 Bath, and the remainder OF the dis
lance bv steamer Member. of the order
from Auburn, Lewiston. Augusta, Hallowell
Gardiner, Richmond, Bruns~ick, Lisbon
Lisbon Falls, ard Bpwdoinham will partici-
pate There will be a gathering of able tenn
perance takers
The surprising rspiditv with which black
bass increase IN numbers and become dis
persed through the waters in thi. region il
shown by their appearance in the kennebec.
II is now stated that above the dam to Wa
terville there is very good fishing. and in the
course of several years, an abundance of
bass can be found there. They have also
found their way into the Sebastcook, where
they are caught in quite large numbers this
season
Moses Ming, Cambridge Mass publishes
one of the cheaper collections OF "Stuient
Songs " 1t is handsomely printed. contains
sixty jolly songs has reached in its editions
over 10, 900 copies The songs have been
heard and heartily enjoyed b. thousands of
people at elee clubs. concerts. college festi-
vties college societies, in home circles and
social gatherings, They have peculiar
breeziness and mrth-msking capacity that
make them ENJOYABLE on all enJoyable occa-
sious. The price of the book is so cents.
The contract for the construction of the
new Episcopal church on Pleasant street has
been awarded to NJ G. Foster 4 Son. Water
vile. They will ID all the wood and stone
work from foundation to steepe The fur
nture, however. Will be furnished by other
parties The frescoing. painting. etc, will
also he outside of the contract. The msteri'
al will be granite from Jay. but the color and
quality have not been decided on as yet. 1t
is also question whether a chapel shall be
added to the west end or not BY the terms
Of the contract the contractors will have COM
pleted their work by the 30th of November.
They commence operations next week.
This will be a day of glory for the Augusta
savaionists. The cornerstone of the new
barracks is To he laid and the event will be
celebrated by grand marches, salvos of
artillery and volleys from the soldiers. The
drum and tsmbourine will be brought into
action and their clarion tones will eleetrfy
the rank and lie Maj Frank Smith, staff
Capts, Whstmore. Shirley and Jones, aud
Capt Walsh, the hsllelujsh banjo player,
will be here in all their Salvation Army trap
pings.
One afternoon. recently, well known ho-
tel proprietor of this city end a popular
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