Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-06-08

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Tuesday, June 8. 1896.
FINE JOB PRINTING.
"a, Printing Establishment of the Kenncbco
me ~ always well prepared for doing the incest
jcafns. ~ veil a. the more common branches This
fcfk,nnIovs competent printers, carries a large
@cf Il naper stock and keeps hand the latest
rs1e', type Wedding and visiting cards and enve
tuNf.w stock: also varied assortment OF dance
ePes nrosrsms, announcements, etc., etc. Orders
aos;; wifi receive prompt aud careful attention
rho Superior Court convenes to-day.
c.,tal Grange will have straw berry fes-
,;v.l on Saturday evening of next week.
The country roads are now being treated by
no street department. The new road ma
.,;rp is doing splendid work.
Storgis, Lambard & Co. expect to have
,hsir new mill on the east side in operation at
be end OF two weeks.
Bill boards for circus posters have been
.,pcted at the depot and upon the face of the
.,ree, pier of the railroad bridge.
Mex, Sunday will be observed as Children's
nav through the States, when services
,upropriate to the day will be held in all the
churches.
The Name Central railroad will be repre-
.epted in the Centennial trades procession at
Portland by a Monmouth painting of Bar
Hsrbor.
By invitation the 9Th Maine Battery will
meet with Mr.. j. F. Chase of this city in
September. Mr.. Chase was a gallant mem.
Der of the Battery.
Lovers of the musical are looking forward
with much eagerness to Miss DeWitt's recital
which occnrs on Thursday evening. A de.
lghtful program will be presented.
Mr.. s. B. Gszier and other Hallowel gen.
tlemen, have placed fine steam yacht the
CRYSTAL Wave" in Cohbosseecontee Lake
and have been taking some enjoyable trips.
The four new Pullman cars, formerly re-
cling chair. the ordinary car seats subsequent
" being put IN, are in the railroad shops, be-
ing put in thorough order for the summer
campaign.
Portland Commsndery on their trip to Bal
Harbor June 23d, will leave Portland at {
A. M, and run through in six hours. Trim
hy Commandery will join their Portland
brethren here.
A Portland boy two weeks ago started oil
foot and walked to Gardiner, Augusta, Water
vile, Skowhegan and Scion. He arrived
back home Saturday, having walked in al
$50 and 300 miles.
Nearly three hundred dollars were sub
,cribed yesterday for the celebration. 1t i
expected the names of the contributors vii
be published in day or two Hon. Jane
G. Blaine contributed $50.
1t is probable the President and wife vii
visit this city in August. coming down fror
the White Mountains over the Portland an
0gdensburg, and taking a train at Portlan
over the Maine Central for b n Harbor.
vessel in tow of tug, coming up tn
river, ran against one of the piers of the DE-
funct Hallowell bridge, Saturday, and bi
hole was opened in her hull. The craft wa
pulled onto fiat where she partially file
with water; and will be taken to Bath for re
pairs.
DR.. L. j. Croker will conduct the Ocea
Point House himself the coming season an
his family will remove there about the first O
July when the house will be opened He will
increase the capacity of the hotel by addin
an ell, which he is already building; and
finishing off eight plastered rooms.
One of Niles stable teams from Hallowell
driven by Will Dingley and Alden Douglass
started on Grove street yesterday Afternoon
at 4.45 o'clock and ran through Water street
the carriage being empty. Fortunately Their
we're NJ CUilislouop uo ohS &c 81"
the runaway was captured at the north end
The alarm of fire at 2 80 o'clock yesterda,
afternoon came from the east side and wa
caused by a slight blaze on the roof of tn
Branch house on Bangor street, occupied b.
j d. Hysom and hiram Wilson. 1t wa
quickly extinguished with pals of water
The fire is supposed to have originated from
sparks driven by the wind from the Gimme
of Warehouses; building adjacent. TIL
damage was not over $40. The fire depart
ment came out.
improvements are underway at the Jail.
sewer is being built to the gully south of tn
building, to connect with the new waite
closets. The stable is to be moved l6 fee
west by Mr.. c. A. Luce, and placed in thor
ough repair. There is still some talk abou
erecting stone shed where the prisoners ca
break stone. Mayor Macomber had con
ference with county officials relative to thi
matter, last week he wishing to make ar