Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-06-17

-, lob Printing Establishment of the Keunehec
,..rns Is always well prepared for doing the incest
!os .s Ne well as the more common branches This
- employs competent printers, carries large
o,s,v OF paper stock and keeps hand the latest
sses Of type. Wedding and visiting cards and enve
rs in stock; also a varied assortment OF dance
Wy, ,s programs, announcements, etc, etc. Orders
q nail viii receive prompt and careful attention.
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Next week is graduation week in Augusta.
Frank Butler went to Jail for thirty DAYS
,,s, night Drunkenness.
The Bates will play the postponed league
,.me with the Colbys. in Lewiston. on
wednesday of next week.
The reservoir of the Augusta Water ECo.
has been located on the Aims House farm.
pour acres of land will be purchased for the
site
The gentleman who exchanged umbrellas
at the Augusta House Tuesday evening, will
olease correct error occasioned by similarity
of handles.
New Grand Army posts are being organized
at Masardis and Dennvsville this week. Ap-
olicstons for new posts have been received
from Limerick and New Gloucester.
Fred Piper, nine year old boy, stole So
from his grandmother, Mrs. Piper, Tuesday,
went to Halowell and bought ticket to
Portland. He has not been heard from since
The farm dwelling house of Walter p.
Hall near South China was burned early
Tuesday morning, with a portion Of his furni-
ture. Insured in the Imperial of London.
Gannett & Morse sent up hot balloon from
Postoffice square at 80 last night, large
crowd Witnessing the ceremony. The first
attempt was not success the balloon catch
ing FIRE and burning up.
The fftieth annual session of the Maine
Central Christian Conference will be held
with the Christian church in Albion, COM
me cling Friday, June Is. 1886, at 10 A. M,
and continuing over the Sabbath.
The graduating class of the Cony High
School is as follows Mary L. Arnold, Lena
C Cony, Augusta T. Libby, Lizzie w.
Myrick, Essie c. Wills, Percy W. Brooks,
Byron A. Mead, Oliver W. Turner
pedder on one of the upper streets of
fered to sell a quantity of dry goods for 1925:
The citizen would not bite and the peddler
continued falling in his price until be offered
the lot for 500, with two silk dress patterns
thrown in.
Mr., Nathaniel Noyes of this city, has been
appointed foreman of the building operations
BY Mr. Thomas Lambard, superintendent of
the public building. Mr.. Nevens of New
York, has accepted Il position as Mr.. Lam
bard's clerk and has arrived in the city
The clearinghouse at the Kennebec Val
ley Camp Ground is about completed and is a
very fine appearing building. One new cot
tage has been erected this season by Mrs.
Hodgton of Brunswick. Many of the cot.
tsges are gay with paint aecently applied.
The Educational Committee of the Young
Mems Christian Association have decided to
give very interesting and profitable course
of lectures again the coming season, al
though the time is many months away. The
course will probably open in November Fur
Their particulars will be given later.
The electric light men are still pushing
the project to introduce their light into Au'
gusta. Frank Ridlon Of Boston and A. p.
Jerrald of Fairfield have been in the city
this week working up the project. There
has been some talk of forming company
and several leading citizens are interested
1t is undecided whether steam or water
power would be the most economical.
The Bangor Wing of yesterday says
"Seven saddle horses to be used at the COM
ing muster have been brought here by j. B
P. Wheelden. An eighth one which will ar
rive to-day on the steamer Penobscot was SC
tall that he could not pass into the Katahdin
with the other lot. He measures nineteen
and one-half hands high. These horses have
been used in riding academy in Boston and
are therefore well Htttu lUr use at thS puo
ter"
Frenchman in a two wheeled cart drawn
by large Newfoundland dog, has attracted
attention on the street this week. The man
is a cripple and it is claimed that he made
the trip from Canada with this team. The
cruelty agent went up to the north end
and saw the dog, thinking that the case might
require action on his part. But the canine
was found in a frisky condition and evident
ly not suffering from the effects of his labor
in pulling the man about.
The Pullman Car Company will put on one
of an elegant line of sleepers to run over the
European & North American division OF the
Maine Central. from Bangor to Woodstock
for the accommodation of tourists for Pres
que Isle, the Aroostook and the seashore and
forest resorts of New Brunswick. Tney have
also added two new sleepers to the New
Brunswick line between Brunswick and ST.
John, and have rebuilt nearly all of their cars