Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-12-04

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Saturday, Dec. 4, 1886.
Anchor ice fioated abundantly in the river
yesterday
r,orvbody seems anxious to see good
.eiqhing.
Tho new directory was issued in this city
yesterday
The Patriarchs Militant degree is still
growing in Maine.
", 6. s. Brooks proposes to sell out his
s,,oiture factory at the west end of the dam.
The business Of the special delivery sys-
go. ia sliphtlv increasing at this post office.
Edwin s. Drake of this city has been
..so,sd patent on machine for moulding
cutters
number of sleighs and pungs were ssen
>, the streets yesterday, but it was hard
slipping
The digging crew of the Augusta Water
r. continued operations yesterday, laying
service pipe.
Tho dealers in art materials say that more
.;o,u,es than ever will be sold for holiday
nre.ents this year.
The new baggage room at the station il
large ard roomy and is marked improve
msnt over the old one.
pickerel fishing through the ice is one OF
the winter sports which will be INDUCED in by
panv Augusta sportsmen.
The train from Bangor was three-quarter'
of an hour late yesterday forenoon, owing
IN the Fairfield accident.
Gov ROBBIE and his Council on their re
,p,o from their trip to the State Prison mex
x.ek will visit the State Reform School.
There will be a fair for the benefit of tn'
church at Riverside on the 9th inst. There
xll he good sized attendance from THU
city,
dispatch was received yesterday an
nouncing the death of another member o.
Augusta Lodge f. & A. NJ Elias B. Allen
in Gray, aged 81 years.
DR.. Lapham attended the recent meeting
Of the LOYAL Legion at Portland, although
the Argus stated that Gen. Common was the
only gentleman outside of Portland. present
The four o'clock train broke apart on thu
Kennebec bridge one afternoon this week
owing TO the breaking of an iron pin. Th'
damage was repaired and the train proceeded
NJ. S. Holway, Esq, has purchased the Law
business OF w. A. Lancaster and removed Il
his new quarters in North Block, becoming
one Of the Meonian Hall attorneys. Mr.
Lancaster will settle in Minneapolis, MINI
Mr.. S. c. Webster has leased the Bone
Brook ice houses and will do business will
Hon GO +. Weeks in harvesting for loca
use the coming winter The delivery Of &c
has now about ceased, although there ar
about a dozen families who still take tn
frozen product.
Mr.. William Cross. a respected and hon
ored citizen residing on Cushnoc Heights
died Thursday night at the advanced age o
81 years, months. He had always been
resident of Augusta, his former home beinI
at Cross Hill. He was member of thu
Free Baptist church family of four son
and Ave daughters remain.
An Augusta lady wrapped mp parsel o.
fancy work which she took to church fai
to be placed on sale. When she went to cal
for the gsrme Mt she found that it had beer
sold fer 81 90 with her other articles, it being
regarded as a portion of her contribution
She will use the latest copys of the New Ag
for wrapping purposes after this, knowing
that they will not be molested.
In the Grammar School the other dav, tn,
teacher required her spelling class to explain
the meaning Of the words put out. The,
came to the word Jehovah" and there cam,
spsuse that could almost b., felt, when tn,
explanation WAS asked for. At last it'll,
hand was put up, and the following answe
WI" given; "Weli, Jehovah was man tina
lived long time ago, the same time Go,
did"
Winter set in in dead earnest yesterday
= In the morning the thermometer indicate,
six above zero on Water street and the al
was sharp enough to make ones ears Jingle
The river above Gardiner this mornin,
Is closed to navigation. Yesterds,
IT. "" frozen over between Gardiner an,
Browns Island boom so that a schooner-losC
Of coal for +. Stone of this city could no
setup. The Della Collins has gone to Bath