Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-10-30
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J Saturday. Oct. 80, 1883.
FINE JOB PRINTING.
-, Printing Establishment of the Kennebec
Inc ~ always well prepared for doing the incest
jouin a. well as the more common branches. This
seiAamnloys competent printers, carries large
ones ~ nsper stock, and keeps on hand the latest
ssney ~ type Wedding and visiting cards and enve.
sfyE;r stock also varied assortment OF dance
~ nrograms, announcements, ETC., etc. Orders
m nail will receive prompt and careful attention.
p,of HYDE, the new organist of the Epis-
...., church, sailed from Scotland the 18th
inst.
The workmen of the Augusta Water Co.
,.,a lost less than a day on account of the
late rain.
The rain was much needed and will have a
,.,dency to bring about the greatly desired
rise IN the river
The Maine Farmers Almanac for 1887 is
,obli.hed Fifty thousand or more of these
indie books find their way into the hands of
Maine people every year.
7 The special palace car of the President of
,bp Canadian Pacific railroad passed through
be city on the forenoon train going south,
Yesterday with party aboard.
= Norton & Purinton of Waterville are
Nsiding brick boiler honse and addition to
the hospital at the National Soldiers Home,
Togus, for Uncle Sam. The job will require
100000 bricks.
Mr. B. Frank Gaslin has purchased farm
in Sidney of Mr.. Charles II. Davis of Bel.
grade, giving two houses, one on Oxford and
the second on Jefferson street, and lots or
Oxford and Franklin streets in payment.
Mr. Reed, the cruelty agent, wishes to
caution people leaving their horses on the
nreet,to cover them up. Yesterday afternoon
be found three equines standing uncovered ir
the cold rainstorm, and placed blankets ovel
them.
Mr. James Keegan has just sold six P. L
l. horses to T. J. Beatty of North StratforI
N H.. and six more go to Lexington in thu
same State. OF the twenty-six horses which
y Mr.. Keegan brought from the Island, bu
two are left.
meeting of the Council of the Depart
ment of Maine, G. A. R, will be called BY
Commander Lane in this CITY next week, Il
take action relative to receiving Chief Luciu
Fairchld at the encampment at Bath, Jan
25th and 10Th.
new tablet to Bishop Armitage was Sc
on the north wall of the chancel of the new
Episcopal church edifice yesterday. Th
opening for the window on the side facin,
Oak street was sheathed up yesterday as tn
glass will not arrive for several months.
The mill owners and lumber dealers OF
the Kennebec expend almost $50, 900 for lo
driving alone, to the Log Driving Co., eac
, year. The largest drive this year was 70
Lawrence Bros. of South Gardiner The
will operate again largely the coming season
railroad connection running to the Nam
moth Cave in Kentucky, has just been com
peted. The opening will occur Nov II
representatives from each State have bee
invited The journal acknow elges will
thanks the receipt of an invitation to be pres
ent.
The Star of the East did not leave the rive
until about $50 o'clock Yesterday forenoon
after having repaired damage to her rudder
The steamer went short distance heyOnt
Segun when Capt. Collins, on account of tn
heavy sea, deemed it not safe to run across
and headed the boat for Bath whore she al
rived at 100 o'clock
Mr.. Chss. II. Mason desires us to state 70
the Information of the man who is stealth
oil from the oil barrel in his stable, that
favor will be conferred if the faucet be close
after drawing what oil is wished tor. MI
Mason thinks the thief will see the reason
sbeness of his request, as waste of the OF
must he a mutual loss.
Gen. Geo. A. Cover, brother of Fred A
Cover, the husband OF Lillian Norton, tn
Pennington prima donna, has Just returne,
to Providence from Paris, and denies tn
story about his brother being in India. ii,
SAYS he has heard nothing from him and tn
Whole story remains as much mystery q
ever.
special meeting of Kennebec Count,
Pomona Grange will be held with Sidney
orange, Thursday, Nov. 4th, day and even
ing beginning at 10 O'clock, A. NJ, the even
mssession to be open to the public. TIL err
Il VIII be an exhibit of samples of corn anC
outer by the competitors for the premium
Ouered by this grange, also report of thu
~mmlttee on same. Programme for the
u"' Forenoon session--essaYs by Bros. &
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