Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-26

months.
Just two inches of snow fell in the recen
storm. Fox hunters rejoice at its coming
The cold will probably drive all the wood
cock south.
The circulars asking information concern
ing the bygienic arrangements of .choo
be distributed.
The dam on Mil Brook has recently beer
rebuilt and the foundation for small plaster
mill on Mount Vernon Avenue has been laid
by Mr.. Ed. Philbrick.
new cut of the Maine coat of arms i'
now used by Loring, Short and Harmon in
printing the paper used for correspondence
by the different departments.
The next meeting of Kennebec County
Pomona Grange will be held with Belgrade
Grange. on Wednesday, Nov. 2lst. The
programme will be published in few days
The young mems quartette of this city
rendered several selections at the entertain
ment given by Mr.. Francis, the eloculionist
at Litchield, last evening, Mr. Harry Perry
also played on the violin.
G. Beale & Co. have purchased the stock
in trade of S. J. Milliken, book seller anC
stationer and will continue the store at the
old stand. Mr. Milliken will pass the winter
in California, where he will probably locate
Mr. A. J. fierce lights the front of his
store with a lamp which nearly equals IL
brlliancy an electric light. Its intensity Ia
estimated to be 300 candle power, and il
consumes two quarts of oil every nine hours
Col X. NJ. Pulsifer, of the Herald, wal
insured in the New York Life Insurance
Company for 500 600. Mr.. +. II. Hazelton
recently located in the Office of l.. Davis
Farr & Co, is the agent for this company il
Augusta.
party of thirty from this city, in
GLIDING Rev. FIR. Plante, visited the fai
nplu ny LDf thtHblt NOtittN At W NV h' Va
Yesterday Rev. c. W Doherty was unable
to attend on account of illness Music a
the fair was furnished by Dennis Orchestrs
of this city.
Electric lights will soon be introduced al
the Arsorai Three more dynamos, two OF
which will generate low pre- ssurc electricity
for the incandcscent lights, and the other for
running the arc lights have been shipped
from Cleveland O., and will soon be set NJ
at the electric light station
Mr.. w. j. Tuck, the general agent for
che "The Star of the East" at this place, is
now for a short time taking the place OF
Clerk Wall on the boat. Mr. c. G. Flagg
now acts as agent. Mr.. Flagg has held the
position before and shown himself the right
man for such an emergency,
drunken man refused to accompany one
of our police force to the lookup recently
and watching his opportunity kicked the of
icer in the head. Even the twisters were
unable to subdue his obstinacy, and the
officer was Obliged to drag him through the
Water Street mud to his destination.
The memory of the lamented Governor
Bodwell will be kept alive in the minds o.
Legislators next winter by an elegant plaster
bust. modelled by Mr.. j. II. Mahoney, tn,
talented Hallowelr sculptor. Mr.. Mahoney
made a plaster death-mask of the Governor
features, and from it has developed an e1
cecdingly faithful likeness. The bust viii
be placed in the State House rotuuda.
One of the Augusta House boarders ha
recently become a firm believer in the agen
cy of spirits. For three wears he has owneC
costly French clock. which though fair tC
look upon has Never condeSeSEdcd 10 run
during all that time. A few mornings agt
he found on awakening that the clock wa
ticking merrilv, aud what is still more re
markable it started exactly at midnight.
Capt W. s. Choate recently received {
communication from Maj. Gen. c. 5. Lun
of the lst Brigade NJ. V. NJ, stating that the
funds appropriated for the purpose were no
sufficient to pay the full amount wages due
for service during muster week, and asking
II the members of Capital Guards would b'
willing to receive So as six days pay. Afte'
consulting the officers of the company it was
decided to consent to the proposed abatement
The regular pay is one dollar per day.
The Maine Press Association, at thei
coming annual meeting in this city, besides
the reception which will be given then
Thursday evening by Captain Cobaugh o
the National Soldiers Home, Togus, will b'
rendered grand reception at the Insan'
Hospital by Mr. John W. Chase, steward o
the institution. MIR. Chase was formerl!
connected with the press of Maine, and doe
this in remembrance of his profession AM
in compliment TO the craft generally.
Plate glass windows, although great i'm
provement to the appearance of store, d
not always increase its trade, as the follow
ing incident related by a Water st. merchan
shows: "a few days since lady from GU
of town came into my store and inquired If
certain well known dry goods firm which ha
recently Joined the plate glass majority ha
given up business. l replied that they wer
still at the same old stand WELL she said
Il walked all up and down both sides of tn
street but couldn't see any store that locke
like theirs, so at last had to make my pur
chases some where else"
One of the most commodious and well al
ranged stores in the city is the furniture e.
tablishment of c. NJ. Sturgis & Co. TIL
firm occupies three large floors and room
basement in addition to the two work room
in which the cheaper grades of furnitur
are painted and polished. On the first fioe
Mr.. Sturgis has Hastily arranged assor
met of the latest novelties, including ha
trees, easy chairs, complete chamber set
md largo limo of carpets sThe MINER tw