Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-10
HALLOwELL.


The Rev. N. C. Clifford, a colporter Of the
Methodist church, is in the city.
Mr.. Henry Hopkins has returned from
visit to Boston.
The fair and levee of the A. o. u. W.
begins tonight in Wilson Hall. 1t continues
Wednesday and Thursday evenings. This
evening Capital Grange Dramatic Club of
Augustx will present the comedy, "a Sparly
Family after which the Augusta Jubilee
Club, of fourteen members, will entertain
the audience. The enterta nment promises
to be of much interest. Tomorrow evening
a high class musical entertainment 10 an
nounced. and Thursday evening comes the
distribution of gifts ard grand ball. The
Halloweil Orchestra will furnish the music
on the last evening. Refreshments will be
served each night. fhe fair is under the
auspices of Crescent Lodge, No. 3.
The temperance sermon 10 the little people
by the Rev. ii. +. Foss Sunday, was made
more impressive to them by series of actual
experiments with alcohol on the platform.
Its action on food was shown, and its infiam-
inability. A set Of photographs was also
shown, depicting the healthy human stomach
the stomach of moderate drinker; another
of hard drinker; and one of a person who
died in a debauch The ohil;!ren will not
probably forget soon what they heard aud
saw, even if they didn'; grasp the meaning of
it all.
The many friends of the Sister Arabeila,
daughter OF the late Mrs. Frances o. Bachel-
der of this city, regret 10 hear of her death
at St. Marks Hume, Augusta, Saturday las.
Sister ArabellA was teacher in st Gsbrels
School, Peekskill, n. Y, aad the remains
| will be carried there for interment
| The article on the industries Of Hallowell,
| published Yesterday morning, pleased The
majority of the Journals large constituency
| of readers here, consequently Journals were
| in demand. The cuts and account of the
new public building, published in the same
issue, proves TO the most conservative that
the Augusta daily can out-do Itself any morn
ing in the week.
Mr. Z. J. Neal, who has been connected
with business house in Lynn, was burned
out in the recent fre. He was visiting in
the city yesterday, and will go to his home
in Bath before returning to Massachusetts.
The big rain fall has caused correspond
ingly big river rise.
Mr.. George 4. Stone, clerk with G. l..
Spaulding, Esq, lies quite i'll at his home in
Che lses.
The following mail matter remained un-
claimed and was advertised, at the Hallowell
post office. Saturday evening: f. Z. Dodge,
James Farey, Z. Harrington, Charles Homes.
Thomas Luce, John Pascho, A. A. Springer,
Mrs. Nellie Robbinson, d. Roman. WIN. ID.
Richardson. Humphrey Skidmore, Ambert
Dovcett.
/ Envelopes we're distributed to the congre-
CATION at the Methodist church last Sunday
and on which was printed. The World fol
Christ. The Methodist Episcopal church
last year gave 81, 10000 for Missions.
This year We are asked for 81 200, 900.
Contributions to this amount are asked to be
paid in or pledged before June l. Mex
Sunday occurs the annual missionary sermon
The schools commenced yesterday. The
bell signal for no school was given at $50
go the primaries did not assemble until ths
afternoon