Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-16

Two moon. ,hi. month The first one has
arrived at the hr.t quarter and - doing quite
a business in street lighting
There will be special revival NEE ings at
the Free Baptist church on "Wednesday,
Thur.day and Friday evenings.
An excellent billiard table ha. been placed
n the room devoted to the use OF the young
meu Of ~ Augu.tine's Catholic society.
The pool tables at Hotel North have been
entirely rei,ted With new cushions and cloths
and are nov equal to any tables in the State.
The Kennebec Saving. Bank has issued
an elegant engraved business card upon the
back Of shich is printed the annual state
mrnt " that institution.
Mr. Curtis Ward will occupy the commo-
dious store in Reynolds new building at the
north end If Water street, for the sale Of
zrocerie, He will move in about Feb L.
1t still quite dark in the early morning
and somr of the bushes. men are making
arrangements To have their electric lights
pa, On the all night circuit through which =
current runs I'LL eight A. NJ.
Mr. Albert Tompkins, Of Smiley, broom
handle factory. has just made steam box
which thavs out the stock for a thousand
handles IN less than three minutes. 1t was
iuv.,,ted he Mr. uorara SmiIay
Mr. j. A. Fairbanks tells US that he is to
receive new lot of ladies' and gents ice
skates by ,oday's express, which will no
doub, interest many Of our young folks who
have been unable to get the sizes wanted.
In the National House a bill has been
passed providing that the omission of the
sender to place lawful postage On a letter
bearing special delivery stamp shall not
hinder or delay the transmission or delivery
of IT, but the postage shall be collected on
delivery
Three packages of liquor which have
been seized from trains by the police recent
~. were addressed to three prominent dry
goods merchants in this city, and these gem
tlemcn are naturally somewhat exercised
that their names should be used as a screen
for smuggling the ardent into Augusta.
For many years no otter have been seen in
this vicinity, and it has been thought that
they have entirely deserted this section OF
Maine A f,w days since MIR Sprowle of
Weeks Mills shot au animal which answers
the description Of an otter and another of the
same species has been seen near by.
Nearly seven thousand people have regis
tered their guesse. a. TO how long it will
take Bickneils big candle to burn. 1t will
be lighted at a NJ. Jan. l. In trimming
it a pair Of quaint antique bras' sniffers
known to be- more than a century old. the
property of Mr. l. A Dyer. will be used,
\ gentleman who has just returned from
hunting trip to Lincoln county says that the
wonds between South Jefferson and Booth
ba, are full of deer Mr.. W G. Williams,
a prominent merchant of Elgecomb recently
saw three together and even larger herds are
region.
railroad engineer is authority for the
following rule by winch the speed of a pas
.enxer train may be determined Take out
your watch and observe the number of clicks
made by the trucks on the ends of the rails.
As many clicks as you count IN twenty-oue
seconds is the number Of miles per hour you
are travelling.
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