Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-04-04

novelty In table garniture.
The stained glass for the windows Of tn
Congregational chapel has been ordered an
ia expected in a few days
An excellent marine view, painted b
Harry l.. Stone Of this city, is attractin
much attention in z. 4. Davis & Co.'S win
dow.
Among the people in town yesterday wer
Detective J. S. Head Of the Maine Centr,
and Hon. Henry Lord. President Of tn
Senate.
Mr.. j. II. Haynes Of Rockland. the we
known commercial traveller, has Just pun
chased an excellent family horse from c
b. Cobb.
Spruce lumber is a dollar hi CHER in Bosto
market than year ago. Western pine
steady and firm. Clapboards are very scare
at $40 for spruce extras in Boston.
The horse attached TO II. c. Caswell'
grocery team became FESTIVE yesterday morn
ing on Winthrop street, and running ava
broke hitching post on Winter street an,
was stopped on Bridge street by s. X
Fuller.
A special train with Pullman car took tn
Juch-perotti Opera Company from Bsngo
to Augusta, Wednesday night, to connec
with this mornings train for Boston, the.
having an engagement at Taunton, Mass, 70
Thursday evening.
THE cheapest for years" said the hard
ware man yesterday as he talked about hi
stock. Mails are only 81 per cwt. agains
e. 80 last spring. white lead has struck bot
tom at Ole, and other goods are correspond
ingly low in price"
The Capital Guards are talking of an indi
vidual prize drill To be held at their armor,
during May. 1t is expected that there will
be about fifteen competitors. Beginnin.
next Monday the guards will drill twice escl
week on Monday and Friday evenings.
ANDW thht stitttS art ~ s'Ntih
of the grocery teams have been driv
ing over the sidewalk City Marshal Morse
respectfully calls the attention to the ordi
nance in relation to the matter, which il
future will be strictly enforc.l.
A family which claims the honor of beinl
the heaviest in Kennebec county is that o
William Merrill of Gardir,r Mr. Merrill
himself weighs 1903. Mrs Merrill 26i, thu
eldest daughter 800, younger girl goo AM
the only son 2l5. total of l3i2 pounds.
The Scientific Study OF Literature" al
address by Rev. A. W jackson of thi. city
delivered in the chapel of Colby University
Feb. 7, last, has been published in a uea
pamphlet from the pen of Charles +. Nash
and is for sale at Pierees and Beale's book
stores.
Now that the ice is out of the streams, the
small boy is getting in work with his litti'
trap, into whose grasp many muskrats vii
be inveigled be fore the seasons close. Musk
rat skins are some hat higher than few
weeks ago, large ones bringing from % t.
80 cents.
One of the vsgrant, recently sent to lal
was, while boy, entirely deprived of the u.s.
of any of his fingers by the explosion of I
gun. A he is absolutely helpless aud is no
a native Of this country, it is feared that whe'
his term is completed H. may become Z
burden upon the city.
Notwithstanding the uuf,Sornble ~eathe
seven Augusta sharpshooters made e1eeiien
scores at the State range yesterday after
noon. Lieut. Bean and W. A Clark led thu
list with scores of 81 out of a possible Is
Prvates Chaplin and Chapman followed Will
20 each, and Private Written made 10.
Some of the kennebec lawyers have beef
in qusudry as to whether writs the next tern
should be made returnable at Waterville o
in this city. 1t will be remembered that thu
legislature made provision for this dilemma
and that papers returnsble at Augusta vii
be valid no matter where the court is heid
As Jewett's train drew into Wsterville tht
other day, the engineer found that notwith
standing his frantic pulls on the bell roP'
he could give no warning of his approach
On examination twas found that the bel
tongue had worn away and oroPpe' ou'' q
it is against the law TO run """ous y.
another engine WAS secured 10 eo"p'e'e u"
trip.
The following i. the pa, roll of the mem
nor. of Atlantic Hose Co, No. 2, fer ser
xice. re,ssred during the past year
l. II Whitney. Foreman, $40; C. W
Kicker Asst. ss5; Z. II. Gardner. Clerk
seo. T e Dsxi. Steward. $50; Hosemen
pF Uvsum f A. Shaw, A. J. Haskell
NJ. T. HAYES, $. II. Palien' j. T. ha'Ae''
d, S. McDsvid. s25 each, Fred brass'sio'
e.. Total 1925 81.
Members of the G. A. X. may expect
yrea, treat a, their meeting tonight and
large attendance is expected. Comrade Nc
Murdie has been detailed to either tell
story. sing A song. or pay heavy fine. Com
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