Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-11

The salvation Army IN lialowell Will
hold grand jubilee meeting Friday night in
the city hall led by Major Bryant, assisted
by Adju,ant Bovill, Capt, wealIhill Lieu
tenants Dunkin and Wilson, soldiers from
Augusta and Gardiner,
Yesterday morning W. G Percival led his
beautiful young hlly Daisy, down on the
streets, to the hotels and even to the STATE
House. a. several senators aud representa-
uves -shed to see it The colt is growing
auely and will be weighed again Saturday.
A one legged man confined in the Ill VII lie
coming down the stairs from the second cor
rider yesterday slipped and fell against the
stove. The flesh on his left siie was cut
through TO the bone few days of severe
lsmeness awaits this unfortunate indA iduel.
How much difference it IN ,kes sb tut u.
derstsnding person who is talking over tt e
telephone, whether You are familiar with the
voice said an old manipulation of he 'hel-
10" machine yesterday, This proved to be
the opinion OF central" who has had an apt
illustration of this during the time the leg s.
Ls,ure has been in session. One of the
quis,eu days las, week there were fOsr hun
bred calls received at the Central Office.
Interesting facts are shown by the State
treasurer's repor, in regard to the number of
scholars in the public schools of he State,
drawing school money. The total is 81 II 96S
The largest number of scholars in the differ
erent counties is as follows Cumberland,
p, l66; Penobscot ~ 1928; Aroostook. 49,
1879; York. is 5s7; Washington, l6 $50;
kennebec. 1880. The least number of
scholars in any one county is in Piscatsquis,
where there are only s6I
A horse let by George Bryant and known
- the Folsom horse. was taken i'll Tuesday
afternoon while being driven He was tax n
With what seemed to be paralysis of the back
and hinder limbs. He was re-
moved to the stable of Byron
Savage. Old horsemen shook their heads
and pronounced the case incurable as indeed
it is likely to prove. The horse was put I'M
der the care of veterinary surgeon DIR. Fair
banks of Winthrop and at last accounts was
doing much better than was anticipated
Maine is a bad State in which to commit a
crime. In most cases punishment Is swift
and sure. bus it is claimed that the conviction
and sentence of Sawyer and Campbell at Au
gusts, beats the record. In just one week
after the crime wac committed the prisoners
were in jail. sentenced TO prison for life
PtfsbGrS Dispatch.
We think the good opinion of Maine Jus
tee" entertained by one Hoosier friend is
well formed. We don't always run them
through quite as rspi 'ly as were the Win-
throp thugs but we Usually land them in the
States prison before they have 6 own very
''old in sin"
Investigation into the statements OF a
Boston paper that the ice-crop will be
failure here this year finds no support
amongst veil informed people here. There
are 25o, 600 tons on hand and time enough
left to cut ice enough to keep Boston $
temperature down to 20 all summer. The
only damage the ice crop has sustained Is
that the houses will no, be flled quite As
their owners might wish. Every company
has ns preparations in readiness, and -
5000 a. good ice weather comes along ois
crews will be put on and the harvest