Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-04

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TO VACATION TOURISTS.
Parties leaving the eity ON their sum.
aer vacations, can have the DAiI,Y
JOURNAL sent to their address for auy
engtA 81 time desired, At Is cents per
Veek. Address Of paper changed when
lesired.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.
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Lodge notice-Caanthe Lodge. X. of Z,
For sac-Horse.
To let-Coai sheds.
Socol SItnllcrs.
Pension day today.
Tomorrow is the las, dog day of the Yea,
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The ciang of the court bell is heard in the
land.
The mean temperature of July was CID
about the same as for the last four or 6y.
years.
II we win this time Augusta will make
another call for the championship of The
State.
The Augusta-Lewisto base ball game will
be called at 3 90 o'clock at the Park this
afternoon.
Nearly all the prominent lawyers in the
county were present at the opening Of court
yesterday.
mo rosin' in Brussels soap is sold nj
Lucius Hills, bars for 80 cents, and
patent soap tray free.
They say We are now being treated to the
account of wet season.
Seven carloads of cut stone for the State
House extension have been and are now un.
loading near the foot Of Rhine's hill.
A special request is made for all warriors
of Cushnoc Tribe of Red Men to be- present
when the council fires are lighted this eve
ming.
Regular meeting of the Seth Williams
Post, No. Is, Dep. of Maine G A. H.. ats
o'clock. A full attendance is desired as i'm.
portant business will be presented,
II 10 probable that the present will be the
last full week in which the Islander will
make her regular trips. She will run down
once or twice next week after which she will
be hauled of the regular route and pct on
~ an excursion boat subject to charter.
The Friends. Fairfield, quarterly meeting
10 to be held at Manchester, on the Hill,
Saturday and Sunday, commencing at 10
o'clock, A. NJ. each day. Som, Of the
best ministers in the country are expected
to be present. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended TO all.
1t has been deemed necessary tn change
the dates of the Y. NJ. C. A. State convention
/, be held in Waterville and it will occur Oct.
10th 10th, instead of as at first announced.
Mr.. T.. A. Lawrence, the State Secretary, Is
soon to visit Waterville, to assist the local
association in arranging for the meetings.
A Philadelphia man suggests that the gov.
eminent issue business mans postage
stamp, which will allow business firms to
have their names and address printed on it.
He thinks the government could sell them
for 80 cents hundred, say, over the regular
price, but even at cents apiece for . cent
stamp they would meet with more favor
than the stamp envelopes
A horse attached to phaeton galloping
through Water street without any driver was
one of the exciting episodes Of yesterday
forenoon. At the time the street was
crowded with teams, but strange to say there
was no collision with the runaway who raced
up Rines' hill at full speed and then slowed
down and was easily captured on State
Street. No damage was done.
1t is understood that Gordon, the Portland
diver, has been engaged to remove the
sunken piers in the channel of the Kcnnebec
q short distance above IIallowell. A large
crew is to be put on AMI these menaces to
navigation removed rs rapidly as possible.
1t will be a most acceptable piece OF work to
all who ply the waters of the Kennebec in
the capacity Of captains or pilots.
With the changes in the interior of Gran
lite hall the seat shave been exactly reversed
and are now numbered from right to left
This necessitates changing the plan of the
hall from which tickets are sold and to do
this 1000 Autographed plans have been order
ed from Boston. One will be used for each
play and the system Of peggng seats will be
abolished and more simple one of checking
adopted.
Mr.. Blaine has leased his house in Angus.
Ia to Hon J. Manchester Haynes who will
occupy it until he has completed his new
house on Western avenue. Thi. means, Of
course. that neither Mr. Blaine nor his fam
lily will spend much of their time in Augusta
for several years to come at least. They
leave Bar Hsrbor the last of the present
month, going direct to Richfed Springs
where they will see Eminons married the 18th
inst.
There are many erroneous impressions
afioat as to candy aduiteration, SAYS a minu-
facturer who 10 well up in the business. OF
course there are tricks in all traies. but the
general public knows very little of the ms
and outs Of the candy business. Customers
often insist on high priced French confee-
tionery on the ground Of its absolute purity,