Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-21

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SATURDAY. SEPT. a. 1883.
TO VACATION TOURISTS.
Parties leaving the city ON their sum.
ner Vacations, can have the DAILY
JOURNAL. sent to their address for any
length Il time desired, ut Is cents per
week. Address Of paper changed when
desired.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY
Nxw ADVERTISEMENTS
From the "Iarlor 20 the ki,chen"-A,klpsou
House Furnishing Company.
Change OF time-E. s. h. Go.
Fall garaeuts--E. \. Davis 4 Co.
To lct--Jenement.
Lost-tameo pin.
Wanted Rooms 10 whitewash.
Wantcd-Giri to do Homework.
9ocol Cu,.icrs.
The trains we're well filed yesterday.
The Cattle kiug tonight in Granite Hall.
Grapes at 40 and Is cents per basket are
now on sale,
The atteedsnce at the presen, term o,
court is not very large.
Augusta people who went to Boston are
now returning ON the night Pullmans.
Buckley 4 Goodrich will open their new
store this Saturday afternoon AZ five o'clock
They are doing some stone work at the
foot of the hill on the Gage street extension.
Workmen were engaged in breaking jam
of logs near the west end of the railroad
bridge yesterday,
Yesterday was a typical fall day and al
though trile cold was just the right kind
to brace anyone up.
The school children will be admitted to
The Capital Grange Fair this afternoon for
10 cents. Come everybody.
Gen. Spraguc and Councillors Carr and
Lord visited Bangor, Friday afternoon, to
inspect the State arsenal there.
The people of Augusta believe in pa,roniz-
ng an article of real merit That is why +.
/. Fsrr is selling so much Brussels soap.
Rev. II s. Whitman has moved from his
home on Winthrop St, to the house former
" occupied by q. A. Robertson, 10 Sewall
st.
We understand that all the premiums
awarded at the grange fair are to be an
bounced from the stage iu Meonian Hall this
evening.
Workmen are resctting the eurbing near
he public building. By some miscalcuh
ion the paving was not carried near enough
o the building.
A new prize has been arranged by the
committee having the baby show in charge.
which consists Of silver napkin ring to be
ziven to the smallest baby.
Early risers this week and next may Wit
less the triple conjunction of Venus, Mars
md Saturn. They began to get together
It 3 o'clock yesterday morning.
Webster shipped another load of ice to
stewart Bros, of Waterville yesterday.
This makes the the third shipment within IA
week and it really looks like quite business.
Remember the baby show at the Grange
lair this afternoon. You will be privileged
% look at lots of nice Augusta babies and
babies from other cities AMI you don't want
o miss seeing them
II is understood that no more night work
will be done on the piers for the new bridge
nut the crew will probably work all day
Sunday. The diver is still at work planking
he Golfer dam about the east pier.
X. ID. Shannehan who has the contract for
he stone work of the new bridge has fitted
up q neat little Office in the room formerly
occupied by the vender Of cigars, confec-
he bridge.
The festive sizzle of the soda fountain will
10 longer be heard in the land if this cold
heather continues. The past season has
,een An unusually good one for the frothy
compound, people generally finding ii a most
and cooling drink.
A man named Pullcn while hauling gravel
lcross the bridge met with mishap yester-
lay forenoon. One of the hind wheels to
his dump cart broke through the western
approach and hindered travel for some
little time but WAS finally extricsted withou,
erious damage.
The NJ. G. X. X. will sell tickets Sunday
tight and by the $50 A. NJ. train Monday
morning, from all stations between Water
lille and Portland TO Boston an1 return, at
prices previously quoted, to attend the post
,oned stallion race. Tickets will be limited
o return until Wednesday, the 18th.
The gravel which is used in filing the
:offer dams il thrown from the east end Of
he bridge through a scnttle and long box.
shich conveys it below, and from this pile it
. taken in wheelbarrows to the various parts
II the structure where it is most needed.
The work seems to be progressing rather
lowly, but 10 being well and thoroughly
lone.
We hope that many Of our friends will
vail themselves of the privilege of listening
o the address in the FIRST Baptist lecture
Dom Sunday evening at O'Clock, by Miss
Nary v. Cook, principal Of the Normal De-
'artment Of the State University at Louis
lille. Kentucky, and Professor OF Latin and
Mathematics in the same school. Miss Cook
occupies high position in the educational
rcles Of the Southern colored people. and