Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-05-14
Personal.

! Personal.
/ Hon T. y. Vickery and wife are in Boston
A. j. Pierce 10 passing the week in Bo.-
| ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Weston are in Bo.-
ton.
f. A. Bailey of Winthrop va. in town
yesterday.
Everett Stone i. at Carrying Place ON a
fishing trip.
Mr. and Mrs. d. c. Hall Of Fairfield were
in the city yesterday.
Hon. y. W. Hill of Exeter passed las,
night at Er-Gov. Plai.ted'..
Col. J. 2. Badger leave. to-day for hi.
home in Minneapolis, MINI.
nrs. II. VI. Harlow and Miss NAV UsrIox
are spending few days in Boston.
Mrs. isabell4 Gould left YESTERDAY for
Se~ York where she will spend week.
T.. II Gardner. the recently appointed let
ter carrier has appeared in a natty new suit.
Mr.. W. N. Turner of the Hospital, !,
spending two wee Is vacation in Cambridge,
Mas
Mrs. w. II Reid AMI Mrs. P. c. Deliver
we're Passengers for Boston on yesteriay.
boat.
DR. + G. Perkins of South China vas IN
the city yesterday on hi. way home from
Boston.
Col. d. Alien attended the special meet
ing Of Manic Central directors at Portland
yesterday.
Rev ID f. French Of Vsssalboro preached
his farewell sermon Sunday and soon leave.
for Nebraska.
Friend Fri shsrples. preached his farewell
sermon here on Sunday last and left yester-
day for Vassaibor0.
Rev Il. Herriek Of Wayne will attend
the Ba .,i-t anniversaries al Boston, for a
week, commencing on Wednesday 18th inst
Hon. n. A. Luce, State Superintendent Of
Schools will attend Teachers Institute. at
Bluehll on May Is and at SsanvilIe on May
Il.
Frank II Btale has been promoted to
express messenger betu cen Wateryille and
~ i''Hiy - 'Abhc HAS Dttu dp-
pointed to a permanent positi IN in the Au-
gusta office
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs J. :
Cushing of this city, welcomed them back to
their old home yesterday afternoon after an
absence of more than five months The
most of this time has been spent with tn cir
youngest daughter, Mrs. Moore in Balti-
more, Md. although short visits have been
passed with their other two daughters, Rev.
Mrs. Dearborn in Hartford, Conn, and Mrs.
Allen in Portland. They are in excellent
health.
On Wednesday evening May 81 Misses
Lena Bean and Louise b. Robinson will
give musicale at the Universalist yestry
Miss Bean has, during the winter, been under
the instruction of the first teachers in Port
land, and her execution upon the piano is
unexcelled. The sweetness of Miss Robin.
sons voice, trained by several months study
in Boston, is too well known to the Augusta
lence of the entertainment and the kindness
which the young ladies' have shown IN giving
their services on so many occasions insures A
large audience at their benefit
When W. F. Spear went out in hi. yard
few mornings since he found the toes of his
pet pup pointing in peace skyward. About
the same time +. W. Whitehouse was bereft
of two dogs of uncertain breed to which he
was much attached. Mrs, Dulons canine
went the way of all mortals, City Marshal
Morse's pussy cat, the pride of the house
hold, silently gave up the ghost. Two other
animals in the vicinity showed symptoms Of
soon becoming suitable for nquests, but
prompt administration of salt and water
saved their precious lives. What did these
deadly deeds is a mystery. The owners of
the ieflrct are sure that the poisoner has
been abroad with the strychnine bottle, and
are really to make it hot for him if discover
ed. The dog tax law doesn't go into effect
I'll the first of June and it would be much
better to let justice take it, course than to
commit ruth, IS murder by any such anna
flourish method rs this unknown slaughterer
employs.
The ent, rprising firm of Russell { Wee
ton have bought out the dry goods store of
+. A. & c. II Brick and will occupy their
new quarters after July |. The store is to be
entirely remoleled and repaired during the
summer and active business will not COM
mence till about October |. Mr.. F. A.
Brick who for the past thirty-si1 year, has
been engaged in the dry goods business on
Water street will move to Sonerville, Mass,
in July. The new proprietor' will endeavor
to keep up the popularity which the store
has had under his charge.
Deputy Marshal Mckinney took Sunday
afternoon stroll in the vicinity of the poor
farm and discovered a crowd of boys deeply
interested in q game of base ball in the open
ii ID back of the pest house. The felders
caught the CLINT of the brass buttons before
he could approach near enough to arrest any
OF them. and the whole company retreated
in confusion bat and mask, left in the
hasty flight, were confscated for the city's
use.