Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-06-27

on Cushnoc Help hts has been startc with.
in the past ten days.
Quite an amount was realized hv the col.
lections in some of the churches Sunoay for
the free beds in the Maine General Hospital
Quite a number of summer cottlgersM
the Islands will leave the city this week. ia
get their houses in readiness for the summer
The repairs on Western avenue now being
made by Street Commissioner puton are
greatly improving the condition Of that
thoroughfare.
Presently the eye will be daz4lcl with the
glores of the circus and the tcrrors Of the
meuagerie depicted in rainbow colurs on the
city bill boards.
The young gentlemen of til, Methodist
Society entertain their friends at lawn
party. at the reside lcc of A. l.. Wells. cor
ner OF Weston and Sewell streets. TINS even.
ing
II. S. BIaisdell, the entcrprising clornyr.
will make some Improvements on the trout
of his store The windows will be- cut lower
and fitted with handsome paues OF plate
glass.
Sugar reached its highest mark YESTERDAY.
and in this city sells Tor II cents per
pound by the barrel In Boston it whole.
sales for IS cents in large quantities..
The rise is being severely felt.
l.. w. Cors0n, who has pitched for the
"Arsenals, has joined the "Sawdus,, Ills
playing will be delayed, however, b,
broken finger, which misfortune happened to
him while practising Tuesday evening
Examinations took place yesterday after.
noon in the primary and sub primary schools
on Grove street, and in Mrs. Town, Miss
Bricks, Mss Ilowes and Miss Jones rooms
in the grammar school building IN III, morn
ing.
H. X. True. of this ci;y, has just mounted
fine specimen of the blue heron, for Arthur
Bsh of Nassaiboro. 1t was shot when in
full plumage, Il somew hat rare oc 'urrtucc, a.
they are Il very shy bird after becoming ma
tured
Ivan S. Webster of Orono was brought To
the Insane Hospital yesterdty When
searched in the hall of the institution h, was
found to have a loaded seven shot revolver
and large dirk knife concealed about his
person.
Two immense strawberries from the farm
of MIR. Woodward of Winthrop serc left in
the Office yesterday. The larger one weighed
a tritle over an ounce and three quarters,
and would measure nearly six inches in cir.
cumference
The trial of DAVIS aud Huxley for assault
on Thorndike on the east side of the river
was commenced before Judge Andrews last
evening, but no decision was reached aud
the case was adjourned until this evening at
| seven o'clock
There are now seventeen crafts m.orsl
on the banks of the river, above the dam,
all of which will be used as pleasure boats
during the summer. There are some hand
some ones among the lot, including several
natiy Adirondack boats, belonging to resi-
dents of this city.
One thousand pounds of Penob.cot River
Salmon were received at Moultou's market
yesterday, and many of them were among
the finest ever seen in the city. THIS lot AMI
another similar one will be necessary to sup
ply the demand for this popular h.h from
now until the ith of July.
The Islander arrived at her dock iu ib,-
city this afternoon at three O'Clock on her first
trip up the river for the season. She il
looking first class in new cot Of paint and
has been placed in thIroush condition Tor
the summer travel She ma &C., the first trip
down river Saturday, ru ming on schedule
me.
The rumor which has been circulated on
the street recently that the establishment Of
the late Mrs. V. l.. Call would De- closed j.
entirely without foundation The business
will be in charge of M.s Mary T. smith
who has Ia;ely given much satisfaction to
Mrs Calls customers, See Advertisement
IN another column.
The foliowing aggregation Of base bail
players will contest the houors for augusta
during the coming season Wilson, Free
man, Graves, Patterson, Keith, Pushor anil
Priest. 1t is strong team and promises to
put up some Of the finest ball PLAYING ever
seen in our city. The first game will be
Played on Tuesday next, probably with ~
Baths. Other dates arranged are John 7.
Lovells Of Boston, the second week ia july,
and Lewiston the lltb Of July.
WOrkmen commenced taking out the gran
ite from the ledge in the cellar If the eG'en-
zion to the State House Tue-day The
quality Of the granite i. excellent and with
the exec ption of the first layer. which comes
from the Archie qnarrics, viii be used in
the construction Of the Foundation. Iti'
Working ont in well -hated blocks, ami iti'
probable that 10. blasting will b. necessary
a. 'hr rocks cle've easily Work on the
foundation viii commence today.
Mrs. Thos. pooler, a resident Of Malta
Hill, has natural curiosity in the form Of
healthy young chicken With an ezra pair OF
legs. The usual two, with which every
chicken is blessed, are in the proper locality,
and 10 addition there is one situated short