Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-09

Daily xenasbef Journal
THURSDAY. JAN. ., 1880.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY
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WIN. Radam,s Microbe Killer.
Atkinson House Furnishing Co.
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Festhery snow
That doesn't show
The ice that hes right under.
Chase emblem
OF Heavenly realm.
No foot should press the-e-e-fAander,,
Beware of immitation Of BRUSSELS so.p.
The Rusgles st. Quar- ct Concert Tonight.
La Grippe 10 getting in its work At tn.
Togus National Home.
The Uncle Hiram company numbs,.
twenty.two, They stopped while in tn.
city At the North.
The upsetting Of . sled load of milk can,
nearly caused runaway near the bridge.
Tuesday afternoon.
The light fall Of snow Tuesday helped
sleighing little, though about three inche,
more are needed to make good slippin,
One of the workmen on the bridge re-
ceived . severe cut between the ewes. from
a flying chip Of stone, Wednesday after.
noon.
Tuesday's Bangor Commercial say, tia,
the Penohscot had been cleared of ice from
that city to the sea. The big tug Ralph
Ross came through the thin ice way to thu,
city.
The Red Men expect to dedicate their
hall at any early date. Chiefs of other
tribes have been invited to attend The
officers elect will be installed on the same
occasion.
Augusta is not furnishing its usual num-
Der of occupants Of the county jail just At
present. Other cities and towns are send.
ing in quite a number but our own city 10
more peacably inclined.
Work is being pushed at the Elwards
mills. The monster water wheels are ready
for business, half the machinery in the
spinning room is ready. One card room 10
in shape for work. The shafting in the
lower mill was started for the first time
this week.
Wednesday the steam mill company COM
meLced laying an iron pipe from the insane
asy lum to the mill to convey the condensed
steam back to the boilers. 1t 10 hoped by
this arrangement to secure very material
saving in fuel. The pipe will be boxed
and packed in sawdust.
Sickness is on the increase in the city,
caused largely by the epidemic which has
visited the place in common with others.
Various complications which have arisen
from or are come cted with the disease have
caused some cases to assume very serious
Phases, though but very few are expected
to result fatally.
The annual meeting of the Ladies' So
ciety of the Free Baptist Church will meet
with Miss Lissie Frame, State street, this
afternoon at three o'clock, instead of in the
evening as previously announced. The
meeting is only for the transaction Of bust
ness.
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in the Jail office recently and some firmly
believed him to be native of Africs wilds
by his complexion. But it was not So The
county tath tub was called into requisition
and perceptible difference in his avoidu-
pois and the color of his cutaneous covering
was the result Several donations of clean
clothes made matters quite pssssbIe.
H. Price Weber of this city and hi.
Boston Comedy Company has been
heard from. They are now playing to
immense houses in New Brunswick and
will soon strike into Northern Maine, work.
ing through to Houlton and other prominent
places. The tonr of the company has been
most successful and will be continued well
into the summer
Once more The Atkinson House Furnish
ing Co. declares a semi annual dividend Of
Eve per cent, payable January Is. The
stockholders are to be congratulated not
only on the promptness of the company,
but also on the continued I. .e. which
enables it to pay ten per cer. ,s,h year.
1t looks as if home investm' nts p,y a, well
as any.
The south passage Oh the bridc. .. again
closed for half its distance. Tho ,,-mpor-
ary bridge at the east end or the abutt-
ment has been built over and only allows
passage Of a single team at time. Half
the old bridge at this point has been cut
away to allow work on the abuttment which
10 rapidly approaching completion. The
large water pipes are supported by timbers
from below, their former supp, rt being re-
moved. The workmen were engaged Wed.
nesday night tearing down still more Of