Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-03-14

Daily Xeaaebef 9oaraal.
FRIDAY. MAR. n. 1890.
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.ards of thanks and resolutions Of rsspsc,
viii os changed ss the rate Of ten cents Lin.
An advertising announcements Of enserta;,
nsnss whose object i the raising Of uo,,v
viii be charged as ne rate Of fifteen cent?
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NEW ADVERTISEMENT TO-DAY
NEW ADvxRrnRARzr.
Wanted--canvAssers.
Men wanted for the L. 5. Army
kennebee Narket-E. W. Simmons
For sale. milk wagon.
Iectare-see xmusemen,.
For sale hotel.
House to let.
Gocol S(l.,ticrs.
All yellow soaps contain rosin.
The river opened last year on Mar 18th.
The proposed revival Of the hoop skirt
has been postponed.
Twenty-three years ago yesterday Alaska
was purchased BY the United StAtes.
There has recently been rise in hous.
rents in several localities through the city.
The Free Bapsists are to take some action
In regard to recognizing their church choir.
Some needed repairs and changes are be.
ing made At st. Marks Home. on Winthrop
street.
The ladies of the Congregational Society
will give an entertainment in their chapel
this evening.
"Mikado Laundry" 10 the name Of the
one recently purchased by a Boston Mon.
golian in Edwards Block.
Yesterday, MIR. Charles Milliken cold
one half Of his stallion Bronze" to DIR.
Palmer of PHILIPPE.
Workmen are now engaged in building q
brick vault in the old post Office which 10
soon to be occupied by the Granite National
Bank.
The workmen who have been making
needed repairs at the east end Of the dam,
completed their labors yesterday. aud are
now ready for the high water.
The French Of the city are quite proud
of the fact that DIR. David LeClair the
newly elected councilman, 10 the first menl-
Der that they have ever had in the city
government.
The new Division Of the Sons Of Tem-
perance called the Good Ssmaritans, will
| meet this evening at the Golden Cross Hall
at 7.3O. Business of importance will come
before the meeting
| In spite of the soft weather of late the
kennebee ice fields continued unaffected
and the cutters kept busily at work making
| the most Of the few days which seem to be
vouchsafed to them.
Nearly three quarters of the old wooden
bridge has now been torn down and one
new span put in place. On account Of the
anticipated freshet the workmel have been
rushing things for the past few days.
| Yesterday was = quiet day with the Val
ustion Commission. There WAS no work
of outside Importance transacted The
hearings have been about finished and it 10
now expected that all the work will be COM
pleted by the last of next week.
! Capital Grange of this city will givss
sheet and pillow case sociable at G. A. X.
Hall. this Friday evening. A large delega-
ton from Cushnoc Grange, Riverside, have
cisble will be an invitation affair.
John McGrsw, an employe in the Ed.
war is Co.'S mill. got slightly inebriated
Thursday afternoon, and while in that con-
dition purchased revolver and sauntered
up toward the north end Of Water street.
aiming it at one or two parties in Gaslin's
livery stable, and firing it in the air several
times. lie was arrested and taken to jail
by Officers McKenney and Bruce. He will
have hearing this morning.
There will be an entertainment and oyster
supper. under the auspices Of the Epwortb
League, at the Methodist church, next
Thursday evening. The following young
gentlemen will entertain Arthur Brown,
Ed Ingrsham, George Toothaker, VIM.
Grosvenor, Thos. Ingraham, Geo. C. Lib.
by, Frank Newman and Fred Fairfield.
c. A. Hessel, the boy cornetist Of Bruins
wick. will be one of the attractions at the
entertainment
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manufactures in the Maine cities and tovps
hereinafter noted, has been withdrawn from
the regular enumerators and the duty
charged upon special agents. First District,
Auburn. Augusta, Bath, Biddeford, Deer
ing, Gardiner, Gorham, Hallowell, Lewis
ton, Portland, Saco, Skowhegan, Water
vile, Westbro0k. Second district, Bangor,
Belfast, Calais, Ellsworth, Old Town,
Rockland. Thomaston, Waldoboro.
st. Patrick's day Monday, will be OBJ
served in this city with high mass 1t st.
Mary's church at eight O'Clock in the morn
ing. In the evening there will be lecture
in Meonian Hall by Prof. Robert Turner
Of Boston. subject MARY Queen Of Scots
under the auspices Of the above church.
Special rates from HalloweIl and Gardiner
will be given by the railroad for that even
ing only. Further than the above there
will be no other observance Of the day.
Col. Fred +. Richards of Portland 10
sending out an important circular showing
in tabular form the history and daancisl