Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-11

A little hurrying about and plenty of hot
water were incident to the freezing Of some
water pipes in the gentlemen's waiting
room at the station yesterday.
Don't you wish you hadn't said quite 20
much q few days ago about warm weather
being unhealthy and that we needed a real
cold "snap" to kill the epidemic microbes?
1t was rumored yesterday that parties
here were negotiating with Boston psrties
to start house furnishing establishment in
the store now occupied by Mason the
clothier.
Nella Brown-Pond who read here Thurs
day evening, went TO Togus yesterday where,
accompanied by Miss Low and the Togus
orchestra, she gave an entertainment last
evening
II. p Cobb the Biddeford merchant who
was rendered insane through business
troubles caused by the failure of peddler
customer, was taken to the Insane ASYLUM,
Friday afternoon
The man who raises the cry of mo
rosin' in connection with any soap, other
than Brussels, is an imitator, and is trying
to beneAt himself at the expense of the
public who use his cheap limitations.
They have tro pay days at the Edwards
mill now. Owing to the increase in help
the operatives in the weave room are paid
Friday, every two weeks and the other
operative. get their wages on Saturday.
NJ Pasteur being asked what he con,id-
cred the best remedy for the infuensa.
said: Let men and women both quit smok-
ing tobacco, and smoke camphor instead
and they will probably escape the pest"
The management under which the Rug
giles Street Quartet sang here last night are
already making arrangements to have the
quartet appear here next season, singing
in Gardiner, Augusta and TOgus three sue
cessive nights.
Too cold again yesterda, for the work
men laying the stone at the east end of the
bridge to work their mortar Team. were
engaged in hauling stone, however, and the
end of the bridge was busy place despite
the chill blasts that swept down from the
river above.
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ship of the new public building. to which
he WAS recently appointed, preferriny to
return to his clerkship in the newspaper
department. We understand that Elbridge
G. Pedder has been appointed jsnitor to
fill the vacancy.
Molasses split is new remedy for
ia grippe" in fact it is the newest yet re-
ported. One old lady told a reporter that
she had whole family at home in bed with
"la gri ope" and that the best medicine she
could give was alcohol and molasses in
mixture consisting of two thirds alcohol and
one third molasses.
Officer Jones, who stands guard over the
traffic through the bridge from the east
side, made piucky stop of runaway the
other day. The horse was attached TO
Porter's baggage wagon, and came tearing
down from the east side just a. the bridge
was 'o'' OF teams coming over from the
o'"e' sue IL Jones hanht stopped him
"e very entrance DAD condition OF
sHA'rs ~ou'n nave re'e'ten
The ruu.ber Of individuals RECEIVING
State pensions in Maine cities are A. foi.
lows: Portland. 81; Auburn. IL: Augusta.
As; Lewiston, IS; Bangor, b: Bath. 2s:
Gardner, 81; Biddeford. Ig: S.eo 4.
waterville, I; Belfast, Fl; Calais, 81;
Rockland, 2G; Hailowen. 8; Ellsworth.
"A. Saco ha, the smallest number, popu-
lation considered. Pension Ageu, Pu,in-
ton urges the desirability Of having State
aid reach it. destination without cost 10 the