Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-12-12
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For ii. secn the tousewi,c's ,hinscr
Doth from family rules upit
| And roth day anu night dc N tinker
With the yearly Christmas stn "
| Mrs. Leslie and DIR. Merrill at @. AR,
Hall, See church rotice.
Meeting Of Lsdies' Auxiliary al Y. NC.
A rooms at > L. NJ. today.
The letter carriers arc to give another Of
their attractive balls early next spring.
Notices OF the reunion and annual meet
ing will be circulated ct the First Baptist
church, SUNDAY.
Potted primroses and ferns for sale today
ct Psrridge's drug store. Csl In and ses
bis dsioty Christmas glods
A fine display Of pictures and frames q.
d. +. Kno~it oh's art store makes \ visit
there we'll worth yout while.
The crowd is rubbing to wishrs FOR tho
bargains that he lie giving in goods that wsrs
in his jevclry store at the late Are.
The city schools closed q very successful
term Of school yesterday. There Ia prob.
ably no vscstion that sfords the scholar 90
much pleasure as does that during the
holidays.
1.-THE grounds to the east Of the S.ats
House have been plowed and will be seeded
down. When Gen. Harris has carried out
oil his plans the grounds abou. the State
House will present q most attractive st'
pesrapce.
Let all rejoice for the drug clerks are to
have another Of the If brilliant and en- oyabls
balls. II vii, be their third snpusl and
will come of on the thirty fest ofthis month
90 that oil may dance the old year out and
the new year In.
The series Of talks being given by the
General Secretary At the Y. M, c. A.
rooms on Sunday afternoons are being
well attended ard good interest 10 mani
Tested each week. The course will con-
tinue through this month.
Mr.. F.O 'Connor. 10 proprietor Of the junk
shop on Water street, just below the site
Of the old castle. When the old building
was torn down last week he put up . high
board fence that enectually hides the ruins,
= very acceptable change.
Friday morning was such tbs, had The
birds sang more iubilsntiy and the birth Of
verdure bean more noticeable IL would have
passed easily for morning in May. Tho
sky was ~ blue A. those they have In Italy
and the sir almost A. bslmy.
Mr.. r. A. Braun Is evidently proud 10
ride behind that hsrdsome young colt ~bich
be has Just got shod for the FIRST time. Tbs
colt Is only about 2years and months Of
age and weighs 1920 pounds. lie was sired
by Van Mol'ke snd has promise ofs bril-
liant future.
A number Of the young people in THE
city have organic cd and intend TO hold
fair n the las. week Of this month ofihs
FIRST Of nett for the benefit Of the q Hsfent
organizations At the Cony high school
There will be play the A'a night spd
pfobs ably . dance the second.
Mountaineering the warm vestbsr.
Bond Brook in places vas hlsoh With
skaters yesterday. There we're at lssss
100 pefsons epi ,yirg . skate thsre yestr-
day and quite number Of them returned
home with wet feet " nothing worse Nom
breah iog through The thin ice.
Hard times" dolefaliy remarked
tiucksm yesterday As he leaned sssih'l the
Tide OF the station. Why Well. you
look down there and couo. the truck teams
and the 10 cent conveyances. There's 30
Of them within hail Of This station. and h'v
do you expect times to be good"
one big Newfoundland dog. presumably
to rid himself Of the oppressive hest OF
Yesterday. the II.h Of December, or to
keep the flies away INDUCED In swimming
scross the Kennebec below the bridge ys'-
terday afternoon. Several times be
crossed and recsossed the river evi'spsy
deriving huge Joy ment from his winter
bath.
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| g. G. II Cony have in their stable
colt that is quite = baby" HeD fon'
years old, Weighs 1910 pounds anil ~
strong IL hands I-2 inches high and pow
erful In proportion When be IL beinku
| ercised and skips sbou. in an eIce" Of
strength and layfuloess it resembles inc
sambolus Of medium sized elephant. lie
| 10 almost pure CIydesdsle and Is Of deep
bay color.
Tbe management Of the electric rsilrosd
evidently think that this warm veabsf WI
not las. slvays, and yesterday they hsd
three men a, work preparing the ossrhss'
wus for the .cs thss 10 expected. The tall
ssssi 81 on wheels vas hsuisd slons The
track. one man diving and two oshe" on
the top. The men On the top we're oos"ns
the wire with substance similar 70 'se
line. being coal oil product thss vhen o"
the wire prevents the ice from sticking !"
it, - would otherwise be The csse. 10
prevent it from troubling the trolley Wheel
one man follows ibe man putting the sap-
stance on, with . notched piece OF voo'
that removes the substance from the ov"
side Of the wire where the trolley shss'
runs. Many persons who see the men ct 'oft
on the wire, su2posc, without stopping
think that the cars sre running mssnnne'
shss the current 10 shut ca. Not co. I"'
wooden platform on which they ''snd' re
ylded the weather 10 sufficiently dU, &c"
q IN insulstor 20 that the workman "
pssisrce no shock Should the 1000 %
,berousbl, soaked Win vstes tbs fs'sh"
would be different The men, hoSe'"
ssy ,hs. the cure 4 used In this .ofs !" %
such q nature ,hai = mar could po' "
killed v,.h the voltage us They sdm'.
hove,e,, tbs. b. vosiib be hooked oo'
n he "a, III. fun oeDsas Of the current