Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-05-11

About 40 carloads or nearly $500 tons n,
used here, heating the station building ind
supplying engines.
Thursday being the festival Of the A..
ccnsion there will be divine service, with
sermon andcclebration of Holy Commun.
ion at 10 A. NJ. at st. Marks church. All
are cordially invited.
The first open electric car Of the season
went on the route Wednesday to the delight
of its patrons, a number of whom spen, The
afternoon riding back and forth over the
line, thus getting the full benef, Of the
warmth and the breeze.
The Electric Road people are congfatula-
ting themselves upon the excellent mannc,
in which the road-bed weathered the vim.
winter. The ballast has been but slightly
disturbed by the frost and washouts and
the track sets as firmly as ever.
The J. +. Fuller Co. will give away
half pound of coffee with each Gem cof-
fee pot sold for three days longer. Read
IL. advertisement. in anotber column and
then call and take drink of delicious tea
or coffee at the firms expense.
The regular monthly meeting Of the city
,ovo.nmar, ,ccur. MI. Thursday s,sr;rs
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s,o den.r,ment. ,,nropr;a,;,ns and cou.
r,;,,eo renort.
Jobn NJ Cooob of Tovus and Charlie,
Co,oop of auvusta were before Recorie,
wh;,ebou.o wednosdav manning charged
with drurkenness lie ordered them to nav
the costs and DISCHARGED them with the IN.
dcr.,,pJ;,y that sep,encc would be held
nep,,;pp a second offence.
The Cony High Scboo, pupils voted 10
take Nav dav instead of A,bor day ma
holiday ard school will therefore. be held a.
usual Friday. The Inst period, however.
will he devoted To an informal celebration
of the iav and four scholars from each
c,as. will give declamations.
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III Is q communal puzzle 10 ti'e saf
prominent Augustan recently, "wliy the
lamp posts are allowed to remain to dis
figure our streets. II can not be As a re-
serve in case of the failure of the electric
light, because the nos, are no longer con.
rocc,ed va lin tho ga. mains"
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While it is true that Mr.. y. c. Robinson
Of Boston and his son, Sam, and Mr.. h. "
Cornish of Augusta and couple Of FRIENDS
have been At IIammonds Grove this yeaf'
it was during the winter, so that to M. sM
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Elsewhere in this issue appear the quar-
tcrly statements Of our three nstiensl
banks. Every Augusian, after careful
examination Of these. must feel d pride 10
our local financial institutions, and feeos'
nizc the fact that the three banks will con-
pare favorably with any in the State J"
conservative management AMI sound con-
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The lecture on Flowers pe'o'e W.
kenncbec Natural History ana hh''ia
Society, Tuesday evening by M'' w."
u. b. Pepper of waterville was one u Wv
most enjoyable OF the season arg
dience was present and listener WIN ~
loyed delight to the pleasant chaf",'s
on Mrs. Peppers personal onsefsa'o''
the lives, habits, distribution ana '"
teristics Of our Maine wild fo~eh'
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