Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-04-14

10 joy too sweet for singing,
u grief too keen for paini
When, with \ swift upspringing,
Your mood IL wild again:
Full in the suns face Ringing
Your neefing sheets OF rainr'
The superior court finished the crimi,.,
docket Thursday.
Capt. II. F, blanchard intends to mo,.
to Boston next week,
The drinking fountains are all now ons,
and running for the season.
There are only 22 confined in Keuneh.c
Jail, the number not having been incre.,A,
by this term of court.
Mr.. Edwin b. Longfellow died Thur,d.v
At his home on Court street after Ion, M,
ness from consumption.
The new coat of paint on the from, Of thu
Brooks hardware store effect. quite .
change in the appearance of the building.
Gannett's orchestra has given excellent
music for the Canton Fair. Two of the or.
chestra are members of the lodge orche..
ira.
Messrs. S. c. Webster, W. II. Foer anil
II. +. Bowditch have been appointed sppr,i,.
ers on the estate of the late George Il.
Weeks.
Two or more representatives of Morrill,
Commandry, u. o. G. c., Of this CITY will
attend the grand commandry meeting April
18th. at Lisbon Falls.
The stages are hours late and covered
with mud when they arrive. The exceed.
ingly bad condition of the roads makes
| trade dull about town.
Burning boughs that banked the houses
during the winter affords pastime for the
lads and fills the air with the smell Of burn.
ing hemlock and spruce.
bulls" and "hears" are wonderfully in.
creased about town the past week or two.
1t would appear that many still live who
| think they can beat the game.
|
DIR. Fairbanks, the veterinarian, accom-.
panied Mr.. Frank Beck to Chicago for the
purpose of inspecting the stock horse which
Mr.. Beck proposes to bring to Augusta.
| Milliken's mill at Hallowell will be
started Tuesday, April Is. Word from up
river says that the warm weather Is start
ing the snow and driving will soon com.
mence.
Prof. q. A. Robertson has bought Capt.
| IL. +. Blauchards residence on Winthrop
street and will occupy it as soon as Capt.
Blanchard moves away. We understand
the price paid was $500
The Cony High School Assembly on
Thursday organized base ball team by
electing Francis Woodbridge manager and
b. +. Maher captain. II is thought .
strong team can be put in the field.
The Gospel temperance mission will be
opened Sunday at $50 p. NJ. at Wsvefly
hall. Evening meetings will be held Sun
day, Tuesday and Saturday at 7.30 O'Clock.
Capt. Thatcher will be at the hall every
morning except Sunday from to 10 A. N.
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ExCity Treasurer c. N. Hamlen stepped
out Thursday, and the new city treasurer
Mr.. J. L. Fuller stepped in. Mr.. Hamlen
has already been offered, and it is under
stood he has accepted fine position -
general agent for Kcnnebec county Of the
| Union Mutual Insurance Co.
j. C. Kirkpatrick, who has been for
several years jewcler and repairer at A.
M-Wight's, has gone into business on his
own account in the south half Of the
Hawe's store, just vacated by d. p Knowl-
ton. Mr.. Kirkpatrick is an expert and
capable watchsmiti, and has deserved
popularity for his excellent work.
The many friends of Hon. C. X. McFsd-
den will be glad to learn that he is on the
mend. A Journal representative called
upon him Thursday and found him up about
the house although still very weak. His
courage is good and he expects to be out
again when the weather gets little warmer.
DR.. A. g. Young, secretary of the State
Board of Health, was much interested in
the recent conference at New York Of the
state boards of health where quarantine
methods were under discussion. He has
returned home. He says that they held
three sessions daily for three days and The
interest was undated to the close.
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Already considerable interest 10 being
| taken in the coming meeting of the village
| school district. II il said that those DESTROYS
of increasing the board Of directors from
three 10 Ave are organizing their forces 70
get this change adopted. Some have 'us'
gested that the meeting should be held
the evening to insure better attendance ID
voting on this important mstter.
Reading and rereadipg many times NE
same article ~ apt to become very m0no'
onous unless the subject matter asofns
more interest than the public laws are IKE
ly to. Engrossing Clerk Russell wrestisd
with these long and continuously Dung
the Legislative session. He now ensased
in reading the proof sheets Of these same
laws for publication in book form. Hen
assisted by Miss Eva NJ. lockwood.
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Mr.. II. II. 1ngrahsm has sold bis infefe"
in the wholesale confectionery department
Of Fox & Co. to that firm. He has accepted
a position as head clerk with the firm Of b.
Il. Davis & Co. cIotbiers. Mr. lngrahsm
has held a similar position with II. >. Bia'r
dell for the past six years prior to bis en-