Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-18

Pullen's dancing school has been pose
poned till Tuesday afternoon.
II. CAernowsky, dealer in dry goods, be-
been petitioned into insolvency BY his cred.
tors.
Only one case of typhoid fever was n
ported to Health Officer DR.. Frederick du,.
ing the past week.
All the trains to and from the city have
been from ten minutes to one hour late
during the past week.
Catchy, well-worded fancy signs are nov
hanging in mostly all the store windows,
offering inducements for the holiday trade,
The insurance agents report an increase
of business and say people are beginning TO
realize more fully the desirability Of life
insurance.
A large line of perfumes, sutomizers,
sachet powders and odor bottles, for the
holiday trade, can be had at Partridge, op-
posite the postoffice.
Workingmen's Protective Tariff League
will be organized in Augusta Thursday
evening. Those interested in forming il
say it will have 200 members at the start.
The latter part of the week Major Weld
of Old Town and Overseer Of the Poor
Joseph Moore were in the city and re.
moved n poor family from here to Old
Town where they formerly belonged.
Electric light wires are now being strung
to the insane hospital and new lights being
located in various departments of the build.
ing. Wires are also being changed along
the streets so that some Of the lights may
be run all night.
Friday, a large team load Of hay passed
down Water street and directly behind Il
was 10 cent team so to speak. The
old horse eagerly partook of the hay while
followin it for some distance. This 10 .
m marked sign of the hard times.
It is al unfortunate fact that this must
be an economical Christmas with many. A
tendency 20 cater to this class Is noticeable
among the trade. Mrs. c. A. Libby hes .
word to cay on the subject in another col
umu, which should be carefully read.
Mr.. r. wanted clerk and wanted him
in hurry. A rlacard on the door Of bic
store brought no suitable applicant buts
''want" ad in the JOURNAL brought them ID
shoals at once and Mr.. II. was able to msks
careful selection and 90 secure just the
young man he wanted and in short time.
While hay is so low it would be supposed
that farmers would prefer to hold thar
colts rather than make too great sscriacs,
but the trouble seems to be that there 10 10
market for them in Boston and has not bees
for two years and it 10 feared that the Boz
ton demand, except for prime horses, 10 v
be supplied from the West hereafter.
II is currently reported on the street "
day that well known and successful Iun'
Der merchant on Exchange street had taies
out life insurance policy this wesk To-
500, 00O.-Bangor Commercial.
+. II. Hezeltpn. who was at one timss
resident Of this city, and who has . 'sT
large circle of friends here, is said 70 n
the lucky insurance man who wrote M
large policy.
Geo. l.. Lashes. who 10 serving psf'ss
Of time in the County jail here, va n
leased Saturday that he might 20 u WISH
vile and attend the funeral Of his fsssS
which took place Sunday. Mr.. Lashs
will come back and pass the remaining |"
weeks of this term in company win -
other inmates who have broken the ocs~
Of restriction.
Monday evening the fourth lecture o.
the Biological course will be held BY rf'''
L,e Of Bowdoin College in the Conrsr
tional chapel at O'Clock. The topic Of "
lecture will be Star Fisher and Issu
Allies" This will include q considefsfos
sea-urchins, sea-cucumbers and cfinon'
The structure and habits Of these VII "
s,ribed. The lecture will be made more IL
teresting by being illustrated.
Mrs. Harriet II. Macdonald OF bssnv
wick, who has been giving series Oh
lures on English literature for the pese"
of the ladies, spoke on Ass
Edgeworth. Jane Austen and 80
Ferrier. Saturday morning. During Nv
lectures the attendance has been quits ~
and regular. These lectures have ~
very helpful and entertaining. Thee'D
be vacation lasting three weeks.
A cup of good, hot coffee on coh ~
or. in fact, At any time, is truly Feffssns
and delicious. To get cup Of this psvu'
age free Of cost win be an easy msues =
week. When You are making any
chases from Mrs. II. r. Tibbetts =
stock of holiday goods just step 70 ~ =
Of the store and there, behind
screen. will be found . pfettily ~
with prettier young lady serving cor
any Of Mrs. Tibbetts' many cussome" -
may desire ii.
Major Thomas II. winsor. ss'issan
erintendent Of the first district Of shs r.
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