Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-01

New Years.
Splendid trotting on the ice track above .
the dam.
J. Colby Bassett was here from Water
vile, yesterday.
Miss Edith Potter is spending the holt
days in Portland
Gen. John Harper Of Lewiston, was in
the city, Monday.
George Perkins and son Of jefferson,
were here, Monday.
Grocer Haskell has another new de-
livery pung ON the streets.
Mrs f. A. Noble is spending a few
weeks with friends in Boston.
A $50 electric light transformer has
been placed in the Augusta House.
The regular meeting of the Y. W. c.
r. u. this Tuesday evening at 7.30.
Hon. Llewellyn Powers arrived in the
city from Houlton, yesterday morning.
C. f. Moody returned to Peabody
Mass, yesterday, after visiting relatives
here.
David Owen of Bangor, was here, yes
terday, on business in regard to the Opera
house
A class in mechanical drawing will be
started in the Y. NJ. C. A. room, Friday
evening.
1t is said that .'1492" will be presented
ut the Opera house this winter, perhaps
In January.
The engravers have been very busy
since Christmas upon jewelry and silver
ware presents
Miss Hattie Matthews returned to the
Emerson School of Oratory, Boston, yes
terday morning
Sylvester Bros. have completed their
wood shed and are ready to supply fuel
for hungry stoves.
The nearest estimate as to the amount
of snow that fell during the recent storm
seems to be foot
Mr.. Ora f. Perkins and Miss Addie II.
Cottle, both of Augusta, have announced
their marriage intentions.
The entertainments for this week will
be the Imperial concert, Chizzle While
fair, and opera at the Opera house.
Proposals are coming in for the re-
building of the poor farm barns work on
which will probably begin before long.
Many of the stores have on hand hand
some presents that were left over from
Christmas, which they say will be in de-
mand as birthday or wedding presents.
Remember the meeting of the kenne-
bee Natural History and Antiquarian So
ciety tonight Election of officers at 80
O'Clock. Paper at O'Clock by DIR. Nancy
| Williams
The water in the pipes froze at the First
Baptist church, Sunday, and burst there,
| allowing the water in the tank to run out.
1t was refilled, however, in the afternoon,
| and 12 candidates We're baptized.
Mrs. W. E. Bigelow of Portland, re-
turned to her home, Saturday, having
spent Christmas with her many friends
i in Augusta and Waterville, being the
| guest of Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Farnham.
Purinton Bros, wood dealers, have 1a5
cords of dry stove wood in their store
house and 1900 cords of green wood at
Togus. They are selling stove wood for
s. cord and have several teams deliy-
ering.
Carriage maker Chandler will soon be-
gin work on nice new covered meat
wagon for +. l.. Weber, one OF water
streets enterprising grocers, which MI
Webber will place upon the road in the
spring.
The Bangor Commercial says that MI.
| H. NJ. Pullen has arranged q novel Dell
accompaniment for some of the selections
Of tn popular airs played by his orcnes-
ira The bells are rung by electricity
and are connected to q key board which
can be played like piano. Prof.. fuiien
is we'll known in Augusta
The store now occ upied by Grocer fos-
ter and owned by Lendall Titcomb' ESQ.,
will very soon undergo thorough repairs
during which Mr. Foster will continue
his business, occupying the store used
last year as the city agency a plate
glass front will be put in and the entire
store will be SO rcmodeied as to look Hike
new when the work is completed.