Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-05

DAILY kENNl
The medical CLUB of Augusta. hell
It's regular meeting. Monday evening
In the aldermen's room.
Thomas Leigh, Jr., and J. J. Mahe
left on the afternoon train Monday, fo
Bingham, Skowhegan and Scion, OF
business.
Judge and Mrs. w. p. Whitehous,
feft for Paris. Monday morning, wher,
the judge viii hold court during tn,
coming week
J. Fremont Dearborn, Jr.. will leav.
on today's boat for Boston. to continu,
his business. He has been making {
two weeks visit with his parents.
The Misses Holmes have returned
from a most enjoyable visit to Wash
ngton. ID. c.. and other cities. The,
report that their visit to the Capito
was the best of ALL
Jimmy Purcell landed in the Kenne-
oec Jail, Monday morning. from Gard.
iner on the charge of being a deplor-
able vagrant. Thirty days will be his
fThnra n I'M toll
Schooner j. ID. Ingraham. Captain
Lewis. with 209 tons of Franklin stove
coal. arrived in the city, Monday at
=. NJ. in tow of the Charlie Lawrence.
She will discharge. Tuesday. The coal
is for E. Stone & Co.
The meeting of the Epworth League,
this evening. will be held at the Meth
odist parsonage. a paper will be read
on "A Trip to California" some bust
ness transacted, and the remainder OF
the evening spent socially.
The new building for the office of the
Augusta Lumber Company is fast
nearing completion. 1t is larger than
the former one. ana will be fitted with
all the conveniences. A fancy brick
fireplace has been put in which looks
very fine.
Bananas are selling we'll. and as a
consequence the skins are in evidence.
dispose of the skins where they will do
no harm, but there are still some who
slap them down anywhere, regardless
of consequences.
Sundays heat was Il weather breeder
and the rain which followed. early
Monday morning. although not a
heavy one. was enough to put a
quietus~on the dust. which had gotten
to be more troublesome. than at any
previous time. this season.
The Current Events Club will meet
with Mrs. a. S. Bangs. Wednesday. at
3 p. VI. This is the annual meeting for
the election OF officers and all members
are requested to be present. Topic for
the afternoon Suggestions for Ma
tional and Municipal Reform
The third of the Nannah- Bartlett
Turner recitals will be given. this
evening. in the vestry of the Congre-
gational church. Those who attend
are promised a charming programme
is great preparations have been made
to have this even exceed the others.
4 reception will be rendered by the
Augusta ladies. under whose patron
age the reeitals are given. after the
concert
The logs are expected from up river
about the last of this month. Every
indication points to an abundance of
water. this season. as the quantity of
snow and ice along the water shed has
been much greater than usual this
100000 will pass through Hallowell
boom, this summer. 1t will be in
charge of William and Eugene Har-
vey, and Warren Sawyer.
Conductor Jewetts train West bound.
IN its arrival in Augusta. Monday
afternoon, was found to have a box of
he very hottest description on the
tr1IcIxS of the rear car which was fresh
from the car shops. 1t smelt up very
loisomely and there was no difficulty
N locating it, After turning the hose
IN for a few minutes. all to no purpose
he rest OF the train went away leav-
ng behind the car With the bot box. to