Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-07


SETH GAY, Q. C..
H. A. SMITH. Recorder.
CALANTHE LODGE No. 50 X.
of p. Regular Convention
@ every Wednesday evening at
EGAHX 7.30 O'Clock. Work in the
9< Second Rank. May 6.
VICTOR L. FRENCH. C. C.
r. W.PIERCE, X. of r. and S.
AUGUSTA LOCALS.
l. c. Libby of Waterville. was in the
city, Wednesday.
Galen c. Moses of Bath, was in the
city. Wednesday,
A. r. Gerald Of Fairfield, was in the
city, Wednesday,
Frank w. Dana of Lewiston, was in
Augusta, Wednesday,
Hon. Fritz II. Twitchell of Bath was
in Augusta. Wednesday.
Horace Purington of Waterville. was
in Augusta. Wednesday.
a. w. Whitney will have for Boston
by boat. Thursday. for short business
trip.
+. G.. FaSSett, editor of the Portland
Sunday Times, was in the city, Wednes-
day.
Mr. Fred l.. Castle of East Jefferson,
is visiting his sister Mrs. George w.
Burgess.
Hon. F. r. Undertake, State bank
examiner. has been made a member of
the Abnaki Club.
Guy Q. Vickery returned, Wednesday
morning, from a business trip to Bos-
ton and New York
Mayor Choate returned from Port
land. Wednesday evening, where he at
sonic bodies.
Edward II. Emery, United States
marshal. passed through Augusta,
Wednesday. on his way from Aroos-
took county to Portland.
The kennebec Light & Heat Co, is
changing over the location of poles on
Bangor street. so that they will be in
as near straight line as possible.
A letter from Pasadena, Cal. was
received by G. F. Halves, yesterday
stating that ice had recently formed in
that locality. something extraordinary
for the time of year.
James Roopley. a Frenchman, was
fined SO and costs, Wednesday. by
Judge Andrews, for striking a COM
panion on Water street. in row over
something which occurred. Tuesday.
The w. F. Mooers Publishing Co,
which recently suspended operations,
made an assignment, Wednesday, to
Leslie c. Cornish and A. NJ. Goddard
The liabilities are between $1,000 and
$4,000. The assets are not known.
News was received here, Wednesday,
of the death from typhoid fever, on
April 30: of Mrs. Chester H. Weber of
many years resident of Augusta, and
a member Of the Universalist church.
Mrs. Thomas P. Shaw and son of
Portland accompanied by Miss Moul-
ton of Bath. were registered at the Au-
gusta house. Wednesday, They re-
turned to their respective homes in the
afternoon, after visiting friends in the
city.
Never before has there been such re-
markable displays of sporting goods and
fishing tackle in Augusta, as this spring.
A great boom is promised in this sport the
coming season. S. S. Brooks & Co. has
an automatic fishing reel that it is de-
light to sec Away with the old slow pro-
ccss-if you can afford this.
G. A. Means has a bill in his pos
session for number of barrels of flour
at wholesale, at 500 apiece. That was
in May, 1867. Mr.. Means was at that
time in the bakery business. being To-
Gated on Water street, opposite the
Journal office. He says that pies and
loaves of bread weren't as large then,
as they are now. but the prices were
about the same.
The boys of the Cony High school
will have the first hare and hounds
run of the season, this afternoon, the
start to be from the house of Lee
Rollins There will be two hares,
Frank Gannett, and Frank Hewins.
and a pack Of some six or eight hounds.
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