Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-09-28

Mr. Warren C. Whitehouse left on the boat
Thursday, with his family, for Chsrlestown,
Mass, where he intends to reside.
Mr. S. W. Siphers goes to Lewiston next
week, where he has procured a situation and
will remove his household goods soon
he can procure a tenement
Mr. NJ. c. Wadsworth was agreeably sur
prised Wednesday, to recognize among the
visiting Knights, Mr.. Russell, an old CON-
rade, who had endured with him the hard
ships of Libby prison for many months dur
ing the war. They had not met since thev
were liberated.
The reception of Calanthe Lodge at John
son Hall on Wednesday evening was a very
enjoyable occasion. The Lynn Band concert
commenced at eight o'clock and lasted one
hour. They discoursed some very fine music
and proved that they were no amete urs in the
profession. Everybody seemed delighted
with the excellent harmony of the different
parts. and the skillful execution of difficult
measures by the several performers. At nine
O'Clock the visiting and resident Knights, in
full costume, numbering nearly two hundred,
marched into the hall and arranged them
selves upon three sides of the hall, facing
the centre, and saluted the State grand Of
icers who were seated upon the stage.
Past Grand Chancellor W. j Lander, in be-
half of Gardiner Lodge, gave a brief address
of welcome delivered in his usual happy and
fluent style. Past Chancellor c. ii. Fuller
happily responded for Calanthe Lodge.
Brief speeches touching upon the interests
of the order were made by Grand Chancellor
Smith of Mass. and Gibson of Me. and 9TH
ers. The entertainment closed with ball
in which many of the knights participated.
ANNA n iftIaGelb residipu on Nnupt
Vernon street, met with a probable fatal
accident Thursday forenoon. He was
butchering hogs, and. while sitting the
side of the large scalding kettle, he slipped
backward and sat in the boiling water, scald-
ing himself from his waist to his knees SO
severely that there can be barely chance
for recovery. A young man, who was with
him at the time, with the aid OF his wife,
pulled MIN from the kettle and ran for help
On removing his clothing, the skin on the
body came off with them. Mr.. Littlefield
was unconscious at the time of this writing.
Mr.. Henry Woodward and wife, OF Win
throp, were in town on Thursday
All the CHI lnge in the Board of Trustees OF
the State Agricultural Society this year, was
the election Of Geo. A. Emerson of this town.
Miss Sarah F. Bradley and Mrs Susan
Sewall and daughter, daughters of A. Brad
ley of tins city, started on the train Monday,
the former for Atlanta, Ga and the latter for
Portland.
Mrs. Ellen Rogers, Principal OF the Wo-
mans Department of the Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology, and probably the most
scientific woman in America, and daughter
of the late Gov. John A. Andrews, visited
Mrs. Merchant last week.
A. c. 4 Thomas True took first prizes Oh
grade Durham yearling heifer and on Do
minique Leghorn chickens, at the State Fair.
On Wednesday of last week, Fred Merrill
was struck in the groin, by a lath thrown by
a machine he was running in Jewett's mill,
and was severely Injured.
The knickerbockers stopped shipping
from their Farmipgdale houses last Friday,
although the houses are not empty yet The
only place they are now working is at Dres
den
X. H. Gardiner of this city, took several
first prizes at the State Fair for pears, and
W. r. Wharf took several first prizes for
grapes and apples. He took first prize for
best exhibition of apples grown in kennebec
county. MIR. Gardiner exhibited 30 varieties
of apples, and Is of pears.
1t is not often that our city has two Gov
ernors visiting it at the same time, but such
was the case Tuesday. Governor Hale of
New Hampshire. came to Gardiner Saturday,
and has been the guest of 2. G. Bradstreet
Tuesday, Governor Robie arrived in this city,
on his way to Litchfeld. The two Govern
were introduced at the Evans Hotel by
l.. Clay. Esq, of this city.