Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-11-23

On Monday evening Rev. D. W. LEILA
fore the Gardiner Auxiliary Of the Temper
ace Alliance in the Methodist church. Al
able lecture is looked for.
n. NJ. Whitmore. S. Bowman and E
Hatch have recently purchased the Jas
Adams house on Dresden street.
Mr.. W. D. Wing, who recently started fol
Valparaiso, Chill, intends to close out his
business there At once and return to the
United States. He is engaged in the lumber
business in Michigan.
| DIR. G. E. Heath has arrived home and DR..
Potter 10 expected the first Of next month.
Their Office will be in Palmer's building, where
they will begin practice the first Of the
| month.
| On Saturday, the 18th inst. the govern
ment steamer Iris made her annual visit to
take up tine buoys in the river.
A n. Duffy, stevedore, was injured about
the head the other day by being thrown out Of
| a wagon while driving from Hallowell.
Water is very low in the stream. There
has been enough until within a short time.
A good fall rain would help them out.
There is much conjecture about the time
that the river will close up for good. The
Star of the East will continue as long as she
can on the route.
Capt A. L. johnson will not go to sea at
present. Capt Frank Meady has taken
charge of his vessel.
On Tuesday forenoon, Capt J. Wharf.
while on the road from Halo ell here, stopped
to water his horse at trough. The animal
got away from the Captain and started for this
city, and when near Charles Stackpole's,
colided with a team, breaking the crossbar
nd x~biN3aSpoa ha Napfaiu sfarfad af-
ter the team at the rate of 40, and was
gaining on him fast when the animal was
captured.
Revival meetings under the direction of
Rev. Mr.. Leonard, closed on Sunday the Is
inst. Quite large number has been added
to the churches.
There was q meeting of the City Council
on Monday evening when the following bus
mess was transacted: In Board of Alderman
an order was passed to have gas put into the
steamers house at New Mill, but in Common
Council it was referred to Committee on Fire
Department, and sent back for concurrence.
An order was passed in concurrence, direct
ing the Chief Engineer to build two plat
forms, one below p. C. Holmes & CO.. shop.
and one above Scribner's shop so that in
case of fire in that vicinity the steamers
can get water from the stream.
The question of changing the town clock
to correspond to the standard time was talked
over in Board of Aldermen, but no action
was taken. In Common Council the bust
ness waiting for concurrent action was dis
posed of, as follows: The petition of Rich
ards & Co. for change of street was referred
to the Committee on Laying out New
Streets; petition for widening Summer
street to Committee on Highways. Bridges
and Sidewalk; for pipe from force
pump across grist mill bridge, to Com
mittee on Highways ;for street lights to Com
mittee on Lights; and the report against
Mrs. Armstrong; claim for damages was ac-
cepted. The roll of bills, No. 6, was ap
proved with the exception of the items for
Highway Departmet. The report of the COM
mittee to give the Richards Light Infantry
the heating and lighting of the armory was
laid on the table.