Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-10-16

Rev Collins g. Burnham Of South Free.
port, viii preach at the congres ationalis,
church. Sunday. He i. 4 graduate from
Bowdoin College and Bangor Theological
Seminary
The harvest concert, which Was postponed
last week. was given Sunday evening at the
Congregationalist church.
Miss Olive A. Little6eld, who has been
spending the summer in Portland. returned
home last week.
| Quite large number of our citizens at
tended the Sagadahoc fair At Topsham on
Thursday
The outside of the shoe factory i. finished
and the windows in. Workmen are busy lay
ing the floors.
Mr.. Sumner Hopkins has returned from the
West where he has been for a year or more
last Friday His son Sumner came with him
for brief visit and returned to
Chicago, ye-terday.
The weather was very summer like on
Sunday The thermometer stood at 500 at
four o'clock p N.
| Revival meetings are being held at the
Methodist and Free Baptist churches and
considerable interest is manifested Rev
Mr. Leonard, the evangelist, is ASST sting in
the meetings He preached at the Methodist
church SUNDAY.
Charles Trask is expected home with his
lot Of Canada horses some time this week
At the Lincoln County Fair in Damariscol-
ia, Thursday the ii inst, Grey Nose, the
property of E. d. Haley, of this city, came
to the front again, and won first money in
the free for ali race, in three straight heats
Time 2.3a l-2
The dancing school being held in Armory
Hall under the direction of Mr.. J. C. Keenan,
numbers about fifty pupils and those that at
tend say that it is the best that has ever been
in that hall. Mr.. Stephen Strong OF Halo
well is the teacher.
Two of our young men started for Arizona,
recently to build up name and fortune. but
while looking over the naughty "Hub," one
of them was knocked down and robbed of
$50 and a watch. necessitating a return to the
parental roof for more funds. 1t is more
doubtful il they make another start in that
direction.
Tuesday evening the 9th inst. while little
daughter of Augustus Morrison was walking
on fence she fell off and broke her fore arm
about midway between the elbow joint and
wrist.
Workmen have just completed very con-
venient and much needed ambition to the old
vault in the Gardiner Savings Institution. Ii
is of brick with 10 inch walls. and 3 inch air
space, and is designed for fire-proof reposi-
tory for papers. The large iron doors have
arrived and were placed in position.
During the recent visit of Mr.. A. X. Sim
mons, of Manchester, n. II. to this citv, his
friends put up little surprise on him. Be
ing invited to go into the knights of Py:has
Hall he found large number of the mem
bers Of Gardiner Lodge present. G. e. 5.
w. Siphers called the company to order.
when Knight G. W. Heselton stepped for
ward and in few appropriate remarks pre-
scented Mr.. Simmons with fine Past Chan
cellor's Jewel.
One day recently while Mr.. S. II. Moulton,
of Pittston, for many years a well known
river driver, was out in his skif picking up
the stray logs floating down the Kennebee,
he picked up pine log that was cut on the
Moxcey stream, near the headwaters of the
kennebec, in 1884, by Smith, Steward and
others. 1t bore the mark of Box I" which
has been extinct on the Kennebec waters for
many years, but was easily recognized and
located by Mr.. Moulton. 1t was in good
state of preservation. and it is supposed has
been lingering on some snag under water
where it had been forced by drive some
time long ago