Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-11-03
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Monday, November 3. 1884.
FANCY PRINTING.
programmes, announcements, wedding and visiting
rards a large and varied assortment OF samples can
always be found at this office. Have new and de-
srable styles of type for doing nice work Samples
cent BY mail and prices quoted
Six namps went to Jail from Gardiner Sat.
uriay morning
Snow plows are commencing to move on
Maine Central.
william Delaney was before the Municipal
Court for drunkenness, Saturday
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The new paint shop of the Maine Central
Is heated by steam, and is extremely warm
and comfortable
The Kennebec County Educational Associ.
alton annual meeting will be held in Gardiner,
Jan. "a and Sd
Oak street is being graded just above the
wall built last year. This has been much
aeede1 for a long time.
The managers of the principal Kinks in
Maine meet in Portland the 9TH inst. to ar
range for the Maine State Polo League
The drama BREAD upon the Waters was
presented at the Hospital Friday evening.
Music was furnished by the Hospital
orchestra.
Hon. X. II. Gardiner of the city bearing
his name has harvested this year 700 barrels
of Bellefeur apples, 4l6 being No. l. He
will -cnd some If them to the worlds fair al
New Orleans.
The snow-ploughs of the Maine Central,
which have been stored on the east side, dur
ing the summer season, are being taken from
their summer quarters and placed in trim for
the winter campaign.
Mr.. Fred Thorne has commenced the
erection Of a refrigerator 38x34 feet, at his
farm, and is pushing the work ahead before
cold weather arrives. He proposes to deal
in both Chicago aud native beef.
The letter carrier. delivered during the
month of October. a, 1877 letters, 80, S58
postal cards, and 1854 newspapers. They
collected during the same month. 33, 1873 let
tiers, 1920 postal cards and 2.744 newspapers.
J. W Estes & Son will shortly reopen
their harness manufactory in the upper story
Of Nlsh's Block, where they will employ
some % men during the winter. Mr.. Estes
has recently purchased two horses in Aroos-
took County.
town meeting was held at Readheld. last
week called by the citizens of East Read
field, in order to vote upon motion to
rescind the vote passed at a former meeting
appropriatng So 900 toward the erection OF
shoe factory in Readfeld. The motion to
rescind was defeated by a vote of 81 to "A.
Mr.. K. b. Capen, proprietor of Dirigo Bus
mess College, contemplates enlarging the ca
pacity of the college rooms by the addition
of the upper story Of the block Immediately
north of the present quarters of the institu-
ton. Twenty five additional pupils will at
tend the college this week and by December
every seat will be taken.
Rev H. c. Munson, G. w. c. T., has COM
mssioned Mrs. E NJ. Hickok, of Massachu-
setts. as State Deputy Lecturer. for Maine
and she is TO enter upon her work at once.
Mrs Hckok has had much experience in the
lecture field, Ia an excellent christian woman.
and has written much for the press. She is
the author of volume of poems.
"Buou," the horse sold recently by James
+. Fuller of this city to Reed & Clark of
Boston, has entered the $50 list, he having
trotted this fall at Mystic and Beacon park
inside of . 80 and down to ? 271 one half
mle was made in lilo. This records some
what surprising when it is considered that the
animal had been under training but month.
Farmers are thankful for the recent rains
which were needed to fill dry wells and els
terms and fit the ground for ploughing.
Other fall work. for which the season has
been exceptionally favorable, is nearly com
petcd. and nov ploughing is progressing
finely There will probably be number of
pleasant days in November in which to close
up fall work.
Saturday morning brute-for we cannot
call him a man-drove down Water,
and turning up Court street, belabored first
one side and then the other of his poor horse
until he reached the top of the hill and turned
up State street. Such cruelty is rarely ex-
hhted in the streets of civilized communi-
should be taken in hand by the Society for
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