Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-10-28
GARDINER.

Rev Mr.. Gledhlll Will commence his duties
as pastor of the Universaist churches at this
place and Hallowell in about three weeks
He will occupy the Judge Palmer house on
Pleasant ST. He will preach at Hallowell in
the forenoon and Gardiner in the afternoon.
The stone crusher has already completed
its work for the season. Only one street has
been treated to dose this season; Water St
between Holmes foundry and the gas house.
The machine is set up just above the gas
house, and it is interesting to watch its op-
erations. large stone thrown in at the top
will come out at the bottom, broken into
a thousand pieces, in a few seconds. 1t takes
an engine OF about ten horse pow er to run the
machine. crew of sixteen men is needed
in the work, including teamsters. The stone
is taken from the Cobbossee stream
The water-works are progre ssing finely the
pipe from the reservoir to the pumping sta
ton is being laid. In order to do this. con-
siderable blasting is necessary. The pipe to
cross the stream is swivel-jointe A float
of oil barrels has been constructed and the
pipe is taken aboard this, joined together,
and dropped over board. One section of the
pipe weighs upward of 900 pounds. Over 20
service pipes have already been put in, and
orders are coming in well. On school street
been piped for water.
The windows for the new church at Au-
gusta are being constructed BY S. N. Maxcy.
A large number of foreign rags are daily
received at the paper mills in this city. All
of them have been disinfected. Several car
loads arrived yesterday, each bag of which
was stamped: "ThOroughly dsinfected by
Chas. Kany, U. S. inspector of rags in Egypt.
The new Y. NJ. c.. A. of this city, has
leased the rooms in Davenport's Block over
the New York Emporium.
The ladies of Heath Relief Corps have de-
cided to hold a fair and levee in the Coliseum
about the last of next month 1t will be a
grand affair.
Heath Post, G. A. R., will celebrate its
18th anniversary the Goth of next month.
The post now numbers l07 men.
A new turn-table is being constructed at
the freight depot.
The railroad commissioners passed through
this city. yesterday. They inspected the
trestle work below the station and the tw o
bridges above, and found all in good condi
ton.
Reports have been circulated to the effect
that there are several cases of smallpox in
Gardiner. We have it from the best suthori-
ty that there is not at present, nor has there
varioloid in the city
Some of the sportsmen of this city have
sent for some wild rice seed which they will
SOW along the banks of the Cobbossee to toll
the ducks.
Major berry has painted the two handsome
signs on Richardson's market, at the upper
end of Water st.
The Oliver Bros. have decided to build
another and larger steamer to ply on the
Cobbossee another season.
crew eff Italians is laying pipes for the
water works on high street
Mrs. Geo. B. Shaw, who haa been visiting
J. s. Bradstreet, Esq started for home yes
terdsy.
A. Bradley and daughter start for Florida
a week from Monday.
A. Doyle, the popular jeweler, has sold his
retail business to Mr.. Fred Webb, of this
CITY. but who has been located in Boston for
the past three years. Mr.. Webb has many
friends in this city who wish him success.
Mr.. Doyle will remove to rooms over Par
tridges, where he will devote himself exclu-
sively to manufacturing.
Isaacon, the clothier, is to remove from
this city to Lewiston about the first of
January.
The Grand Division, Sons of Temperance,
meet with Warren Division in this city to-
day. Quite a number of members of the
order are expected to be in town.
The police searched two places for liquor
Yesterday, but found nothing.
Neil McPhee and Wesley Atkinson were
before Judge Larrabee yesterday forenoon.
They are the men who disturbed the
Salvation Army meeting at South
Gardiner. assaulted an officer, and made
their escape. bnt were captured in Bruins
wick They were srraigned on three charges !;
drunkenness, disturbing the meeting and
assaulting the officer, and found guilty on all
of them. They were each fined $500 and
costs, and 80 days in Jail. 1t is understood
that they intend to disclose where they got
their liquor, and thus escape the imprison-
ment.
Messrs. Preble & Keene. the popular fur
niture dealers, finding their floor room, 2l.-
600 square feet, not large enough for their
needs. have leased the stone store, next door,
and stored it full of goods.
Three loads of hay were hauled into the
city before five o'clock, Monday morning.
1.-The early bird catches the worm"