Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-11-04
GARDINER.

carpenters wages are said to be higher
mere than in any city on the river.
tapt. brookins of this city. who was
stapoed oy sailor at Salem. Mass. recently
has arrived in this city. sHis wound. are
quite serious. are
The Hungarian Gypsy Band had small
audience at the Coliseum Monday evening
on account of the storm.
lhomas Conner. of Lewiston, and John
Martin, of Manchester, n H., went TO Jail
MONDAY for thirty days. Drunkenness.
wm' oheliman also went mp for five days
Same cause
The City Of Gardiner steamer company is
to have new Silsby steam heater in their
building 1t is designed to keen the water
IN the ooller heated so as to get Nm steam
quickly. 1t will also be used to heat the
building.
The Gardiner band will hold fair in the
Coliseum soon
The crew at the shoe factory have COM
menced working at the advance accorded
| them when they struck
During the high wind Monday noon. Mr.
Heath, assistant on the G & p bridge. at.
| tempted to open the draw for steamer to
pass he put the bar on the heavy purchase.
He got along all right until he went to close
the draw, when it occurred to him that there
was no necessity for him TO follow the bar
around; that the force Of the wind would
close the draw. 1t proved to be- as he thought,
only more so. The bridge got to going at a
pretty lively rate, and when Mr.. Heath reached
out for the bar, he got blow that he will
remember for some time.
| The Star of the Fast left Gardiner Tuesday
at two o'clock, having laid over on account
of the storm. This is the only time, with
one exception. that this has occurred.
Many of the older citizens will learn with
pain of the death of Frederick Kimball of
this city, which occurred in Hallowell Mon.
day. Mr.. Kimball was son of Capt. Ma
thaniel Kimhall, one of the pioneers of steam
boating on the river. When a Young mar
he follow steamboating, having been clerk or
the steamer Ocean at the time she was burned
In 1866 he went to Singapore. China, and
while there had severe paraly c shock
from which he never recovered
There are but twenty telephone subscribers
in this city
A large bill board on Water street. was
blown down by the gale, Monday
Bishops Minstrels aud Museum Co. close
| their engagement at johnson Hall this even.
ing
The r. gilar meeting of the city govern.
ment which should hive occurred Monday
evening was po,t,un i one week on accoun,
of no quorum being present in the City Coun.
! Gil.
| The Girard & Vokes combination will be a,
| the Coliseum tomorrow evening.
| Quite an exciting runaway occurred at the
upper end of Water street yesterday after
noon. A team belonging to G. S Douglass q
West Gardiner was standing in front of
Richardson's grocery store. A boy came
along bearing banner which was an adver-
/ tisement for Bishops Minstrels. This fright.
ened the horse and he started on the run
down the street He had gone but a short
distance when the wagon brought up against
post and was badly smashed. The horse
cleared from the wreck and kept on down the
| street until in front of Wentworth's bolt man.
ufactorv when he struck another team and
was thrown to the ground He got on his
| feet and continued down the street a short
distance, when he was captured Mr.. Doug
| lass wagon and harness were considerably
injured, but no other damage was done.
| Mrs. Chas. Robinson went to Boston Mon
| dav for a short visit.
| Vannah's window is very lastly arranged
| John Wilson, of Richmond, went to Jail
yesterday for five days. Drunkenness.