Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-08-18

Fairfield.
Mr.. Fred Thorne has a stock of two hun
bred hogs,
Cows Orchestra is preparing for the CON-
ing seasons campaign.
Thirty loads of grain were harvested at the
Insane Hospital this season.
Entertainments are booked for Granite
fall twenty days of November.
There have been several cases of typhoid
fs,er at the French end Of the town.
Conv & White have sold the remainder of
their ice below the city and will ship it short
refrigerator is being built at Gardiner
for the sale of the beef of the East St. Louis
Beef Co.
The boy named Everett Gilly of Manches-
.s, who got over heated and bathed in the
ponds dead.
The tennis tournament. which was to have
occurred Yesterday, was postponed on account
Of the rain.
President Arthur Sewall of the Maine
Central and a party of friends are passing the
week at Kineo.
There will be a special meeting of the
Ladies Relief Corps at their hall on Wednes-
day afternoon at o'clock.
There will be grand ball in aid of de-
serving charity at Franklin Hall, Togus, on
Tuesday evening, Aug. oath
The Wesleyan College Glee Club, ten
gentlemen with a warbler and whistler, will
appear in Augusta Sept. l4th.
Cruelty Agent Reed on Monday sent
countryman out of the city who appeared on
the street with decrepit horse.
Anew York Central parlor car with party
aboard passed through the city for the west
attached to the express yesterday forenoon.
The Gardiner Bridge Co. has appealed to
the court from the decision of the County
Commissioners in IN king an appraisal of the
Gardiner and Pittston bridge.
The Augusta Water Co have 1900 feet of
pipe on the way to Augusta. They will COM
mancp tho construction cf fbair 6ltoripp
house at the west end of the dam on Satur-
day night.
Detective True of Portland, will have
charge of the police and detective force at
the Bangor fair. He will have twen:v-four
police from the different cities and four
special detectives.
1t has been said that corporations have no
souls. The Augusta Water Co.. may be re-
garded as an exception to this rule, howeve..
1t was found necessary to lighter
aporton of the last cargo of pipe from Halo
well to Augusta and although not under OBJ
legation to do it the company paid the captain
OF the vessel for the extra expense incurred
tie was exceedingly pleased.
In view of the immense Bar Harbor travel,
the management of the Maine Central and
Boston & Maine railroads have in contem-
piauon for next season the running of linz
tied express trains between Boston and Bar
harbor, composed exclusively of Pullman
palace cars, similar in all respects to the
limited express trains which have 90 long
run between New York and Washington.
Mr. Elwood Bailey of Winthrop. son of c.
NJ Bailey, Esq, will open the eyes of visit
ots at the State Fair with his team of oxen.
lie has some fifteen yoke from two years old
ap'ahd the largest girth eight feet and a half.
ref'ons who have seen the cattle say they
are as fat as they can roll and are well worth
au'p to see. Mr.. j, w. Clough has pur-
eaased portion of them for Mr.. Bailey.
iney will be exhibited at the State Fair as
town team.
IN our obituary column will be found no
0ce OF the death of Frank Metcalf, at Mon
AOu'n The deceased was the son of l.. S.
ie'cali OF New York, the editor of THE
'Ofunl' The young man WAS great favor
nc on every hand He came to Maine about
mOnth ago for two weeks vacation at his
,''"ef summer home, but was soon stricken
@"n with typhoid fever, that has terminated
aus fatally. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. will have the
'"'ef sympathy of very wide circle of
trends and acquaintances.
Everybody at Ocean Point had a healthy
sn the other day when well known Au
sa'@ gentleman stepped into a boat at the
Ivan FONT House wharf for row on the
"'ny deep. He cast off the bow painter,
~ UP the oars and began to row as if for
ne This movement he kept up for
. .sun time and was feeling quite proud of his
an oarsman when he accidentally
''Aeu up at the wharf and was much crest
'en to find that the boat had not moved
IRON lis moorings. He had omitted to
vast loose the stern fastening.
"ecently New York firm placed check
'1ooo in letter which was placed in the
!, o'nce directed to a gentleman named
:. u III Windsor, N. c. Instead of going
directed the letter came to W;nds,r Me-.