Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-09
GARDINER,

been released by the Augusta Base Ball
Club will play with the Gardiner nine the
remainder of the season.
Prof. Henry Richards of Boston, is in the
city, the guest of his brother. Mr. Harry
Richards.
Another cargo of bed-slats is being dis
charged at Gray's dock for the Oakland Man
ufacturing Company.
Haying is finished. Any one would know it
if he didn't know that it was almost the middle
of August, by noticing the changed appear
ance of our streets. They are now filled
with teams every afternoon and business is
lively.
Mrs. A. F. Cooper, and Miss NJ. W.
Cooper have returned to their home at the
Evans for the season.
The two dynamos at the Electric Light
Station were transferred to the Augusta sta
ton yesterday
The Star was grounded for three hours
yesterday morning below Richmond, and did
not reach here until about 1870 A. NJ. She
was crowded full of passengers, just as full
as she could hold, probably $50 or i75.
Work has been suspended on the Water
street Bridge since Monday, in consequence
of the non-arrivai of timber from Portland.
The timber was shipped by lighter and is de-
layed by unfavorable weather.
Mrs. II. ID. Leonard of this city, who was
injured in an accident on the Maine Cen
tral last year, has brought suit against the
Company, placing damages at $50, 1000,
Hon. Wilbur +. Lunt of Portland has been
retained as counsel, and it is understood that
the case will be called at the September
term to be held in Augusta.
Rev. Julius X, Smythe of Boston, who for
the past month has preached very accept
ably to those of the Swedenborgian faith,
in this city, will close his series of discour-
ses at the Universalist church next Sabbath
At the meeting of the city council Mon
day evening, the City Treasurer was author
lied to hire $500 to place to the credit of the
new Winter street bridge, that amount being
needed, in addition to the Sl200 previously
appropriated to complete the structure.
The salary of John Stone, city liquor agent
was increased from $500 to $500 Mr.. ii.
NJ. Wentworth, filed his bond, $4,000, as
tax collector, and the bond was accepted.
Roll of bills, No. 4, amounting to 81 073.95
was approved and ordered paid.
Mr.. X. II. Gardiner of Chestnut Hill, near
Boston, are at the Oaklands.
Mr.. w. l.. Stephenson went to Boston on
the morning express yesterday.
Mr.. Augustus Bailey and family, and S.
w. Cults and wife are at the Collins cottage,
Capitol Island
| The great railroad excursions from nearly
all points on the line of the Maine Central
and branches, to Old Orchard made all
trains late yesterday.
Mr. z. H. Holmes, is now in Dover, N.
H., on business connected with their exten-
i've works in this city. new electric light
service is to be established in Dover, Great
Falls Rochester, and East Rochester, n. H..
the station for these four places to be located
now making the plans for the new station
and everything connected with it, build
ing, wheels, shsfting, dynamos, etc, anC
the work will be done under their direction
Mr.. Holmes will return Friday. Among
their new orders is one for set of gears fo
the Nashua Manufacturing Company o
Nashua, n. II.
Lambard & Cox and Clark's Randolph
band will make an excursion to Boothba,
harbor and islands and the outside fshini
banks on Wednes esday of next week, Aug IL
ing will be offered and there will be a mate
game of ball Mr.. o. J. Hockett, manage
of the Squirrel Island nine, has challenge
the Gardiner Y. NJ. c. A. nine to play
game at Squirrel Island on that day, an
Mr.. J. NJ. l.. Bates, manager of the Y. NJ
c. A. and general secretary of the associa
ton has accepted the challenge.
Nearly 400 persons went on the Catholi
excursion to Five Islands yesterday by tn
steamer Islander. The steamer reache
here on the return trip at 730 p. NJ, but o
account of the heavy load and low water 81
transferred most of the Augusta passenger
to the Della Collins at the steamboat wha
here, which took them to the capital, h
Islander going up light. The excursions
were accompanied by the National band ar
and were a merry party.
y 1t was somewhat unfortunate that thr'
y public meetings in which nearly all our bu
mess men are interested, occurred at Il
" same hour last evening, viz; The meeting
' of the republicans and democrats to orga
ize campaign clubs, and of the loan al
building association. The two former d
t, not particularly conflict with each othe
b but both confcted with the last name
l. which was a meeting of sufficient impol
b ance to have had a full evening to itse
n and to have drawn a large audience from
/, our citizens, irrespective of party. II