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

Mr. +. w. Thayer of Gray is in town.
Mrs. and Miss Dewitt have returned from
the seaside.
Hon. f. Carr of Galesburg, H., was in
the city yesterday.
Senator r. G. Horr of Michigan was in
town last evening.
Hon. A. A. Bixby of Skowhegan was in
h9 city yesterday.
Miss May Carr of New York is visiting at
Mr.. Treby Johnson's.
Hon. c, E. Littlefld and wife of Rockland
were in town yesterday.
Mr. Percy w. Brooks returned from
Squirrel Island yesterday.
Mr.. d. V. Thompson of this city has re-
turned to Amherst college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac IL. Bromley of Boston
were in the city yesterday.
Mr.. A. j. Smith of Somerville Mass, is
the guest of Mr. O. r. Wellman.
George +. Osgood and Charles f. Osgood
of Palermo were in the city, yesterday.
Mrs. ID. C. Stanwood and Miss lice Stan
wood, have returned from Squirrel Island.
+. A. Lawrence of Portland, State secre-
tary of the Y. NJ. c. A, was in tae city yes
terday.
H. A. Tober has just secured the contract
for piping and heating the new school house
in Skowhegan.
Miss Maude Stanwood of New York is
visiting her grandmother, Mrs. d. p. Stan
wood on Chestnut st.
Mr.. G. T. Stockham, the proprietor of
The Bluffs" Mt. Desert Ferry, is visiting
friends in Augusta.
H. A. Heath, Esq, of the Allen Publishing
House has gone to his old home in White
field for a short vacation
Mrs. Jennie Z. Bailey, who has spent the
last FIVE months at her fathers in this city,
was married at her brothers, Charles +.
Pratt, in Boston, September LIST, to Mr..
Richard f. Woolard, of Amesbury, Mass
They are now keeping house in that place
MIR. Richard Belcher plays his last game
with the Augusta team this season at Show
hogan today. He leaves Immediately for
Amherst College, where he will captain the
courteous manners have won him many ad-
mirers in Augusta.
Mr.. s. c. Brooks of this city is receiving
the congratulations of his many friends on
his success in winning the lawn tennis cham
pionship of the State at Portland recently.
Mr.. Brooks received three prizes, two cups
one each for the championship of singles
and doubles, and handsome racquet offered
by Horace Partridge & Co. of Boston.
| Mr. Alger V. Currier of Hallowell, the
artist, hose marked success in the Pari,
| Salon is now familiar to the artist world
was in Portland yesterday and favored u,
with call. We are pleased to be able tt
state that Mr.. Currier hopes to give our cit
liens, later, an opportunity TO see his hes
| Press, 7h.
| Mr.. f. Forrest Goodwin, the genial captain
of the Skowhegans, is the republican nomi-
nee for representative in his district Mr.
| GOODWIN was STtuudttu iIoui tOibN CHiNSI
sitv with the highest honors in the class o.
81. This season he played third base 70
Salem team and when they disbanded re
fused several fattering offers from clubs il
other leagues in order to find time for tn,
study of law at his home in Skowhegan. Mr.
Goodwin will be the youngest Representative
sent from his district for many years and yer,
probably the youngest in the House.
Hon. Robert E. Frazier of Michigan, Gen
Adam E. King of Maryland and Hon. Levi
f. McComas, member of Congress from
Maryland, spent the night at the August
House and leave this morning in compan,
with Mr. Blaine and speak this afternoon a
Rockland and Damariscotta. Mr.. Blain
on Wednesday listened for two hours to Mr.
Frazier and Mr.. King and he speaks in til
highest terms of their efforts. 1t is grea
compliment when so careful an observer a
Mr.. Blaine states that there are no bette
stump speakers in the county than MI
Frazier and Mr.. King. Thousands of GU
/ citizens who have had the pleasure of hear
, ing them will most heartily endorse Nj
Blaine's commentator of these distinguish
ed gentlemen.