Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-12
GARDINER.

Messrs. Eben White and Fred Strout At
tended the fair at Topsham yesterday.
Special Agent Hiscock of the German
American Insurance Company is in town
renewing his risks.
MIR. Fred McCausland is assisting in plac-
ing the electric lights at Togus.
The Richmond fair ends today. The pro.
ceeds go toward the new shoe factory.
There is stuffed bird in MIR. A. Daven-
ports window which has II strange history.
While Captain Whitmore of the ship Berlin
was about two hundred miles off the coast of
Patagonia ON the 18th of April last, the little
passenger lit on the vessel almost exhausted
and was put in IA cage by the captain. When
the vessel arrived in England the bird was
stuffed and mounted by a celebrated taxider-
mist. He was examined by several ornthol-
ogsts, who agree that it is of a species
which has never been classified.
The fair of the Brookins Relief Corps will
occur in the G. A. X. Hall at Randolph Oct.
II, Is and 10. Fifteen valuable presents
will be given to those who hold the lucky
tickets.
A new piazza is being added to Mr.. J. ).
Lambards residence.
Deynes heel factory, which was shut
down last week waiting for machinery,
starts up full blast Monday.
Lay Fow, a hard working son of the far
East, presides over the Chinese laundry in
this city. For IA long while he has been
much tormented by small boys, who hang
around the shop, call him bad names and drove
away his trade, while if he dares to remon-
strate they creep up behind and tweak his
pig tail. Yesterday afternoon he became
infuriated with Willie Merrill and chased
IA tb,, into
where he began to pound him on the back
with fiat stone done up in brown paper.
Willie was very much scared and somewhat
bru sed. 1t is not known whether any legal
proceedings will arise out of the affair.
Rev. j. :. Gledhll left yesterday for Bos-
ton.
On yesterday, for the second time in the
twenty-five years during which the Star of
the East has been running between this city
and Boston, Captain Jason Collins was not in
charge. For some time the large business
which has been built up has dema nded an
other boat, and Capt. Collins with Thomas
A. Rich of Boston, president of the steam
boat company, has gone to Norfolk, Va,
where they will examine with a view to pur-
chasing the fast steamer Cape Charles. This
boat has an iron hull is ten feet longer
than the Star and was built three years agoa
W iittlti sue Is stCuItu Ut Utt, tWu poats Will
probably be put on the route next season to
run during June, July, August and Septem-
ber
The valuable setter dog which was recent
ly sent to Mr.. George Cross from Bow doin-
ham, has been sold to Mayor Berry.
The body of Captain Henry Worcester, of
Company c, 3rd Maine regiment, which was
inferred in the cemetery some six years since,
was recently removed to Portland, where his
widow resides.
Several people who went to Augusta yes
terday supposng that the races were to con
tnue, drove back disappointed.
Mr.. Edwin A, Bayley, the real estate agent
of Madison Dakota, was in the city yester
day.
Mr.. G. Il. Sagar went to Boston yester-
day.
Miss Eleanor Redington of Randolph, 10
visiting friends in Fairfield
Mr.. o. J. Doyer of Oakland, was in this
city yesterday.
Mr.. g. Brown of Norridgewock, was in
town yesterday.
| Mr.. Fred X. Gould went to Boston yester-
day.
| Mr.. J. ID. White is in Boston.
Mrs. Gerard Crummett is visiting friends
| in Boston.