Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-22
GARDINER.

K. p. Livingstone of Newark, n. j., is
registered at the johnson House.
Mr.. S. B. Glazier of Atchison, Kas., the
well known Maine banker, formerly of the
Augusta National Bank, was registered at
the Evans House yesterday.
Pack and basket peddlers are numerous on
the streets.
AT last a game has been arranged between
the Augusta and Gardiner mines, which will
be played tomorrow, if the afternoon is fav-
orable. The batteries will be Davis and
Doyle for GARDENERS, and Underwood and
Rogers for Augustus. The clubs are both
fine ones, the game will be close and well
played, and larger attendance will be pres
ent than has been witnessed in any game
since the grounds were opened.
Mr.. Horace Waters of New York, the well
known musical publisher and eminent pro-
hibitionist, reached the city yesterday after
noon on the express and left at once for JEFF.
ferson. where he is to visit friends. Mr..
Waters is many times millionaire and is
putting out his money freely for the advance
ment of his favorite cause.
Mr.. Albert Sampson of Boston, son of
Oliver Sampson, Esq, is in the city.
The Maxcy mill started up at 10 o'clock
yesterday forenoon. 1t is not little sngu-
lar that fire of so large proportions should
interfere SC slightly with the running of the
mill. Only one belt was burned off, and as
soon as that was mended, it was ready to
start, although the boiler house was nearly
consumed.
The democrats of Randolph will raise
campaign flag this evening at 7.30 o'clock.
There will be speaking by W. C. Fletcher,
Esq.
Last week the Gardiner Beef Company
handled fifty three carcasses of dressed beef
and this was not quite up to their general
the large number of our people who are alb
sent from the city. One item of their bust
ness worthy of mention, was the furnishing
of half ton of beef steak to the boys in
blue at Augusta during the muster. 1t was
quite job to slice it up, and must have
made powerful good breakfast.
Mr.. Uriah T. Stone is now at home for the
season at Farmingdale.
The policies covering the losses by fire at
the Maxcy company's steam mill, Monday,
are in the following Maine companies Etna,
pf HartfnrI nd Tpio
of Philadelphia The losses to the building
are: fully covered by insurance. The loss
to the stock il ascertained to be two thirds
above the insurance.
One person at Judge Larrabee's "cooler"
yesterday. He probably settled at the Cap
tain's office this morning.
H. w. Jewett & Co. had large lot of
lumber in the Maxcy dry house, which was
was consumed, and on which there was
81 900 insurance.
A new enterprise is being started at the
firm is now erecting at their saw mill sys-
TEN of carriers and elevators by which the
sawdust is to be gathered from the different
parts of the mill, and carried up on the roof
of large store house at the corner of Water
and Summer streets, and there dumped into
a large bin or receptacle. Three of these
belts or "lugs" connect with the diffe rent
saws in the mill They are respectively 40,
go and 100 feet in length. They each dump
the saw dust into the elevator belt which is
200 feet in length. The Hollingsworth
Whitney Paper company have made a con-
tract for this sawdust for fuel for the boiler
of their mills, ana it then will be hauled a
d distance of half mile for that purpose,
About twenty cords of sawdust are made
a day at the Gray mill
The adjusters of the loss at the fire, Mon
day, will be in the city today for the pur-
pose of fixing the damage by the FIRE.