Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-30
GARDINER.

During the past few days great amount
of coal has been put into winter quarters by
our merchants and citizens generally.
Mrs. J. c. Morrison and Master Willie
Morrison are on two weeks visit to her old
home in Ipswich, Mass.
And still much of the street and newspa-
per talk is about the new boat. Some of it
is correct and some is not. About all that
can be said about it is that new boat is pos
itvely coming on the route next season. The
other particulars must come in later.
Geo. W. Stevens has owed into his new
house on Fremont street.
w. ii. Oler of Baltimore, Md, of the
Cochrane Oler Ice Company, Cedar Grove,
is in the city, at the johnson House.
The country roads are in fearful condi-
ton on account of the deep mud, and it has
its effect upon business in the city. Country
teams do not come in on account of the bad
weather, and the supply of some kinds of
country produce is becoming scarce.
Robert Robinson of Litchfield, has sold his
farm to Myric Shepherd of Fsrmingdale.
The largest days work at saving done this
season, at the mill of II. w. Jeweu & Co,
was done last Saturday week, the amount
being SO ,067 feet of long lumber.
A four year old son of Mr.. Everett Brook
ings of Randolph, fell distance of thirteen
feet in his fathers barn, Saturday, and re-
ceived severe bruises about his head, besides
general shaking up. He was attended by
DR.. Strout.
L. w. Hunt is now piing logs for r.
Gray & Son at the yard just below their mill
on dam No. 2. When through here Mr.
Hunt will pile for the Bradstreets at South
Gardiner.
Choice King Of Thompkins apples are in
our markets, home grown, at $3.50 per bar
rel at retail. Eggs are scarce and are 2s
cents per dozen.
Asa w. Hamlin is converting is stable
at the junction of Bridge and Main streets
into double tenement dwelling.
Mllmen here say that TO saw and bunch
ten thousand shingles per day and do it in
good shape is good days work. Fifteen
cents per thousand is the price paid.
| Our citizens would like to know if an ar
rangement cannot be made whereby the as.
sociated press kilograms giving the returns
of the national vote cannot be dropped of
here next Tuesday evening They think il
would help the sale of papers the next day
more than it would injure it, and the favor
would be greatly appreciated. Whose au.
thority is it necessary to get in order TO bring
this about. if it can be brought about.
/ Mrs. n. VI. Noyes of Portland is in ths
city the guest of o. NJ. Rollins, Esq, at the
Evans Hotel.
/ Mr. John 7. Lewis Of Helena, Montana, q
member of the journal Publishing Company
at that place and publishers of the Livestock
Journal, was in this city Monday. Mr.
Lewis is in business with the eldest son o.
Gen. Benjamin Harrison-we had almos
written President Harrison-but will wait
few days for that. He came az far east a,
Boston on business, and came to this city OIL
a visit to Mr.. Rollins of the Evans, who's,
sister, the late Mrs. johnson of St. Louis
Mo-, Mr.. Lewis was well acquainted will
in that city. He reached here on Jewett'
train and returned on the Yankee yesterda,
afternoon.
Henry Pottle of Randolph was arreste,
for drunkenness, Saturday night, and wa
lodged In the lookup till yester
day morning, when he paid his fne and cost
and was discharged.
Our sportsmen say partridges are thic
this fall and they are bagging many.