Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-24
GARDINER.

The NJ. +. Fair opened very favorably.
There was not the usual display of fancy
work yet the hall presented very attractive
appearance. The entertainment was extra
fine and in particular that furnished BY the
Bath Quartette what was highly appreciated,
being called back by several successful en-
cores. The fstes seemed to be adverse.
The first part of the evening was stormy and
and the audience was hardly settled when an
alarm of fire was given; notwithstanding
all these very good company was in at
tendance.
Marshal Norton was called from the hail
last night by the watchman to attend to
crowd of roughs ON the street, two were
captured and the remainder, remembering
the past fled for parts unknown. The two
were taken to Augusta Jail yesterday.
The alarm of fire given Thursday night
proved to be in the cellar of Geo. Reeds
house Presence of mind was very notable
and demonstrated its incstimable value. The
house was at once closed almost air tight
and no one allowed to enter until the fire
department were on the ground, then the
cellar window was broken in and in less than
five minutes it was all cxtinguished, with
open and draught of air let in, 1t would
have been much worse. The need of fire
alarm was noticeable, for men were running
in all directions over the city, even after the
Sr., all EI.. .,ht ht.T Hal
difficulty to locate it. The fire probably
caught around the furnace.
Rev J. T. Lindholm, will otiiciate at
Christ's church tomorrow. Mr. Lindholm 10
also ofiiciatc through Holy Week and Easter
Sunday
Mr.. W,ham, the milk man, met with quite
a serious accident Friday morning. While
delivering milk at his daughters Mrs. Hen
~ wilkins, the horse started down Winter
street hill at terrible rate, and attempting
to turn into Summer street he ran against n
post at the corner of Grays Office and
smashed his skull badly that they were
obliged to kill him.
W. l.. Ring. who has been in the meat
and provision business here for eighteen
years will close out his stock at auction next
week and will travel in the South and West
for awhile to see the country.
L. A. Noble, the photographer, has n very
fine crayon portrait of the late Robert
Thompson, on exhibition in one of Il. s.
Brown & Co.'S show windows. 1t is fine
picture and much admired by the many
friends of Mr.. Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. +. Little entertained at
euchre, about thirty friends, very pleasantly,
Thursday evening at their home.
W. s. Bowie announces a sale of books,
stationary and art goods at a low rate begin
ming Saturday morning
The Y. NJ. G. A. will meet in their rsoms
Saturday evening at 1.30 and Sunday at . A.
NJ for special prayer, and for n social song
service at 4 p NJ.
VIM. Cotton of the Boston Post, was at the
Evans House yesterday.
Chas. II. Cove, while working at a buzz
palmer in Moore, Brown & Co.'S shop, yes
uIuHy, cut nIlpff lIOHi INT ltl' manu- anu
two others nearly Off and also cut the end of
one on the right hand
The officers made search in Randolph,
yesterday, for the ardeHt. but we have not
heard what they found.
The river has opened below the bridge.
Mrs. Gen. John Richards left on the 1918
train yesterday forenoon.
Considerable interest is manifested here in
base ball COR the coming season. The man
ayers intend to put good team into the field
and enter the Kennebec Valley League. OF
course they need the wherewithal to run
good team and there is nothing that will adj
vertise city more than this. They propose
to have fair and entertainment the last Of
April and need liberal patronage from our
business men. They hope to get enough
from this to obtain and fix up new ball
grounds. The grounds that they have al
ways used are hardly the thing, and would
much improve the common if they were not
used for playing ball The managers Of the
different mines will meet soon and arrange
schedule Of games.