Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-11
GARDINER.

Pitcher Davis, who has leased the Peter
son billiard hall for the season, took charge
yesterday.
Notwithstanding the chill weather quite a
number of Gardiner people attended the
various fairs yesterday. Several went to
Augusta, handful to Richmond and one
solitary man to Topsham
The accommodation train was made up of
three cars yesterday. 1t is estimated that
when thus increased the cost of stopping is
just five cents more than usual.
There is considera talk among banioists
of forming club and engaging an instruct
or. Several Gardiner boys have considera-
BILE talent in this line and most of them met
with Mr.. James f. White last evening to
discuss the matter.
Mr.. c. II. Eastman leaves for Boston this
week, where he intends to enter the school
of pharmacy.
Mr.. James Barron has been in Boston
this week.
Horace +. Lord of Ellsworth was in the
city yesterday.
Capt. J. II Pray of Yarmouth registered
at the Johnson House recently.
Mr.. Wm Day, whose serious illness was
reported in our issue of Tuesday, died YES
terday morning at his home on Mt. Vernon
street.
The window frames for the new G. A.
X hall at South Gardiner, have just been
gotten out at Maxcy's mill. One of the win
dows is to be ten feet square. One hundred
and twenty-five frames for the windows of
the Richmond shoe factory have also been
made.
Mr. Joshua Gray is making preparations to
pile logs just above Maxcy's mill.
Mrs. \. b. Berry leaves this morning for
Omaha, Neb., where she will join her hus-
band, formerly of Neal & Berry, who is now
a successful insurance agent in that city.
Her father, Mr.. ). n. Maxcy, will accom-
pany her to Boston.
Miss Jennie Collins leaves this morning
for Michigan, where she will remain some
time.
The amount of grain brought to the grist
mill this season is much smaller than is usual
at this time of year.
Mr.. W II. Merrill is pushing the work on
his handsome residence at West Gardiner,
and expects to move in this fall
A valuable horse belonging to Chas Wake.
field of West Gardiner, recently got cast up
on a harrow, seven points of which entered
his breast 1t is expected that he will re-
cover.
A horse belonging to c. w. Wakefield &
Son recently wrenched one leg badly
David Dennis of Gardiner, has a valuable
steed sick with a bad stomach trouble
The handsome Gideon mare owned By
Mr.. George Dorr of Randolph, was taken
very sick Tuesday night. Her illness was
not discovered till the next morning, when
DR.. Pickering of Gardiner, was summoned
but in spite of all efforts she died yesterday
morning. She was seven years old.g and al
the time of her death was in foal by Dictator
Chief. Her owner had recently refused
$1,000 for her
The vas visible for a few moments
yesterday afternoon and an old sea-captain
who, from the force of habit takes an obser-
vation every day when practicable, caught il
on the wing with his sextant. He informs
US that according to his reckoning, Gardiner
has moved several degrees nearer the north
pole since his last observation in September.
Gardiner is the only place in the county
which will furnish more than one iuryman
for the next term of the 5. j. court Fuller
Dingley and John F. Woodcock were drawn
for the positions yesterday.
Harvest supper at the Methodist vestry to-
night.
On her next trip the Star leaves Boston a
5 p. NJ, instead of 6.
| Mr.. Marston, formerly proprietor of ths
Marston House, Randolph, accompanied by
his family and Mr.. George Field, left yes
terday for Connecticut where he will keep {
hotel.
| -Four trained steers who performed al