Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-10
GARDINER.


When is Blaine comings
The second game of the season Oh the new
Ran,ioiph diamond viii be pla,ed this after
noon between the GARDENERS and Boston
Blues. The battery Of the former club con
.ists of DOYLE and Davis; of the latter. Muir
ray aneDaily.
Mr. A L Stephenson is expected home
from Boston tomorrow.
Charley Webb. former Gardiner boy,
now in business in Boston, is at home on
two weeks vacation.
Mr. Wesley Bonner and wife of New Jer-
sey are at the Evans House. Mr.. Benner is
az old resident of the city, and brother Of
the late orrin Benner, who deceased few
weeks since.
/ Mrs. Moves aud Miss Merwick of Portland
who have been private guests at the Evan.
, House, returned yesterday
! Mr. Joseph II johnson of St Louis, and
! Mr. F. H. Chapman of Hartford, Conn, left
/ on the afternoon train yesterday.
The Messrs. Jewett are loading The schoon-
er Mary Sands with lumber for Philadelphia
/ al Citizens wharf
| somewhat unusual accident happened 10
! Ray Kinds, a lad about ID years of age, yes
1 ter,lay. He was on the sidewalk opposite
/ Mr.. Blanchard's book store, leaning against
the window ledge, when Il small piece of
glass from broken pane became dislodsed,
dropped and struck the boys foot at the
( 81 n. anE 10 a small
artery. The wound bled profusely.
One of our popular young lawyers has his
office upon the same door and almost next
door to a first class tonsorial parlor. A
| friend comes up the stairs, halts a moment
and looks in at the legal mill. Come in"
SAYS George in his CHEEKY manner. No"
replied Rob, II am going in TO get shaved
"Well," again responded the lawyer, Il can
shave you in here" Serious joke, wasn't II.
One thing more may be said in favor of
the loan and building association. More
shares have been sold since July came in
than were sold in the six months preyious to
the first sale mentioned. This is an indica-
ton that the more it becomes known the
better it is supported by our citizens. In
vestigate its advantages, young capitalist
and take out one or more shares at the meet
ing next Saturday evening.
An adjourned meeting of the Home Market
Club was hel last evening at the city rooms
at which the executive committee reported
that they had secured permanent room for
the headquarters of the club, the same being
the gymnasium room formerly occupied by
the Y. NJ. c. A over Dayenports store. 1t
is centrally located and will make pleasant
assembly and reading room.
The republicans of Randolph held rous-
ing meeting at llecla engine hall on Tuesday
evening last, which was largely attended.
The meeting was presided over by Henry P.
Closson, Esq, and speeches were made by
Capt Z. d. Haley of this city, and Col. Ed
gar Allen of Richmond, Va The speech of
Col. Allen was splendid one and pleased
everybody. The Randolph republican club
is wide awake and is getting up some good
meetings addressed by local talent. The
secretary of the club is Mr.. A. c. Clark
and together with the president is bound to
keep things rafting.
The excursion of the Islander yesterday
was not quite SO well patronized as have
been some of the other excursions that have
lately taken place.
The republican city committee has APP
pointed the following named gentlemen as
ward committees for the several wards, viz
Ward /, George l.. Towle, James Andrews
NJ J, Spear; ward 2, Laforest Rines, H. A
Fuller, George II, Mari; ward 3, njamr
Shaw, 5. w. Andrews, l.. S. james; ware
4, Geo. w. Heselton, Geo II. Douglass
Chas. @. Knox; ward ), Fred T.. Milliken
p. II. Winslow, A. l. Perry; ward 6, +. II
Pottle, A Y. Bartlett, ID. J. Libby.
All our citizens approve of your reporter
fairness in giving the full organization OF
the Cleveland club lately organized here
1t was a purely local matter, and as an item
of current news were pleased to see it il
your columns. The Kennebec journal viii
gain good deal more than it will lose by
such "A course.