Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-07-24
GARDINER.


| The Misses Robinson, Jennie and Annie
are on visit to their father in West Gardi-
ner.
Mrs. Seth e. Moore and daughter of Bos-
ton who have been the guests of Mrs. l..
Clay for the last two weeks, left on the ex-
press Monday afternoon for Bar Harbor
Mrs. Gertrude X. Noyes and daughter of
Boston in the city. Mrs. Noyes is a
neice of Mr.. Rollins of the Evans Hotel,
whose guest she is.
Arthur Scott was in the lookup Saturday
for drunkenness, Sunday. Yesterday morn
ing he paid fine and costs and was discharged.
Mr.. Sterling Dow of Portland, we'll
known insurance man, was in the city Monday
Rev. Henry Blanchard of the First Univ
ersalist church, Portland, occupied the pull
pit of the UniverSalist church here Sunday
afternoon, in exchange with the Rev. Mr..
Gledhill. In the morning and evening it
was occupied by Rev. Mr.. Smythe of Bos-
ton, Swedenborgian
The committee of the City Council on the
Winter street bridge, have decided to build
it of wood, and have advertised for proposals
from contractors. Limit for presenting pro-
posals in accordance with specifications,
July %.
Mr., 0. NJ. Blanchardis making repairs up
on the interior of his store on Water street,
The republicans here are wide awake
for the coming campaign, and the caucus
Saturday night was well attended. Hon.
VIM. Perkins was made chairman and 5. c.
Whtmore, secretary. As announced in
your columns yesterday delegates were in
structed to vote for J. l.. Stoddard for
county treasurer No other instructions
were given the delegates, but it is understood
they will act as a unit on every officer to be
presented to the convention.
Mr.. George Mckenney and wife are spend
ing week in the country at Whitsfeld.
The repairs on johnson Hall will not be
completed before September. The work is
under the charge of Mr.. j. w. Leach the
well known contractor and builder.
The Gardiner water company now has
upon its mains $50 private service pipes. OF
these 70 are in Randolph and the remainder
are in this city and Farmingdale
Dr. b. NJ Bradstreet, head clerk at the
Quincy House, Boston, is in the city for a
few days, the guest of mine host Rollins of
the Evans Ben is one of the most popular
hotel clerks in New England, and has made
a regiment of friends since his connection
with the Quincy. For ten years he was
clerk of the Evans and has lots of personal
friends in the city who rejoice in his ad-
vancement and popularity at the Hub.
Six hundred Augusta tickets were sold at
the Maine Central station Saturday. This
probably represents the patronage of our
city to Adams big show.
The base ball spirit is fully aroused and
the prospects are now that our city will soon
enter the State league with strong nine.
The number of subscribers necessary for the
purpose of leasing ground for an enclosed
diamond have already been obtained, and a
meeting for organization was called for last
evening. 1t is understood that those most
interested have already secured land for the
field on kinderbook street, Randolph, about
five minutes walk from the bridge, and if
the organization is perfected as planned for
the land will at once be fenced. The man
ayers are already negotiating for ''crack
battery" from New Hampshire, and also for
another strong player from one of the Maine
clubs. The grounds will be frst-class in
every respect
! Your correspondent will try once mo g and
get the number of workmen at the shoe fac
/ tory correct First statement, one hundred ;
| correction two hundred latest on Saturday,
July 81, there we're on the pay roll of the
company three hundred and twenty-five
names about one-half of which were wom-
en-. And yet this is slack time at the facto-
ry, ane the force is not up to the average
of the busy season. This concern probably
distributes more money upon the streets oi
our city every week, than any other two
business establishments here.
We had the pleasure of meeting at tn,
Evans Hotel yesterday, Hon. Il. f. Petit
grew aud Mr.. J. W. Bailey, Jr., of Siou'
Falls, Dakotq. Mr.. Pettigrew was Terri
torial Delegate to Congress from Dakota
from 1850 to 1884, and will without doubt b,
the first United States Senator from Dakot'
when that territory enters the sisterhood o
states Mr.. Bailey is the President of tn
Minnehaha National Bank of Sioux Falls
He is but % years of age, and is the young
est bank president in the United States. II,
was also the youngest delegate at the recen
Chicago Convention. These gentlemen
capital stock of which is Row s2O0, 900 an,
it to be to be increased to half million an
they find the capital at the east which is s.
ready to seek good Western investments
Mr.. Bailey spends about three months eacl
year in Great Britain, where the stock of hi
bank is largely taken He has never bee
east before, being native of Illinois, but
in raptures over our beautiful climate. II
says the lakes and sce-ery of Western ker
, nebec-which he yisted-remind him yer
strongly of the lake country in Scotland
with. if anything. a weight of favor in be
, half of our own land. They return to Brat
tleboro. Vt, today and from there will retur
West.
The steamer Islander took a party
t moonlight excursonists from Gardiner to Il
Islands last evening.