Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-03
GARDINER.

ing were released yesterday morning and
given five minutes in which TO leave town
They took the Maine Central toe-path train
west.
MIR. c. +. Trask has car load of nineteen
horses on the way west from Iowa. They
are expected any day as they are little
overdue.
Mr.. A. W. McCausland left yesterday on
the Star for Boston.
Mr.. s. A. Isaacson, of Boston, one OF the
proprietors of the Blue clothing store is in
the city.
The republican flag is little unfortunate,
it having fell again yesterday afternoon and
plunged into DR.. Plimpton's window among
the rose jars and tooth brushes. But this
time it has been put up strong and S up for
the campaign. These little freaks are only
significant of final triumph.
The Star was just leaving her dock and
red faced defender of the flag from Togus
was leaning over the gangway guards with
outstretched hands and beseeching, way
guy iooh III Hls IdtItE NNlu Eyes Two
somewhat demoralized veterans, one evident
ly needed to support the other, rushed
through the crowd and down the slip with
outstretched arms, well filled flask in each
hand. "Just in time, said the veteran bound
for the Hub "Ah" returned the liquid ex-
press messenger, ''you never find a soldier
gettin left" And bottle went into each
inside pocket ''to make it balance true" lie
won't be sea sick.
The date of the public meeting of the Loan
and Building Association has been changed
from Wednesday, August 8, to Tuesday,
August Z.
Mr.. VIM. J. Landers of the Reporter is
quite i'll at his residence on Brunswick st.
Mr.. & Mrs. A. G. Chase returned from
their visit to Cape Cod ,on the Star, Wedn es-
day.
Mr.. A. l.. Berry went to Boston on the af-
ternoon express, yesterday.
"When shall we forbid boating parties to
go out, except in charge of qualified and IL
censed boatmen?" Such is the pertinent
question which the Boston Globe asks after
making the statement that "the crop of boat
ing accidents for 1888 has thus far been
fearfully large" 1t is time to do it now
pass it along.
Hon. w. T. Haines of Waterville, was in
the city yesterday.
ii. W. Jewett & Co. are now piling logs,
and will keep on with the work till the close
of the season. When completed they will
have forty thousand logs in the big heap.
Mr.. c. w. Lawson of Somerville, Mass.
a former resident of this city. was at the
Evans House yesterday, his first visit here
for period of thirty years. There are only
a few names and faces that are familiar to
him. 49,
The Knickerbocker Company is shtppina
large quantity of ice at present.
A lively little row occurred IN ffont OF
Morrisons restaurant late Wednesday night
Cocoanuts, glass mugs and fists were brought
into use quite freely, and one revolver was
drawn, although not used. The police soor
restored order and one arrest was made.
The call is out for the formation of q
Home Market Club of those "who believe il
protection and in American markets fol
Americans" which is to be organized Tues.
day evening next, August T. The call il
headed by Mayor Berry.
| The battery of the Gardiner nine is com
posed of Terrein, pitcher, and Davis, catcher
The former is from Lynn, Mass, and thu
latter from Salem.
The flagstaff at Jewett & Co.'S has beel
raised, and is 20 feet high from the ground
When the flag comes out it will be hand
some one and will have the right kind o
names upon it.
The Misses Cooper are expected from tn
Island at the Evans Hotel today.
Chief Of Police f. Z. Morton went to Au
gusta yesterday in charge of Thomas Bu
chanan, alias Thomas Ryan, who was com
mitted to Jail for thirty days. He is an oil
offender.
An unknown man was found in Stevens
ice house in Randolph yesterday. He ha
been under the influence of liquor, had bee
robbed of a watch, some money, and, wori
Of all, the soul-less thieves had even Stripe
him Of his pants. In sad plight he wa
hustled into police headquarters, and encase
in pair of borrowed over-alls. He refuse
to give his name or residence, but is believe
to be from the town of Alma.
Wednesday seemed to be gala day o
the old Kennebec. The Democratic rattle,
ton meeting at Bangor which took larg
/, crowd, the base ball game at Hallowell, an
I Wbllace's circus in this city, did not seem
lessen the crowd bent on pleasure. An
when we saw 1t announced that the Y. N.
A. were to have an excursion in connectio
with Lambard and Cox to the islands, Boot
bay and Old Pemaquid, we at first tbougl
it would be a light one. But the reputatio
3 of these excursion managers prevailed, an
4 fully three hundred and fifty persons wei
E on hand when the Islander left Bait
3 Many stopped of at the Island to see Il
= Base Ball game between the Y. M. c. A. nil
{ tand ahe Squirrels, while some sixty came {
I fboard there to visit old Pemaquid. Mar
= we're prevented from going for fear Of roul
water, but such was not the case, far the u