Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-29
GARDINER.
Mrs. william Kane i. progressing r.p.dl

MIS- "hiiain name 10 progressing rapidly
owarj recovery.
Mrs. Jas. Stone Of Farmingdaie has re-
urned from visit to Lynn. Portland and
Mass.
Dir. J c. Blair and wife were in Bar Har-
Dor recently.
The two tenement houses being built by
and Whitney, will be finished
IN about three weeks.
Mr.. Ezra Smith is quite sick with lung
fever.
WbrefelI people are bemoaning the total
loss of the cranberry crop. Some of the
hfaviest losers are Solomon Potter. Elward
ieasIee and Stin.on Cunningham.
Mr.. Merrill reports that the apple crop on
the Gardner estate will be the largest and
inest for years. Small boys are requested
10 spend their evenings elsewhere.
Schooner Jas. W. Drewry, Capt. Alex
Baker, is loalil.g at Smithiown with ice fol
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Dalton of Massachusetts,, but for
merIy of this city, is visiting her son-in-Ia~.
Mr.. n. r. k.nsella. Though more thai
-lghIy years Of age she ia very brisk and
active.
Mr.. Chas. Clap, formerly of Gardiner,
$ Visiting at Mrs. Caleb Stevens in Ran
loiph.
a raft of 100 logs belonging to Bath par
l.. Iwty .ti,urs.Il fTbuys.ls SIT OH
and at 2. 10 yesterday morning reached thu
iraw in this city where thcy jammed closing
the channel. The forward part of the raft
held together well and very few logs tfok'
away and went down river. A crew OF ~
liver drivers cleared the obstruction and
rr-rafted the logs below the bridge yesterday
afternoon. large crowd watched their
movements.
Mr.. >. ID. Warren, the genial clerk Of the
lsla d, is oecupyinga similar position at
III. johnson House.
Mrs Geo, Douglass, who recently sus-
iained fracture of The thigh, died on We'd
ursday, aged about so.
Mr.. james Barron Of Massachusetts, il
visiting his former home in this city.
Mr.. William Spear is laying the founda
tiuns for homas lleudersons new house OF
Washington street, and for Cusick's residence
on Spring street. Work on both building,
will be begun at once.
Mr. Stevens is lay ing the foundation fol
Mr.. Gooding's house on Harding street
Mr.. Andrew Robinson's house on Water
street has just been boarded and will soon bt
completed.
More houses are being built in the city
this season than for some years previous.
Mr. j. S. Lambard will next Tuesday
dispose at auction the household goods and
house belonging to Col Lynch of this city
rhe colonel soon leaves for the west where
he will engage in the real estate business.
Showery yesterday.
Mr.. Geo W. Chamberlain of San Fran.
cisco is visiting Gardiner after an absence
of twenty years.
Mr.. W. L. Thompson of Boothbay was il
town recently.
When the new electric regular arrives a
Augusta several more lights will be put in
About IL per cent. of the power is los
through the length of wires running to thi
city.
Joseph Dennis and Edward Western wer,
taken from the night Pullman yesterday
morning and have just begun visit of 81
days to the Augusta Jail.
A large crowd attended the Readield fai
ye.terluy.
Mr.. n. NJ. Smith of Middleton, Conn.
was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Barker of Rumfor,
are visiting Mrs W. T. Lewis of Randolph
Miss Kate l.. Vanuah leaves Monday on
visit to Boston whore she will attenl the
marriage of Miss Burnett to Mr.. Kidder o
the firm of knlder and Peabody. bankers
a large number of tickets to the Y. VI. c
A. course which begins Oct. Il, have beei
sIld. The drawing of reserved seats viii
eur at Banchards on the evening of Oct
9Th.
Among those who went TO Bar TIarbor OF
the recent excursion WAS Mr.. and Mrs. A
l.. Berry and Madame Berry, Miss Bertha
Berry. Miss Alice Bailey and Miss Harriet
Dennis,
Miss McNish of Allegheny City. Pa. il
visiting Mt o. VI. Blanchards.
J. J. Turner is in Boston.
A vessel s unloading coal at the govern
mont wharf.
About 80 each of the Century and Harp
er's are sold in this city. Golden Days is
next to the Youths Companion the most
popular juvenile paper.