Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-21
GARDINER.

The Home Market Club put ou, a tr.ns-
/ parency from the window of their reading
room at their headquarters yesterday, giving
the name of the club.
In the Police Court yesterday, Chester
Sibly was fined s. and costs, for drunken.
ness. For the same offence, and an ss..uh
and battery, Paulsen paid IS and costs. and
5. Lawson, A. johnson and +. Anderson.
each, SS and costs.
The base ball interest extends to the
smallest of boys aud the demand for nina.
ture bats is on the increase.
Rev, c. Hay of Cincinnati preached a, the
Episcopal church Sunday.
Mr.. II. c. Washburn of Skowhegau WAS
in Gardiner Monday
Mr.. T. C, Rowen of Richmond WAS In
town Sunday.
Mr.. J. p. Huston of Damariseotta was In
the city Sunday
DIR. Philbrick who has been in town for
the past week went to Hallowell Yesterday.
Last Sunday evening some sailors belong
ing to the schooner Mary Kane. full of en-.
thnsiasm and bad whiskey, boarded the
schooner kennebec which was lying at the
Il. Il. wharf, The Kennebec's men resent
ed this unceremonious intrusion, and A free
hight was INDUCED in. Officers Sprague
and Smith were summoned by the Captain Of
the kennebec, and arrived in the thickest Of
the fray. After some resistance, four of the
comaataats were captured, and passed the
remainder of the night in the damp recesses
of the cooler. They were fined by Judge
Larrabee next morning and discharged.
Late Sunday evening the night watch
found sixteen year old boy wandering aim
lessiy about the streets, who ON being Ques-
ttonad, was unable to give a satisfactory
account of himself. On being closely
questioned by the City Marshall, he finally
burst into tears, and confessed his name was
Sherman Small and that he belonged in
North Chesterville. Fired by the perusal Of
yellow covered literature, he had became
possessed of desire to be a bold pirate, and
as a preliminary had run away from home,
and walked TO Gardiner, where he firmly
port he would find some raksh craft flying q
black flag ornamented with the skull and
cross bones, in need of boy about his size.
Before he had finished his story, the four
drunken sailors were brought in, and when
Sherman saw their bruised eyes and bloody
noses, and listened to their brutal talk, all
his desires of becoming bold buccaneer
oozed away, and he expressed his entire
willingness 10 start for home the next morn
ing. Alter good nights rest and a square
meal provided by Marshal Norton he went on
his way rejoicing.
The water works more than paid for
themselves yesterday" was the general
comment.
The ball team plays in Bath today.
The j. =. Lowell Arms Cos nine plays in
this city Saturday,
The base ball management has received
requests for dates from Lewis ton, SO. Port
land, Bath, Brunswick and many other
places.
Over $50 went on the Y. NJ. G.. A. excur
sion to popham yesterday, returning by
moonlight
Over Eve hundred people were at the FIRE.
A gentleman in this city WAS so much
pleased by the graceful style in which an
advertisement of cheap jewelry appeared
that he purchased sl5 gold watch. He
has carried it one week. and now offers Its
remains for sale at bargain.
Friends in Massachusetts have presented
a handsome pointer to Mr.. George Cross, the
well-known sportsman of this city.
The music of the scissors grinder is heard
n the land.
=Messrs. T.. +. Lewis and Clarence Smith
went TO the camp ground in a sailbDat yester-
day.
The street sprinkler appeared yesterday
for the first time in six days.
The excursion from Pemaqud on the Ma.
hawanda yesterday stopped few moments
at this city and took on board quite number
of passengers. Twenty of these were left in
Augusta and came back on Jewetts.
Randolph republicans held a caucus last
evening to determine whether the next rep
resentatives should come from that town or
from Pittston. After the caucus the repub-
ican Club had an interesting meeting.
The school houses in Randolph are being
put in excellent condition for the fall term
Rev. Leonard X. Storrs of Brookline,
Mass, formerly located in Gardiner isspend-
ing few days in this city.
Mr. } j. Kane Of Sing Sing, N. Y, is In
town. Mr. Kane formerly resided in Gardi-
ner.
Mr.. II. N. Hatch, of Bangor is in the
city.
Mr.. A. w. Flood of Waterville was in the
city yesterday.
Dr. A. +. Plimpton, while coming out Of
his house Sunday afternoon, slipped and
fell breaking his leg below the knee.
| Mr.. Chas. A. Buzzell one Of our efficient
police is off duty on a short vacation.
Mr.. u. Philbrick of Edgecomb was In
town yesterday.
The fire yesterday was the first in
the city since the last of April and. the first
which has occurred in the day time since
the water works were put in.