Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-29
GARDINER.

}. j. Newman, Esq, of Providence, r, l.,
contractor of the city water works, was reg
istered at the Evans Hotel saturday
h. X. Spear, Esq, who has heen absent
from the city for two weeks on an extended
business trip throughout some of the West
ern States, returned home by Sunday morn
iug's Pullman.
Sumner Souie, Esq, of Brooklyn, n. Y,
manager of the Maine Ice Company lis in the
city.
At the police court Saturday morning--tvo
regulation drunks.
The steam mill of Putnam 4 Closson has
been shut down for few days in conse quene.
of repairs being made upon the boiler.
New platform scales Fairbanks have been
set by Benz, u. Dill in front of his stores
south Water street.
Charles +. Mariner, one of the workmen
at IL. w. Jewett Co.'S mill, punched l2
Nj. shingles IN five hours and twenty minutes
one day last week.
The members of Heath Post, G. A. r.,
will be the guests of the Ladies' Relief Corps
OF the post at supper and entertainment
tomorrow evening.
An adjourned meeting of the directors of
the Kennebec Boston Steamboat Company
was held Saturday afternoon, at which the
matter of the new boat for the kennebec and
Boston route was finally settled, and it is un-
derstood that contract has already been
signed with the New England Company of
Bath, of which Col. Thomas W. Hyde il
president, for the building of the new steam
er. The boat is to be twelve feet longer and
three feet wider than the Star. Her engines
will be built in New York. At the meeting
of the stockholders held last Wednesday, the
capital stock of the company was increased
in view of the intention of the company to
build a new boat--the increase of stock be-
ing all taken at the meeting
Sixty car loads of freight left this sta
ton last week.
Regular monthly meeting of the Universe
list Birthday Association at the church to-
morrow evening.
MIR. j, s, Lambard will sell the Asa Moore
house and lot, corner of Washington Avenue
and Oak street, by auction at o'clock to-
morrow, on the premises.
The Grand Army Far at South Gardiner
closed with social dance Friday evening,
the music for which was furnished by the
Iogus orchestra. The cane contest ended in
favor of Fred Bradstree,. The fair has been
a success and will result in handsome addi-
ton to the treasury of the Post
One day last week we stepped into the
manufactory of Mr.. i. s. Robinson, Bridge
street, to look at some old fashioned mantles
built in imitation of the mantles of the CO.
lonial period, and which thirty years ago
were quite common in the better class of
New England houses. At present six are
being made at their establishment which IL
winning high reputation for fine ard arts
tic work of this kind. Three of these are in
white wood, and are being made for the new
house now building by Mr.. George Gray;
and three are in ash, being built for the new
headquarters building at the National Home,
Togus, one of which is nine feet high. The
latter are made from designs furnished by
Mr.. Il. A. Lewis the architect. All the
work is very artistic and beautiful in execu-
ton. all done by hand, the workman in
charge being Mr.. john II. XIX, fnd It is
high credit TO his skill as an artisan. A man
tie has also just been made for DR.. Giddings.
How much more appropriate and beautiful
is such work for our houses, than the cold,
cherries and forbidding marble, over which
there was so great rage a dozen or fifteen
years ago, and which has filed our homes
with such abortiors in the form of mantles,
chimney pieces, table tops, e.c. Some fine
hand carving by Mr.. Kirk is also shown at
Mr.. kobinson's shop in the form of fire
screen frames, book rests etc.
/ There will be public meeting at LibNry
Hall tomorrow evening at 7.30 o'clock, to re-
organize the Associated Charities Associs-
tion TO winter work. Hon. S. T.. johnson
will preside and short addresses will be made
/ by Rev. DIR. Bass, Rev. Allen Il. Beeman
and others.