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

Base Ball Base Ball Base Ball!,!
The flag at Grand Army Hall was at half
mast yesterday in memory of the nations
dead hero. gallant Phil.
Mr.. Addison G. Davis of Farmingdale
died on Sunday last at the age of GA years,
10 months. Mr.. Davis was a son of the late
John Davis of Hallowell, and was one of
the largest and best known farmers in the
state. He was brother to Mrs. Emeline
Percival, wife of the late Hon. Warren Per-
cival of Vassalboro.
Mr.. Edgar Allen of Richmond. Va, past
Junior Vice Commander, National Post, G.
A. r., is in the city, at the Evans Hotel.
During his vacation in Maine Mr.. Allen will
visited the Portland posts, last evening with
Brookings post Randolph, and will visit
Heath post tonight, and later will visit Seth
Williams post in your city.
NJ. S. French, Boston, F. W. Southard,
Boston are at the johnson House.
Rev. Frederick Gardiner of Middletown,
Conn.,, and Mr. Frederick Gardiner, Jr., of
Sioux Falls, OAK, passed the night at the
Evans, Monday, and proceeded to the Oak
lands, the old family mansion, yesterday.
Mrs. Annie G. Eaton has returned to the
Evans after an absence of four weeks.
A match game of ball is being arranged be-
tween the GARDENERS and Baths; the Gardi-
ners to play in Bath, probably on Thursday,
and the return game here, Saturday.
Work on the bridge was suspended yester-
day.
The members of the Boston Blues speak in
terms of high praise not only of their treat
ment by the the local team here, and by the
citizens generally, but they give our boys
many compliments for their fine playing.
They say they have not man who can pitch
with Davis, who is especially strong in his
part, and the entire nine are highly compli-
meDted by them.
Mr.. Joseph II. johnson, who is at the Ev-
ans, will return to St. Louis, Thursday.
Three mates of three three-masted schoon-
ers laying in port for freight, didn't want to
loaf. They could turn An honest penny with
which to go to . circus or base ball game,
just - well - not, why noti A scow load
Of wosd had come up from South Gardiner,
AMI wood has to be unloaded. The quick
eyes of the shrewd mates were quick 70 take
in the job, and they made contract to dis
charge the cargo. 1t took three days and one
night till about twelve O'Clock to complete
the work. What was the compensation, dc
you ask7 1t figured up six blistered hands
three lame backs, and thirteen shillings each
hard cash. The syndicate has been dissolved
Our citizens do not generally know it, but
the city has been lighted by means of the
dynamo at the Augusta dam ever since las
Sunday. The machines formerly used a
the plant here have not yet been removed t.
Augusta, but will probably be taken ther,
today. Many of our people seemed to thinl
it impracticable to light the city from Au
gusta, but the circuit works to q charm ans
is sure to give satisfaction. The compan,
have private telephone line of their owl
!
the Augusta works, from their Office here
The line is already up, but from some troubl'
with the machines it did not work well yes
terday. This will be obviared today.
There was a mistake made in arranginl
the organization of the Home Market Club
and the meeting of the Loan and Buildin
Association both on the same evening. Tn
call for the former was signed by about tw
hundred, many of them being among ou
leading and most wealthy citizens. Tn
meeting of the Loan and Building Associs
ton, which also occurred last evening, wa
addressed by A. L. Berry. Esq, Geo. "
Haleston, Esq and others, and the wor
and objects of the organization fully ez
plained.