Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-18
GARDINER.

The members of the symphony Orches-
tral Club which opened the Star Course
of entertainments at the Opera House last
evening, made headquarters at the Johnson
Honse. Notwithstanding the unfavorable
condition of the streets they played to large
and apprecatiye audience.
Capt. f. ID. Haley aud wife are on trip
to Richmond, Baltimore and other southern
points, to be absent three weeks.
On Thursday evening of next week occurs
the concert of the Jules Levy Opera Com
pany, for the pleasure of hearing which in
Gardiner, our people are indebted to the
the Amphion Club. A liberal patronage will
insure other first class entertainments under
the management of the same club the com
ing winter.
The members of Heath Post No. 6, G.
A. r., are making preparations to celebrate
the twenty first anniversary of its organiza-
ton, Nov. l6. The programme will consist
of speeches, music, collation., etc.
Mr.. John 7. Moore. brother of W. II.
Moore, Esq, proprietor of the Gardiner bed
slat factory, was badly injured at the works
of the latter yesterday afternoon. He was
running machine when he received blow
in the head from one of the Stats which
jumped its holdings. He was thrown sense
less, receiving a severe cash over the right
eye, bleeding profusely. DIR. A. X. z.
Strout was Immediately summoned and An
examination found deep cut over the eye
and extending to the side of the nose, the
frontal bone being fractured. 1t was neces-
essary 10 take several stitches in the wound
in order to dress it. 1t was a narrow escape
from almost instant death
Great preparations are being made for
tl,. Init No.
ours at the Coliseum the Path inst The
grand officers of the order are to be present
and at the banquet there are to be toasts,
speeches and music. The galleries are to be
open to the public.
Mrs. VIM. ii. Vivian of Farmingdale,
formerly of Augusta, left on Friday for Wis
consin, where she will pass the winter with
friends.
Mrs. Charles o. Morrill, of Waltham,
Mass, is visiting friends in this city.
G. j. Morrison returned from days
shooting mp the Cobbossee yesterday, bring
ing home handsome string of ducks.
Mr.. w. Ii. Moore has just added to his
excelsior factory one of X. L. Dederick's
perpetual baling presses which is to be oper-
ated in connection with his new excelsior
machine which was described in the journal
a short time since. The press was started
up for the first time yesterday and works
with perfect satisfaction. 1t makes a bale
#. by II in. by ~ in, and weighing one
hundred pounds.
Charles Porter, who has been employed at
Wakefield Brothers, has started in business
on his own account and will run first class
meet and provision wagon
At the Harvey Scribner machine shop
workmen are now building a hume and
wheel case for new Curtis water wheel to
| be set at the Richards paper mill. The
fume is to be 22 feet long and the wheel
case #. square by Is #. high. Mr.. Scrib-
ner does all kinds of mill work in connection
with setting the Ladd, Curtis or Holmes
wheels, and his workmen are kept busy all
the time.
There is great deal of repairing, rebuild
ing and painting going on in different parts
of the city for period so late in the season.
The news of great fioeks Of ducks along
the waters of Merrymeeting Bay, was too
much for the sporting instincts of DR.. Gid
dings to successfully resist. and so he quietly
stole away from his conyalescent pat ents on
Tuesday and event cunning" He returned
yesterday, having bagged dozen handsome
ducks.
Two large lighters are unloading lumber
for the Oakland company, at Gray's dock.
Mr.. w. II. Moore has at his office an an
cient document of much family and historic
interest. 1t is the letters patent issued tG
John Moore (rather of Mr.. W. II. Moore,
in 1925, for perpetual compound levei
brick press" which was invented by him
This document is accompanied by descrip
ton and drawing of the machine, and il
; signed by J. q. Adams, President of tn,
United States, II. Clay, Secretary of State
and VIM. Writ, Attorney General. 1t wa
dated August "a, 1925, land in the indepen
dence Of the United States the fftieth." 10
sued to ''John Moore of Kennebec." ant
bearing the great seal Of the United States
7 The document is much priced by its present
owner, and is to be taken from his counting
room Cat the suggestion of the writer) ant
hung in the hall of his private residence.