Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-21
GARDINER.

as in Hallowell. Miss Park will give in
struction in the several schools here on
Wednesday and Thursday of each week.
Mr.. VI. A. Taylor is to engage in the
manufacture of boot heels at Randolph.
Deputy Marshal Sprague went to Augusta
yesterday afternoon in charge Of person
committed to Jail for thirty days for vagran-
cy by Judge Stoddard.
Wednesday night an unknown man fell
from the railroad platform near Morrisons
restaurant To the ground below, a distance OF
nearly twenty feet. Strange TO say be was
uohurt-probably because he was as limp
sey as rag" aud couldn't be hurt.
Messrs. Morrison and Buzzell are making
a iip-boom for the schooner Marion Draper
which put in here Tuesday, deprived OF thai
useful member in consequence OF collision
of Cape Cod. 1t is Al feet in length and
the captain says is ''as handsome piece OF
timber" as he ever saw.
4 party who was creating disturbance IL
the new heel factory yesterday afternoon, IL
consequence of being too full for good be-
ha,ior, was arrested by chief Norton and pu
in the lock up.
The new factory of the Gardiner Sho'
Company has a capacity for ten cases, or slI
hundred pairs day. Mr.. ii. ". Che)lis l.
the Superintendent, and Mr.. +. A. Bennei
the selling agent.
There are prospects of a new corporation
being formed here to engage in business
that will employ two hundred first class me-
chanics and workmen. 1t is to be hoped
iha. the plans now being talked may take
tangible shape at no distant day. If carried
out it would mean for Gardiner such boom
in most important and permanent business,
as would result in great prosperity to our
| city, and a vast increase of its taxable pro-
perry.
W. T. Eastis, Esq, of DiIfeld 'gas in the
city yesterday.
A scow load Of 1850 broom handles and
bed stats for the Oakland Company. arrived
here from Richmond yesterday.
! Capt. Il. A. Cox. Superintendent of tn,
Gardiner and Randolph bridge informs you
reporter that il will cost about 81, 800 to re
build the centre pier from low water mark
and unless built if there should be an c
freshet next spring, he says the old pier i
very liable to go out. The yearly appro
priation for taking care of the bridge, opel
ing the draw, repairs, ETC., is $1,000; of
which sum Gardiner pays 10 per cent, and
Randolph 22 per cent.
Mrs. Whitmore, wife of Capt. F. ID.
Whtmore master of the ship Berlin, accom-
panied by Miss Alice Whitmore and Maste,
Morton Whitmore, reached this city yester
LAY afternoon and are registered at the
Evans. Captain Whitmore's vessel reache
Philadelphia, Sept. It'll on the return from
a two years absence. The Berlin went first
to San Francisco, thence to British Column
bia, to San Francisco again, then
to England to Philadelphia, taking out
a cargo of general merchandise, and bring
ing on the return cargo of chalk. Capt
Whltmore himself is expected home in about
week, ami he will sail again on a similar
voyage to the above in about two months
taking out large and valuable general car
go.
A corporation is now being formed here
under the general statute, in which num-
Der of Gardiner people are interested, bul
which is really an East Pittston enterprise.
rhis is the Pttston Creamery Company OF
which Il. Ii. Blinn of Dresden is President !;
and II. W. Hunt of Pittstvn, Secretary. One
of the prime movers in the enterprise is Mr.
Leonard Moody of Brooklyn, n. Y, a Ma
tive of Pittston, who has done so much III
various ways for the good of the town. The
company is to erect the necessary buildings
at once and have the Creamery in operation
this fall.
the grand opening benefit entertainment to
be rendered to Mr.. Benjamin John
son, on the re-opening of the elegant Opera
House, which with so much llberaity au,
public spirit, and at so large an expense, h,
has converted from the former johnson Hall
The programme for the entertainment ha,
been arranged as follows: There will be a.
opening congratulatory address by Rev.
). Gledhll. This will be followed b. a
musical programme of from eight TO tel
numbers to be given by the finest and most
cultivated musical talent in the city. The
second part will consist of Mr.. W. ID. How
ellis amusing and artistic comedy of The
Elevator the parts in which will be taken
by the leading literary and society people OF
Gardiner-which is saying great deal, be-
forehand, in behalf of the strong and appro.
pirate manner IN which it will be presented.
Aud when it is also added that the whole en-
tertainment is to be under the direction OF
| Prof. Frederick Lane, our citizens need no
other assurance of its complete success.
The plan is to tender Mr.. johnson a brilliant
and notable benefit-the date of which will
be duly a .nounced hereafter probably the
very first of October.