Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-09
GARDINER.
N Letting OF tho City Council--ContIac Iact
Awarded for the New Railroad
Road Bed-A Midnight Burglary
First Bounty on Crows.


GARDISER, Oct. 8.
Frank Grover of Farmingdale, has tn.
record for killing crows. Tuesday after
noon Mr.. Grover walked into the office of
A. C. Stilphen, the town treasurer Of Farm
ingdale, and produced box containing the
he ads of forty -four crows. Nearly all of
the crows were killed Tuesday morning, a
half ounce of corn distributed upon his corn
doing the business Grover received his
bounty, which amounted to "a. 40 in all, and
departed. This is the first money yet paid
out for crows, either in Gardiner or Farming
dale. since the appropriation bv the legisla-
ture last winter, and 10 one, il not the largest
number yet brought in. in the State.
The directors of the kennebec Central
RzirOad at their meeting Tue ,day afternoon,
warded the contract for the ,nstru cti0n of
the road bed for the new railroad, to Michael
O'NeiI of Cumberland Mills. The contract
includes all the clearing, grubbing, masonry
grading, and the removing of all solid and
loose rocks, etc. Work will be begun on
the road bed next Wednesday, and the con
tract calls for its completion by the first of
January next
About half past eleven o'clock Monday
evening, some unknown party entered the
residence of Mr.. Frank Wise, one of our
leading clothiers. on Lincoln street, and
pur,ointd . silver ice pitcher and silver
cake basket from the sideboard in the dining
room. The circumstances Of the robbery
are az follows: At the hour above men
toned Mr.. Wise was awakened from bis
sleep BY hearing some one moving aroucd in
his sleeping room At first he supposed it was
his deg, but looking across the room he saw
the form Of a man on his hands and knees
creeping towards a chair, in which were
Mr.. Wise's clothing, which contained his
watch and wallet. Mr.. Wise spoke out te
the man, who on being discovered quickly
jumped to his feet and ran from the sleeping
room into the dining room. with Wise aftei
him, but before be could be captured h
leaped out of the window. which vas open
showing that he hAd made an entrance BY
that way. Mr.. Wise looked out Of the win
dow, saw the fellow fleeing, and in under h
window lay the ice pitcher. Mr.. Wise. with
feminine modesty, went back to his room te
get bis clothes on, ard while gone the fello q
came back and took the pitcher. There il
as yet no clue to the fellow who took th,
silverware, although the officers are keepini
a sharp lookout for the man, who to say tn
least, 10 an unususlly bold one.
Mrs. ida Hatch, former Gardiner lady
but now of California, is 10 the city visitinI
friends and relatives. after an absence o
seven years. Mrs Hatch 10 the wife o
Judge David p. Hatch Of California, and /
herself member Of the bar, she being on
Of three ladies' who practice Las in ths
State.
The City Council held their reeula
monthly meeting last Monday evening. Tn
following business vas transacted: RoI
of bills. No. 8, amounting 70 e10l3.s2, Va
ordered to be paid. II vas voted TO chang
| the polling place in Ward 4, to the Cobbosse
steamer house. The $500 appropriated 70
use On the Common, vas ordered to b
Transferred toward the erection Of the Ne
| MiIls schoolhouse. this making the appfopr
alton a. 100. The street commissioner VI
| ordered TO place the drinking fountain bsc
on Msine avenue, within the next ten dsya
| The bond Of John p. Peterson VS. accepse
and license granted him to keep . bilIias
hall on Depot square. The Maine Reportl
Vols. So to 81 inclusive. we're disposed Of
| A. L. Perry. Licenses we're granted L.
| Wing and T. W. SchuYmsn 1 Co. 70 sres
and run stationary engines. Voted to sevia
the list Of Jurors.
About fifty vogkmen are 1t work on Il
reservoir dam. which 10 owned by the Gard
ner Water Company, building cement -
in front Of the present dam, In order 70 NAL
it tighter and prevent leaking.
Workmen are at work on the upper end (
wsses street near the Richards paper mill
macadamixing the street.
T. n yiles, . hotel keeper, and ChafI
Green, . trader. Of Stsssson. sse 10 the eli
on few days visit.
Harry Dunn has accepted . position vi
Charles Bfadssseet, fhe barber.
! An insurAnce agent, vbo Govern GafdiD'