Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-05
GARDINER
Hign School Surveying
ior the New Railroad housewArm.
iug-Personals and Oth.I Items.


The policeman's new refrain, Empty 10
the cooler, drunks are gone
A checker tournament is nov on the tapis.
A Gardner fruit dealer recently told your
reporter that his business had not been so
good for years as at the present time. All of
~hian he lays to the new administration.
Oliver and Henry Stoulton of Randolph
are surve, ing a lumber trac, up the river.
orren Kicker. a Randolph trader, has re-
street. and is improving the appearance of
the lot BY the erection of barn.
Frank Wilcoxson and j. c. Brown of
Portland, were guests at the johnson, We'd
nesday.
The city schools will begin on Monday.
The Lambard and Cox fishing excursion
do" n to the island was patronized by about
one hundred and twenty yfive from this city.
The full particulars of the catches Of fish
will be given in tomorrow Journal.
J. G. Hodgkins the contractor has taken
to contract to build two large double tene-
ment houses for renting purposes.
}. C. 4. Str0ut a fremont street mer-
chant Of Boston, and wife, are in the city as
the guest Of Dr. Strout.
+. W. Prescott, Boston. r. T. Hanley,
New York, and II. 8. Grigg, New York,
were guests at the Evans Wednesday.
J. ID. Hughes and wife left for Boston
yesterday, where they will remain q few
days.
The examination for admission to the High
School comes off next Saturday afternoon.
It now looks A. if the class entering this
year will number some sixty members. the
largest that has ever entered. About twenty
of the above number are scholars from out
the city. and who pay tuition. The school
is in excellent condition, and it cannot be
different as long as the city has 80 good an
instructor as Principal Wright and so efficient
a school board as that which we have at
present.
All of the incandescent lights which are
now being used in our city, are to be re-
moved and new ones put in, as the new plant
is to be run under different system.
Kate Vannah says in the last number of
the Home Journal, that "a stranger, driving
along the river-road not long since. suggested
that our river be called "Sswdust Creek, y
and with good cause
The list of telephone subscribers in our
city does not seem to increase As much as the
company would desire. as many of the for
mer subscribers do not seem to care for
them.
The friends of Mr. and Mrs. John Steph-
enson gave them quite house warming At
their new residence on Tuesday night. A
very enjoyable evening was passed, and 4
large number Of handsome presents left by
| friends and neighbors.
| Miss Grace Bartlett arrived home from
her Bar Harbor excursion Wednesday.
The pavements at the end Of the bridge in
Depot square are being raised 90 as to be on
level with the bridge planking.
| Geo. A. Beale, the wellknown newsdealer
| in Richmond, and who in former years was a
| telegraph operator in this city, has sold out
his business in that place and moved to Bos-
| ton.
Fuller G. Sherman of Randolph, is paint
ing his residence in fancy colors.
| Miss Fannie More, one of Little's clerks
is visiting friends in Boston. 3f
| Mrs. Perley Miliken Of Augusta, was Ia
the city Wednesday.
| VIM. Mahoney, Portland grocer, Wal
seen on our streets Wednesday.
| Dr. H. b. Welles, veterinary dentist oi
New York, and wife. are stopping at th'
johnson for few days.
| Engineers have been at work for the pas
few days surveying the road for the new
Kennebec Central. The equipments of tn,
new line are to be Of = first class pattern
and when the road is completed and tn
steam engine and cars running, il 10 proposes
to have every dollar Of it paid for. Gu
citizens are very much enthused over tn,
future prospects that await them, aod al
that 10 no~ needed is for every man TO conn
in and take his share. No one should b.
backward a. other cities may creep in. puf
chase the shares, and reap the benefits tha
we should receive.
The kennebec had not reached Gardine
at Eve O'Clock Wednesday night, and va
reported aground. as usual. down the r,ver
The steamer was delay ed great deal by tn
heavy fog Tuesday night coming down, an
was obliged to run very slow. At moo
Wednesday she bad not entered the river
The Della Collins was telegraphed for an
went down and brought up the passengers I
the three cities, arriving in Gardiner Z
about 30