Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-18

Of horses also came for the Great Falls
Company. part Of which went 70 the South
Gardiner houses, Captain Wm. J Baker
and wife arrived home from Boston Wed.
nesday. Capt. Baker went to Southport to.
day where he will stop this winter to take
care Of the steamer Star Of the East
Ksnfs Ma.
The citizens and students here, enjoyed q
rich treat last Tuesday evening" A colorcd
student from Wilbraham Seminary gave an
address. giving some points concerning the
condition OF the negro before and after the
war.v-A larger number Of students are here
than Il was thought would be. The religious
meetings are excellent.--On Tuesday eve.
ming the different literary societies met and
elected officers for the ensuing term. We
gives the nance Of some Of the officers -
Calliopen Society -. +. Crocker, Pres,
J. Z. Bartlett. Sec. Literate Society w.
Wood. Pres, NJ. C. Morrison, Sec. Adei-
phian Society Mabel 4. Pierce, Pre..,
Effie kempton, Sec. Editorial STAFF Of the
kenfs Hill Breeze LILLIAN Ware. II. s.
Nichols, J. II. Underwood, II. W. Foss, +
K. Blake.--The PNsiding Elder was to be
present and preach Sunday afternoon, but
WAS taken sick At East Readfeld Saturday
and prevented from going out. DIR. Allen
6lled his place very acceptably.
South Gardner.
Mr., jefferson Pierce. who for long time
past has had charge Of the Bradstreet
Company's Stables, died Saturday night OF
consumption. The funeral occurred Wednes
day, At II A. M. The remains were taken
to Augusta for interment j. W Lssh, the
contractor, has finished planning the lumber
for the pulp mill.--Brsdstreet Bros. have
resumed their winter office quarters at the
city.-Horace Lawrence has purchased q
pair Of good horses of Bradstreet Bros
The South Gardiner Dramatic Club are
rehearsing play which they will give New
Years night Schools closed last Friday
for = vacation Of three weeks.-Mr. Hasten
on . business trip.--The Steamer "City Of
Gardiner Company will give 4 grand mas.
Querade ball At g. A. X. Hall, Christmas
eve.-The Lawrence Bros. mill will shut
down Monday night until the river freezes.
Will Blair left on the Pullman Wednesday
morning for the woods where he will scale
for Lawrence Bros. this winter. Mrs. Blair
will pass the winter with friends in New
Hampshire. Michael O'Brien and wife
went Monday morning to Lee, Maine, on u
visit to her friends.
East Pttsfon.
Mr.. Alder Knights, lately from Califor.
mia, has purchased the old homestead Of his
father, Deacon Benz Knights, and has made
some very necessary repairs on the buildings.
In the end he will have some very attractive
and comfortable buildings.-The creamery
engine and machinery are at the Gardiner
freight depot. They are waiting for suiia
Bile travelling to haul them to this place
The prospects are good to start business in
early spring.-Tbe entertainment and sup
per given ~ benefit TO our pastor, Mr.. o.
Tyler, cleared about el5. Considering the
email company II was . good collation. -
About forty regular pupils attend the singing
school. john Nash met with q1ite An
accident last Saturday morning. while her
son was cleaning . revolver which he sup
posed to be unl0sded. II was accidentally
dropped to the floor, and one barrel being
loaded, it was discharged. The ball entered
her leg Just below the knee. The ball could
not be found. DIR. Sibly dressed the wound
and she 10 pronounced out Of dangev.--
Last Saturday morning while Mr.. Loren
Moody w.s st work in Mr.. Cleaves sav.
mill he slipped. and falling upon the circu-
lar saw, sawed his hand over half Oh. The
saw passed between the thumb and indeI
finger saving obliquely more than half across
the hand. The wound was dressed by DIR.
Libby, who pronounced 1t very bad wound.
Our village high school has closed after q
vevy successful term Of three months. Mr..
Page, though young in experience, and years
knows how to manage 4 school. The school
registered nearly fifty pupils. Mr.. Page is
now teaching in his own town Of Brownvilie
The ~ 4. church Sabbath School ha,
voted to hold their Christmas entertainment nj
on New Years eve At the church. A Christ
mas tent IL to be erected instead Of q tree
Every body 10 requested to pSolong all pres
ents and bring them to the church on Ne~
Year's eve. No sleishing and very rough
wheeling 10 the verdicthere. We want snou
to come and come to stsy too.
vassaltoyo.
The death on Dec. Q, Of 8. II. Goddard
at the sge Of ~, in Sante Fe, N. NJ, re
ceives long mention in daily Of that city
from which We take the following
.Sephen Hanson Goddard vas native Of
vssssiboro. Maine. and received I
thorough education at the vsssaI
boro College. After graduating he vent 4
learn the cHrpenter's trade and became q
expert mech anic. He Gas thoroughly In low
wib his vocation and although an sducatet
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