Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-12
GARDINER.

|, The supper Al the Episcopal vestry last
Thursday evening Was nrst class one aud
quite = oumber satisfied the demands Of the
inner man Al the tables, After supper vas
served tas musical entertainment Was Civ
en-.
Mr.. Fred. rick Lane was offered the direc-
torship of the vocal department in q conser-
vatory of music ia the IVES, last week.
\ Mrs. A. b. Haley and Miss Gertrude Dins.
more were the guests of Mrs. Clarence Jack
soa last week,
liz gulAr Y. NJ. {. A. gospel meeting TO-
morrow al ert Don at the rooms
A very e,jtysble progrs ssi,e enchre party
Was given rnursisy evening by Mrs, W. J.
Land rs at her home On Brunswick avenue.
About nine tables were tlled with players
Mrs rr, BILE and Mr.. Potter took the hra
prizes and Mrs. Joshua Grev and Mr. = W
Cuts took the prog essive prizes The boohy
price were captured by Mrs, Foster and
Mrs, and Hon. j. B, pingley. Refresh
ments were served to the company after the
distribution of prizes The lady and gentle
man who took the hrs, pines were at the fret
table for the first sixteen hAnds, q remarka
BILE record.
Miss Isa Moody Of Randolph is fitting her
self for concert and oratorio singing nnder
Mr.. Lane.
| J :. Lambard lie in Portland on business.
| Messrs. A. c. Otis and J. $, johnson Of
| Augusta sere in the city yesterday.
| Rev. K. W. jenkins will deliver an illus
rated sermon to morrow evening on the
Leading Of God in lie providence" The
su" "ject i'll be Il ustrated by the narrative of
the nnding of R,beksh at the we'll, by Alb
| rshams servant who went 10 tAran TO seek
| a wife for Isaac Prosperity attends the wAN
Of all those ~ho are wiling to be led OF God
| The second night of the =. of V. fair in
Randolph, was held last evening A good
fAnce patronised the entertsinmea n
Shich consisted of music, declamations, and
tne exhibition of clog dancing The fair
closes this evening with general good time
An the distribution of prizes.
| Mrs +. :. Collins returned yesterday from
short time through this vicinity. The
Collins Bros are doing good business at
heir corn cake factory.
| An occasional mass of ice hoAted down
| river yester,iss. but for the most part the
| ver is clear from its m"u h 10 the dam ~
| augusta. 1t still runs high and strong and
sil not be able 10 frc,zr for some tine.
The annual parish meeting of the ongre
| sational socie'. VAS held thursday evening
u the vrstry and business of consiierahl,
Importance transacted The trustees werp
| ,uihorized to =, II the vestry and strip ~
| land II they deemed II advisable, TO provide
FUNDS for the repairing of the church edlhce
\ committee OF five were appointed TO Ne
| with the trustees IN looking over the proper
y aud asceriaining tn extent OF n pair
| necessary, aud also To assist IN raising money
10 dcfray the expenses. II is expected
hat the sum of $1,000 will be expended
N repairing the church. Mr.. iiarve,
'eribner was elected member of thu
| 'oard of trustees for the n, II three years IL
place of Frederick Danrorth, whose term oi
iiice has expired Mrs. G. b. Jackson wa
re-el, cted treasurer and &. A. Wentw orth
clerk of the parish.
Nearly all the seats are taken for the per
formance of the McGibeny family mex
Tuesday.
Fred Webb is in Boston on a busine.,
trip.
The regular monthly meeting Of the Loan
| md Building Association is held today.
The police court il having u breathing
| spell for n few days. For a wonder rot so
much " n tramp has applied for shelter 70,
| wo days past.
Much comment was heard on the street..
yesterday concerning the poisoning case In
| Richmond The story of Thompson is gen
| orally conceded as the true one by residents
Of this city who are acquainted with the par
ties. As stated yesterday Thompson has a
family living in Gardiner, but he has been
living with the Bradley woman in Randolph
up TO within few weeks.
Spring trade in our city is now beinp
doomed by the drummers, who are registered
At the hotels in goodly numbers.
| Jewetts mill is one of the busiest place
in our city 4 This trm has orders for a iarg'
amount ot sawed lumber and large quaint
dies of it are piled in and about the mili.
Our people find the legislative tram u very
handy one TO pstronize on their trip TO th'
capital, AS it brings them home nearly =
hour before the arrival of the accommodation
train. Quite number are taking advan,ag
| II the change.
Mr.. II. W. Chelis Of the firm of Benner,
Chelis and Robinson returned from Boston.
yesterday.
Miss Wood. who was added u the post
| Office force previous to the arrival of the holi
lays, has been engaged permanently for tne
position.