Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-25

fever. Her aee vas thirty-ax. and abe
ieaves husband and little girl.
! Cards ar out for the wedding. today
| "Wednesday. Of former lady dry goods
clerk in this city and . gentleman from
Lowell. Mac.
The following from the last number Of u e
Portland Sunday Hmes sill be read rish in
teres, by our ci6xens,
The death of Peter Grant Rradstrees, Of
Gardiner. vas announced last week, aged IL
years. Though known throughout the coan-
Try BY many. he being . successful ex-ship-
builder and banker, yet his death will be
more deplored by Maine peop,s. and espe-
ciaily BY former and preseni residents Of
Gardiner. Wealthy, no one would suspecs
il; charitable. none but the rec, ivers thereof
would know il; firm and ssesdy in all busi-
ness transactions, yet bold apparently even
to rsshness, he vac yet always successful,
for he vas not specuiator. His greatest
achievements vas in the "dfties," when he
ventured to the Caribbean Sea to And and re-
claim the derelict Of the ship Dom p, dro,
sunk about one hundred years ago by the
explosion Of her magazine. His chief assis
tant (though he used the ancient diving bells)
was 'Cochu" Cor probably "kochu) = South
Sea islander. whom Mr.. b. had found in the
Pacific Ocean and brought home. kochu
was the best ssimmer ever known In Maine.
and recently the writer saw . gentleman who
Witnessed his drowning. Long will this fam
Gus copaftnership be remembered, and i; Vas
almost impossible to impress upon the mind |
Of MIR. b. that kochu should 90 meet his |
death. In one way, it was the modern story |
Of Robinson Crusoe and his man Friday.
X. W. Hugehs. of the organ firm Of Dyer |
4 Hughes, Foxcroft, was in the city Tues |
lay.
4. A Davis and Miss Davis Of Boston,
we're among the Johnson's guests Tuesday.
W. M. Bond, Denver. Col, 7. NJ. Larrabee,
Boston. and L. +. Gellerer, Bangor, were
registt red at the Evans.
j. L Davis, the veteran hat dealer. who
has been in business at the famous Davis
corner stand" for forty seven years. 10 TO dis
pose of his stock and retire from the busy
life of the merchant. When this business
hall have passed oul Of the hands Of the
proprietor, the last Of the old 1870 traders
rill have retired and an old landmark gone.
Monday evening the friends Of Miss Grace
Bartlett, thirty five in number, gave her =
'ery pleasant surprise party at her home on
avenue. Miss Enola Andrews, in
! neat presentation speech, presented Miss
3aitlett with George Eliots works, six vol
a'uSs, - eAcu VI tnc niku Ickhtu III Which
he is held by her friends. Miss Bartlett
in few happy words, after which
he evening was spent in playing progressive
uchre. whist and cribbsge. At 10 80 col i
alton was served, and then the prises were
wsrded to the winners At progressive euchre
diss Hattie Mari won first ladies' prise, 4
apanese glove box and MIR. Eben White
arried OF the first gent'emsn's prize, q fancy
r0nxe paper cutter. Miss Annie Chamber
ain got the bdoby, email fancy work bas.
ct. At late hour the company parted,
fter = very satisfactory evenings enjoy
rent. Miss Bartlett will return to Lowell.
iAss.. Monday, where she will remain dur
ig the winter.
Next Friday evening the South Gar rdiner s
congregational church, which has recently I
ndergone so many repairs, is t, be dedicated !
Gardiner citizens are getting anxious, and
Ondering who the next postmaster will be. 7