Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-25
G ARDINE Err.

Mrs. Capt. John Brookings returned from
The KnickerbookSF company finished
.craping their fcl ia oc.a, here and will
commence runri"z IT ice MONDAY The
ice now CT 49, thickness and of excslleIt
d.sii4y. aany hrms up and down the river
- huiiiing new houses while number Of
-em will stack ice outside.
A horse belonging To C. w. Boynt0u s,a
iriven by one of hi. stable men ran away on
Harrison Avenue Saturday Al about r. The
iorse threw the driver out in turning from
fountain into Winter street and thea ran
nth the sleigh tipped over, down Water
.treet, landed in Mechanic street near
falbot's ice house. The fracas will cost
.hout twenty dollars. Luckily it occurred
at no IN when but little bus.4ess was being
10 &, on the street.
Mr.. Al + lngraham VINO is at work for
he Great Falls Ice Company, hal hi. leg
"a lily jured Saturday forenoon about eleven
clock. lie was standing in the run at tie
time, and book If ice stru k
nm on the right leg knocking him to the
floor. The injuries are quite painful al
huugh no bones were broken.
The arrangements for the Odd Fellows
fair have been fully completed and
everl thing points 10 one of the
finest AFFAIRS OF this nature which our cit
liens have witnessed for several years. The
ladies have been ndefa'g.ble in their
work, and as result, goodiy number of
tasty and elaborate fancy articles are ready
for the sales tables. Entertainment
will be furnished on the first
evening BY the Togus orchestra of eigh cen
pieces, on the second evening by the Am
phlon club of this city and on the third aud
last evening by the Gardiner band, A large
number of tickets have already been sold.
the fine ii.t of prizes attracting buyers in
large numbers. The fair opens "Wednesday
of this wee k and continues for three even
irgs Halt rates on all night trains from all
points on the Maine Central have been Sc
cured.
la our description of Miss II l.. jenkins
art exhibition we omitted mention of the
following very pretty and meritorious pro-
auctions The Lost Scout" by Miss
Amanda Msrson. who also exhibited seven
other pieces, among them a blue jay and a
horses head, showing fine workmanship; a
piece of pond lilies by Mrs. o. c. Marson,
roses by Mrs. Captain Baker and a fine
piece by Mr. Stephen MarsOn
MT. IL ttS = Jule, tue ihpulhf Hr-t pstee
man on last seasons Gardiner base ball
team was in the city last week visiting some
of his oil friends Harry was very popular
and received a royal Welcome.
The extreme cold of SATURDAY made bust
ness very dull for the store keepers. Qlite
a uumber of frozen noses, ears and hands
were conspicuous upon those Obliged to be
out a good deal
Among the many articles to be disposed
of at the Old FrllOws' fair is a handsome
French clock which will 20 TO the fire conf
pany of this city securing the largest humber
of votes.
Osiuy to tho urgent demand made upon
the managers of the opera olIvette for
another presentation in this city thy have
decided to again pres mt the opera tbs even
ing IN the same magnificent style which
characterized other prrsentat ors. Sale of
seats at Banchard's to-day at . O'Clock.
Two foriorl specimens ct humanity were
seen wandering the streets of our cily Sa'u'
.ay AFTERNOON. fhey hal fallen into the
wat,r al Iiayne. ( l.awrence's fell AMI were
on their way home to get warm The at
mosphere was cold and as their clothes stiff
fencd up loc0m ltion became more aud more
difi .ult At the last end it WAS a question
as To whether they would ever get there or
not
The Talbot ice house was filled TO the
root yesterday room with good fourteen inch
ICE AID the men quit work Saturday night.