Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-08-05
GARDIN Err.
South Gar diner Booming Lively Fracas
on the Gar diner and Randoiph Bridge
-Items and Incidents.

GARDINER. Aug. 4.
Gustsvus Inger.oll Lawrence, u son Of
Mr.. & Mr.. Horace Lawrence of South Gar
diner, died at that place on Saturday. aged
thirteen years and eleven months. The
funeral services were held Sunday.
There was quite fracss on the Gardiner
Randolph bridge last Friday night A tough
looking sailor, ho belongs to q schooner
that is snchored at Putnam & Blossoms wharf.
in Randolph. was coming through the bridge
on that evening at about ten o'clock, in
badly intoxicated condition. Officers Sprague
and Russell attempted to arrest the fellow
who showed fight. but the ofiicers quickly
ironed him and carried him to the station.
The sailor was desperate fellow aud fought
like tiger all the way to the station kicking
officer Sprasue in the eye and in the stom-
ach. badly injurng him so that he was unable
to be on duty for two or three nights. The
sailor also received bad cut about three
inches long from one VI the officers billies,
which was afterwards sewed up. On Satur-
day the fellow. who gave his name as Jas
Carey, was up before Judge Larrabee and
received fine. which with the costs. amount
ed to about thirty three dollars. which was
Maid by the captain of the schooner on which
the sailor belong
The Baptist Ladies' Aid Society will meet
next Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Jessie
Reed, robinson street
The Gardiner Juniors were intending to
play a game in Augusta, Wednesday next,
| but the team in that city have been obliged
to cancel the date.
/ Can't l.. W. Tibbetts. q we'll known sea
/ captain of Portland. wa in the city Satur-
dsy. the guest of his daughter.
| shipper of hay in this city who has been
| in the business twenty five years, says that
| old hay was never 80 scarce since he can re-
member, it being quite impossible to find
even one carload of nrst-class old hay With
in the shipping circles of Gardiner.
| C. d. Ferre of Springfield. Mass, was q
guest at the Evans. Saturday.
Rev. Julian X. Smith, sho has been preach
ing 80 acceptably at the Univefsalist church
during the last few Sundays. delivered hit
closing sermon at that church. Sunday.
| j. d. Huges, the music dealer, left fol
Boston, Saturday. where he 10 to meet hi
wife, who will arrive in that city on th'
steamship PavoniA from her European tour
this week
H b. Bratissrees clerk in the Fairfelt
House. Fairfield, and who formerly run
large livery business in this place. was in sh'
city SATURDAY..
/ woodward. the jeweler. has watch in hi
store made in London. by Eardley Norton. II
1862. The watch is in good running order
of English verge make and quite curiosity
A couple of Hallowell sports got aboar
the Islander, at that place. Saturday, in
very oh-be- full condition and made cor
siderable disturbance. When the boat arrive
in Gardiner they were handed over TO oficei
Norton and Stinson Who took them 70 th
station, where they sill have couple o
days to recuperAte-
Mrs. G. W. Smarden Of Portland, fol
mer Gardiner resident. 10 visiting in the city
the guest of Mise Gefsie Dill.
Lixade de Baron, the actress, left for Ne
: York on the early morning train. Saturday.
WIN. E. sross. Westford, Mass, ~
( Hiram Nevens, Cambridge, are stopping
the johnson.
A party Of Randolph ladies', four in nun
Der, recently vent to Anguish to hold col
4 sultation With one Of that city's many necf
/. mancers and fortune tellers and the pfospec
which we're revealed 10 them have eaus'