Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-02


Perry's Band Of six pieces furnished goot
dance music.
Many came from Augusta and Gardiner.
The point Of the third evening was ths
dancing of The Irish Washerwoman" BY
two couples.
THE Hallowel Orchestra" furnished some
most excellent music ON the second night.
Mr.. Charles 4. Williams Of Fairfield, and
Mise Lettie X. Grover. Of the Industrial
School. were married by Rev. H. E. Fos,
Thursday morning. The couple we're very
young.
nesday night. A large number Of their warm.
hearted countrymen were there to give them
the kiss Of parting.
Wednesday evening by receiving call from
twelve young friends from Augusta, at her
home on Second street. The evening passed
very pleasantly.
The Universalist Society 10 to present
three lectures shortly The first one will be
Morals and Marvels Of Angling" by the
Rev DIR. Stafford, of Charlestown, Mass
the second. "Open Windows," by the Rev
C. A. Hayden; the third. 'Pompeii," illus
trated, by the Rev. Mr.. Hamden, of Oak.
land, Me.
The town clock was paralyzed at ten min
utes of midnight
Mr.. Charles Morrill,, engaged in friendly
scuffie with an employe of johnson Bros
shoe factory, in the house of Mr.. Reuben
Towns. Thursday evening. In some way he
caught one foot In the door jsmb and di.lo
Gated the ankle, also cracking the bone above
the joint. DR.. J. d Nutting attended the
case.
Mr.. C. ID. Doe, In renOvating the old Bee
man store, has unearthed some odd relics
One 10 gallon jug, black and rakish look.
ing, which was found . foot and half under
ground, and which At least must be one hun.
dred years old. There are also six bottles
Of the sauciest pepper sauce that was ever
c0ncocted, made by the late John Beeman
the former proprietor. The pepper sauce il
forty years old, 10 we'll preserved in differ.
emily shaped bottles, and has . real bee
sting, - though the manufacturer had i'm
parted some Of the properties which hii
name might justify him in Going.
1t may be an innocent assertion Of the
Herald when it said, Saturday evening, in
reference to the item concerning Mr.. Joseph
E. Howe, the oldest soldier in the G. A r.,
THAT, as usual, il vas the first to bring the
fact before the public" 1t was an untrue
one, however. An item telling the public
that John B. Hubbard Post had the oldes,
living soldier In its ranks appeared In the
kennebec Journal Thursday morning, Nov.
2s; the Herald's item came cut that evening
1t may be a. we'll to state here that the Pos
| of this city not only has the Oldest folder
but, by strange coincidence. it also has hal
| the youngest. Mr.. Haley o. Hawes, nov
with the Hallowell Granite Works. enlisted
when sixteen years Of age.
The Hsllowell FIRE companies will give
benefit ball to Mr.. Henry Lord in City Hal
next Thursday evening. Mr.. Lord was in
jured severely some time since, being con
fined - . consequence, and latterly has ha'
an attack of diphtheria. The object 10 CON
mendable.
! The progressive euchre party given At th
Capt. Wells mansion IN Middle street, Sat
urday afternoon was one Of too few similarl
enjoyable occasions.
| Messrs. f. A. Sanborn. J. +. Bodwell an,
ex-Mayor J. W. Fuller left Boston, Satur
day, for Denison, Tex.
Mr.. Harvey Tobey received letter Sat
urday morning stating that his daughter Ar
dele 10 considerably worse. Mr.. Tobey vii
| Meeting of John b Hubbard Post for tn
election of ofRcers this evening.
| Much credit il due the Rev. Fathe
Bradley for his excellent oversight OF tn
recent parish fair. An example Of tina
overnight 10 the stopaing Of the dances at
o'clock.
Meeting Of the city council tonight.