Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-28


arrived in the city. MIR. Lee 10 = native Of
Riverside and for some years was a resi- lent
Of this city. He has been absent for several
ysars engaged in ranching in the West. lie
will remain here in the future having Sc
cured position with the Augusta Lumber
Company. His friends in this city and
vicinity will be glad to welcome him home.
Mr.. W. J. Tuck, clerk of the Kennebcc,
arrived Saturday afternoon to spend Sunday
at his home. Mr.. Tuck says that the season
has bees an unusually prosperous one for
the company. The full traffic in freight and
passengers has he'd remarkably good. up to
the usual standard and even ahead. The
season will not close before the first Of De
cember and there 10 abundance OF freight
ready for transportation.
At last after many trials the delegates to
the Farmers Congress at Montgomery, Ala,
have been appointed. Owing to the fact
that the gentlemen have to pay their own
expenses there are but few who care to &C
sePt. The following gentlemen will repre-
sent Maine At the congress which convenes
nsxt month. having been appointed by the
Governor: Hon. VIM. Freeman, Cherry
field, Hon. Orrin Learned, Burnham, Hon.
o. =. Haskell, Pittsneid.
Ose Of the street sights Saturday was ths,
Of litsls chap Of not more than eight years
VIE was standing beside q load Of bru,b
waiting for . customer. and willing away,
he dali besrs Of his vigil in occasional
1sRs a cigar the strength Of which would
have satisAsd . confirmed smoker, and
which seemed 70 be making considerable
AsaA~ay on the small boy whose attacks on
he weed grew less and less vigorous A. the
stub grew shorter. 1t was q sickening
sight.
A twenty-nv cent tip rolled from the fin-
gers Of colored porter Of one Of the Pull
man cars Saturday and mischievou.ly slid
ont Of sight through 4 crack in the depot
platform. A couple Of pencils were called
into requisition but one Of these slipped after
the silver piece and the darkey talked quite
emphatically. The pencil was recovered but
time and the Maine Central railroad will not
wait for colored porters TO prone for quarters
and the train pulled out Of the station carry
ing with II the porter. who stood on the car
steps and gaxed 10 silent anguish at the place
where the quarter went down.
The pipes from the Steam mill to the In
sane Hospital have been nearly all laid and
covered ever and the outside part Of the
work 10 nearing completion. The new boiler
10 sxpses cd 70 arrive the nrst part Of this
week and will be placed at once. II 10
probable that the apparatus will be
stArssd BY the fret Of December
and previous 70 that time the building will
be heated BY Goa; which is now on hani. hav-
Ing been contracted for before the present
plans for the heating Of the building were
natursd Experts who have examined the
proposed system, say that there 10 every res-
son = believe that il will give abundant sat-
isfsction In the heating Of the entire stand
Of suildings.
II one has wassish friend nowadays. 1t
10 really unsafe to attempt to pick = thread
81 that friends shoulder. He may have con.
eocsed the same scheme that . humorous
Maine man recently perpstrated. The gen.
tleman In question vas standing graveIy talk
Ing 70 group Of friends. when one. Of
their number noticed 4 white thread dang.