Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-12

State Railroad Commissioners in the
City-Fox Hunters Secure Five
Hotel Arrivals-PeTsonals-- and
Incidents.


GARDINER. Oct. IL.
Since the retirement of the Pythian Herald,
the order Of Knights of Pythias has had no
official publication in this State In order to
secure a means of di-semiuating news Of the
various Knights of p, thias lodges in this
grand jurisdiction grand keeper of records
and seals, Wesley G. Smith has adopted a
plan which .ill give members of the order
an opportunity TO learn wha is going on in
the various lodges of the State, a plan which
cannot fail to create and keep livery inter
es, in the ori'r To this end Mr.. Smith
sent to all the lodges in the State a circular
explaining the proposed plan of having pub
lished n some paper the news in the Pythian
circles of the State and asking that each
lodge appoint lodge reporter whose busi-
ness i, shall be to furnish items of interest
The new. are to be printed in the Kennebec
Reporter and the departure will be apprecis-
ted by knights in all parts of the state.
Rev. Father Doherty Of Augusta. vas in
the city Thursday and Friday. the guest of
Father Mccarthy.
The Portland and Kennebec Coal Mining
Co, in which quite number Of our citizens
are interested. will begin operations on its
plant at Fort Pophsm some time next week.
Part of tn. machinery has already arrived
and the balance is expected at once. The
full amount necessary to begin the work,
s2 500, has all been raised An excursion
will be run from Portland to Pophsm by q
party of the stockholders to witness the
opening of the works.
The new bakery recently started by Gar
diner lady. Mrs. l.. E. Purnsll, is meeting
with good success. and this is - it should be
for Mrs Purnell is most excellent cook,
and her food is appreciated by all Who have
eaten it.
Albert Palmer and Lew Huntington re-
turned Friday from Horseshoe Pond where
they have been camping out for = week past
They secured dve foxes as the result of thei,
trip. In one brush with fox they chased il
from Gardiner to Bowdoin, some sixteen
miles
Autographs are being postel in prominent
places Of the famous Bostonians which are q
appear in Portland the middle of this month.
Howard Owen says some very pleasant
things about the officers Of the Kennebec. in
the last number Of the Maine Farmer.
Work on the new Baptist church is nearly
completed. vifh the exception Of the plAciA(
in Of the rev memorial vindovs which vii
be done within the nsxt three veeks-
One Of the coming events in South 0aFdi
ner is . Poverty Ball." Il will take piae,
some evening next week as the G. A. r
hail st that place.
C. :. Goodwin leaves Saturday for Nor
way where be will spend athree weeks vaca
| ton.
| Among the Pines" is the name of u
next play a; the Opera House. ssE
Mike Daily. the famous Lightweight pu1l
4 4 = -. tx,r
ticing daily With the apparatus in the Y. N
c. A. rooms. and frequent spin TO Sousl
Gardiner and retarn- He viii remain il
Gardiner about four weeks longer. then goe
to Bangor for week. after which be vii
start for San Francisco where he hopes :
| fight either McAulide or Carroll Nsz
Friday be saars in Lewiston and later zoe
to Portland where be viii have beBe1s.
The Independent Hose Co. cf Richnsa
have purchased the running casFiage of d
] Hecla Hose Co. Of Randolph. aAd casIie