Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-11-20
aALLOwELL.
A Man Who Lost His Way with a Liv-
cry Team--'.Funny" Coincidence
Personals.

Mr. Thomas Murphy, U. S. internal reve-
nue. collector under the last administration,
was in the city Monday.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Charles E. Orleans of New
Orleans, are in the city The gentleman
comes on business for the Hallowell Granite
Company.
man at work in the livery stable of Mr.
Charles Smith last spring. hired a team 1t
Jeweli's livery stable in Gardiner Saturday
and failed to put in an appearance until Sun
day aft, rnoon. lie went to Richmond and
said that he lost his way. The stable-keep-
er was naturally anxious. fearing lest the
turnout had been appropriated. The officers
left the affair with Mr.. Jewell, to be settled
by him as he thought best.
Miss Emma Jones, who has been visiting
New Hampshire friends, has returned home.
The crayon portrait of the late Hon. Will
am Wills IN, on exhibition in one of the
store windows of Sidney T. Preble. Esq is
conceded by all TO be most magnificent
likeness. 1t is the work of Miss Flora E.
Cross of Augusta. daughter of John W.
Cross, and was placed on exhibition yester-
day afternoon The mouth and eyes, char
sc;eristic points in the features of Hall)well's
lamented and revered citizen, are very faith
fully produced Miss Cross, the talented
artist whose handiwork it is, was some three
weeks in crayoning it. As soon as it was
known that portrait of Mr.. Wilson was to
be seen there were plenty of admiring
viewers.
The church societies are sentibly reverting
to the business section to dispose of their
Christmas wares. The Baptist society will
have their sale in the store formerly occupied
by Miss Nellie Hagerty.
Tho itpm whiph nuupa rod in the .v0urnal Of
Monday morning relative to the new room
for the nightwatchmen, was intended to be
funny" 1t was evidently taken - a solid,
aud so leads the Gardiner News correspon-
dent to descant on the matter. The item did
not say that the room was "for the watch
men to stay in when it stormed, though that
construction could be easily placed upon it.
Messrs. Lord and Choate are two gentlemen
of duty, and it is not necessary to say that
they would be the last to shirk that duty on
nights of tempest. 1t does not sometimes
pay to be funny, any more than it does to
be solemn. (It all depends.)?
Mr.. John ii. WEIGH, ii. C. A. sc, is max
| ing progress in the study of medicine at Cot
tage City, Mass. Mr.. Welch writes two
more years are required before 1.-The law will
allow him to kill people"
Mr.. Llewellyn Waldron Of Loudon Hill,
died at his home there Monday evening. Mr..
Wadron was well known in the city and will
be much missed. He was an expert lumber
man.
The schooner Lady Ellen" from South
Amboy. N. Y, with coal for the Kennebec
River Mills, came Monday and finished dis
charging last evening. Two hundred and
eiehty-fve tons made up the cargo.
Mr.. W. II. league of Lewiston was in the
city yesterday.
The Hon. Grand Instructor Gardner of
Boston was in the city Saturday, in the in.
terest of the A. o U. W.
The society Of the Universalist Church
contemplate giving a levee and entertain
ment be fore long.
| The central temperance committee met in
the Methodist church Monday evening. The
committee is composed of two delegate
from each religious society and temperance
organization in the city. and meets to discuss
questions bearing on the temperance cause.
| Mrs. Alouzo Fuller Of Augusta WAS in the
| city yesterday