Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-03-16
GARDINER.

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trip to Boston.
| Mr.. ). 5. Wright was in Portland Wed
nesday where he completed arrangement
for the appearance in this city of the Rug
giles street Male qusrtette and Miss Con
thoui as dramatic reader. The date fre
for this city is April 4th. Quite a numbe
of Gardiner people listened 10 the compan,
in Portland and were highly please,
with both the qusr,eue and Miss Couthoui
Capt Blanchard left Thursday for Bat
where he will superiutend the repairs on tn
tug Stella, of which he is captain.
! Rev. X. W. jenkins will lecture tomorrow
evening on ''our Exalted Brother" Josepl
is presented in the discourse as type o
Christ, both in his exaltation 10 Heaven an,
| in the benefits conferred on the children o
men. The lecture will undoubtly be ex
ceedingly interesting.
The Imperial Quintette of this city viii
furnish music for the entertainment by lie
land T. Powers Monday evening
Mr.. J. II. Wight, the baggage master a
the station informs us that the amount o
baggage handled thus far this season il
larger then usual by quite a large per cent
An unusually large number of commercial
travellers have visited the city which vii
undoubtedly account for part of the in
crease.
The lighters belonging to II. W. Jewet
which were moored at Farmingdale are be
ing repaired and made ready for the sum
mer campaign.
Mr. NJ. C. Wardsworth of this city ha,
been secured by Brookins Post of Ran
dolph to deliver the Grafton on Memoria
Ekn -. ~
Wardsworth is an able speaker.
Master Charlie Lamont of this city has
been commissioned news agent on the accom-
notation train by Chisholm Bros.
A little fellow named Berry WAS severely
injured by the fall of ladder in front of
Sawtells store on Water street, Thursday
forenoon.
IMrs. Hubbard Col ismth of West Gard.
ner died Wednesday afternoon at the age of
sixty eight years.
Messrs, Walter b. Nye, Fiske Warren and
John +. Warren of Boston were in the city
yesterday at the Evans. The gentlemen are
representatives of the S. ID. Warren Paper
Company of Boston, aud were in the city OF
business connected with their mills here,
The party made thorough inspection of both
mills in company with Mr.. II. +. Merriam,
manager of the mills in this city.
Mr.. Ernest II. Wheeler went to Portland
yesterday on short visit.
The lecture in the Congregational church
Thursday evening on Wales and the
Welsh" delivered by Rev T. NJ. Davies of
Biddeford was an extremely interesting one
and was largely attended. Mr.. Davies is a
native of Wales and is a pleasing and able
lecturer. The affair was under the manage
ment of the Ladies Aid Society connected
with the church
Mrs Mustard of Richmond wbo nu,cbased
the Gould house in Farminydale ia nov
moving her goods and will occnpy the hous,
in abont a week
Hon. Daniel G. Palmer Of this city In,
recently been apnointed bv Goyerno,
RurIei1b as a membar Of the Roard of STAT,
Valuation Commi..ioner. for The county n
Kennebec The annoin,ment yives genera
satisfaction Ia Gardner ueonle
ten.year.old son of Mrs +. r. Pbilbricl
of West Gardiner died "Wednesday after
noon from internal Injuries received from a
fall while pl.ving in tho harm Friday March
9Th
The Good Temnlsrs of this city have re-
Gently purchased A fine Over Hugbe.
chanel organ for use in their lodge meetings
The organ was purchased of j ID. Hu xhe
of this citv and il one of his own manufac
ture.
Uavnes & Lawrence have been rushin,
business a, their Randolpb houses for th,
most few davs Wedoesdav and Tbursd,,
nipbts the crew uorkea nntil twelve o'clocl
and were making arrangement. tn do th
sam. la,t evening The house will probabl,
he fIled this noon The ice il of excep
tional onaIi,v and will he some Of the hes
stored on the river.
Arthur Rinlev's daughter of Pit,ston /.
ou;ta sick with mild form of diphtheria.
Fletcher & Lippincott, a newly es,ablshe,
law firm. will soon start an office over the
.tore occupied bv Bicknell & Neal.
Mr.. Edward Berry arrived in the cit
Thursday on short visit to his br other
Mayor John II. Berry. Mr.. Berry is
prominent, attorney of Waterville, Kansas
and represents his dstric, in the State Sen
ate Mr. Rerry ba. been absent from tn,
cas-, tor some time, the present visit to hi
! home being tho erst in five wear.
| An immense FAC will soon he strun,
! acrnss Wa,er s,ree, announcing the grau
fair of the Gardiner band. The tickets 70
tho f,i, ue,e ,,laced on sale YESTERDAY an
are going like hot cakes. the unusually 700
nrizas attracting many buyer..
| The dance which occurs on the last nigh
of the Jrniversalist fair. will be under tn
charge of the "An,e." with Mr.. Bert FulIe
of tb. CITY a. floor manager. The abov
statements are an absolute guarantee that tn
hop will be successful in every particular
The committee Of ladies' having the fair il
charge are rapidly completing the arrange
ments.
Mr.. F.. F.. Lewis went to Skovhegan yes
teriav to be present at the opening Of th
bid. for the construction Of the new publ
library in that city. The designs for III
building were made by Mr.. Lewis and hav
heep bioniv COMMUNICATED by ali WIN bay