Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-16
GARDINER.

Walter Wakefield an -mpioye in the ps-
per mills at New Mills, had hi. hand drawn
into the rollers yesterday forenoon and the
fingers badly mashed. Mr.. Wakefield had
but recently recovered from broken leg.
The injuries were dressed and the yo ung
man is a. comfortable as can be expected.
Workmen were busy yesterday putting In
new girders in the bridge over the street
leading to the Star of the East wharf. The
outer girder- which are of wood will be re-
placed with iron ones.
Ats Joint meeting Of the trustees and spc-
cial committee of the Conarcgationalist SO
c.ety held Monday evening the offer Of s700
for the vestry which was made by Mr.. Cal
vim Smith OF this city was accepted. The
committee also voted to raise $1,000 in al
jtion to the amount received for the vestry.
This sum will be used early is the spring in
placing a vestry under the church and should
money enough be raised to warrant 1t e1tsn-
siye re pairs will be made In other paru OF
the church. II Ia hoped that the building
may oe thoroughly remodeled.
u. T. Stone is in the city on nying trip
of fes days.
The roof of the johnson house 10 being re-
paired.
There will he n business meeting Of the
Y. NJ. c. A. at the rooms this evening At
10 O'Clock.
Mrs. Euleta wilcoI has been engaged
permanently As book keeper In Smith To-
bey's.
Is. l.. Kimball of Lynn, Mass, was regis
tered at the johnson House yesterday. lie
is one of the firm Of Kimball Bros. who op-
crate one of the shoe factories In this city,
aud is in business in connection with the
factory.
Cyrus Fields Of Randolph, captured .
mink in front Of T.. A. Browns store. lie
caught him in his hands, and although the
little fellow chewed up his fingers some, Mr..
Fields hung onto him and is now the possss-
sor of mink skin.
/ A horse driven by Ben Hanson took fright
a. the cars yesterday and ran from Vine
| street through Water street 10 Berrys mar
| ket where he collded with q team. The
force Of the collision threw Hanson 70 the
| ground, breaking one shoulder blade and col
lar bone. lie was taken to the doctors
L " here the bones were set and the wounds
| dressed. lie was also badly SCARED about
the face and thoroughly shaken up.
Five hundred persons listened W the illus-
/ ;rated sermon by Rev. Mr.. jenkins, Sunday
| evening. aud many we're turned away for
want Of room.
IL 10 rumored that one Of our young society
marons will engage in light opera and will
make IL her profession. She 10 nov in train
| ing for that purpose and will make her debat
| the present year.
G.. y. Cook Of this city will soon start class
e. io vocal music in this city, HAllovell and
| Richmond.
u. II. Berry Of Lynn, Mass, is in the city
| on business.
| Miss lisa DeyereuI of Randolph entertain
ed her friends At q very pleasant birthday
party Monday evening. Quite 4 large num-
Der we're present.
| John Taylor caught a trout yesterday siH-
teen inches long that weighed pound and .
half He vas fishing for smelts at the time
but pulled out the speckied fellow BY mis-
take.
| Two drunks and one tramp were incarcer-
zted last night.
Quite q large number Of Gardiner people
attended the opening Of the French fair at
| Augusta last night.
A horse standing On Mechanic street last
| night took fright and run down on 70 Water
street but was captured near Rogers Corner.
| The wagon vas badly smashei but no fur
ther damage was done.
T.. II. Berry Of Lynn, Mass, who 10 con-
nected with the firm OF Ingalls, & Son, va
in Randolph yesterday, closing out the busi-
| ness Of the company In that town. Thsrs
are now on hand but Ave cases Of shoes, and
a. soon As these are finished the entire ma
chinery will be moved 70 Lynn where il will
| be set up in the home factories of the shoe
firm Of Ingalls, & Son. The building has
been built about = year, and 10 owned By
the Randolph Shoe Co., but was les 70 s. r.
Litalsneld & Co. Of Lynn, who sub-leased 10