Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-28
GARDINER.
Interview With Contractor O'Neil--
Program Russles Street Quartet Con
csrt-Polics Court Library
Hall Dance-Othsr Items OF News.

GARDINER. Oct. 26.
Saturday afternoon your reporter had an
interview with Michael ONeil, the contrac-
tor of the road bed which 10 now being built
between this city and Togus. In the course
of conversation Mr.. O'Neil said THE
hardest part of the road 10 at the Randolph
end of the line, but we shall soon have that
finished. The lightest part of the grading
will be done first and then the heavier part.
We have men At work on about four miles
of the road and up to within . mile of the
Togus Home. This week we shall put men
at work on that end Of the line. Taking it
right through the read y. very easy grading"
In answer to the QUESTION a. to when the road
bed would be completed Mr.. O'Neil replied
If we have good average weather our part
Of the work will be all finished by the first Of
December" Mr.. O'Neil 10 q very genial
gentlemen and willingly answered all quess
tons put to him. He has been in the road
contracting business for the past thirty five
years, his father also following the business
before him. Mr.. O'Neil has done the road
work on all the leading railroads In Maine,
among the number being the Maine Central.
Knox and Lincoln. and also a part Of the
Canadian Pacific. The last piece Of grading
done by this gentleman was the Portland
and Ogdensburg extension which was finished
about six weeks ago. Next season Mr..
O'Nel has the promise Of the construction Of
the road bed for the new Northern Maine
railroad. Mr.. O'Neil's brother. T. J. ONeil,
is associated with him in all his enterprises,
and in their line Of work they are pair hard
to beat
We give below the full program Of the
Ruggles street male quartette e tertainment
which takes place in this city one We k from
next Thursday evening, Nov. 7th;
Humorous Recital. Specimen Reading Class"
Macy
}. williams Macy.
Ruggles Street Quartet.
Song, "Thur.aay." '' ~ Malloy
"sally in our Alley Carey
tAs sung by the celebrated English tenor Mr..
Sims Reeves.J
Mr.. johnson.
Descriptive Recital, 'The Little Hero" Msthison
Humorous Recital, "Chrstopher Columbus" Anon
..rse Aesthetic Lover. Macy L.avin
:(Composed for thi. Quartet
Song Recital. "The Lost Child Dow
Mr. Macy.
Bass Solo, Anchored" Watson
Humorous Recital, Brother BILL" Thatcher
Mr.. Macy.
"Let the Lower Lights be Burning Bliss
Quartet
The management have completed arrange
ments with the Maine Central for the run
ming of q special train from Augusta and
Hallowell on the night Of the entertainment.
leaving Augusta at p. NJ, and returning
home Immediately after the concert 10 over.
Tickets are on sale at Hunts music rooms,
in Augusta.
Prof. II. N. PulIen Of Augusta, contem-
plates the opening of dancing school in this
city at an early date IL he can secure suffi
cient number Of scholars.
Saturday was 4 pretty busy day In the
police court. VIM. Howard, Boston, and
Ed. Smith, Portland, took thirty days each
for drunkenness. Thomas Roy, tramp,
took his sixty days sentence, with ten hours
hard labor ~ day, with evident satisfac-
| tion. Ed. H. Reed, "a year-old younester
South Gardiner, WAS up for carrying con-
cealed weapons and making threats against
| people in that village. Being . very unruly
boy at home and general terror. be vas
sent to the State Reform School during his
minority.
| Quite party from Richmond attended the
High School dance Friday evening. Among
| the number we're noticed the Misses Lucy
Hagar, Nellie Thomas and May Martelle,
and Frank Hagss, Walter Thomas and Sid
| ney Hagar.
Next Tuesday the entire grocery stock Of
| c. Y. Wakefield and Son will be sold at
auction.
| The dance given At Library Hall last Fri
day evening by the Senior class Of the Bigh
| School, vas . success in every way. Every
seat in the hall vas taken and many we're OBJ
| liged to stand. When the order for the grand
march was given some fifty couples formed
into line and then followed most delightful
& r T..
| joyed BY all Who participated therein. Dennis
orchestra Of Augusta furnished the music.
The class realized . good sum towards de-
frayins their grsduating expenses from the
dance, and contemplate giviag another in the
| near future
Sunday evening Caps. Ezra Goder Of the
Salvation Army, delivered his parting address
to the corps in this city. and Wednesday nexi
will be transferred 10 smother seAtion. Tues
day evening STAFF Captain Waish, and his
consecrated babj,, viii hold forth st the
barfaeks and . large crowd will be in ordeI
to hear him.
\ Saturday hotel ssests: Young's, Y. H.
Bovles and wife, Boston. J. n. Smith, Lin.
coin Evans, g. A. Robbins, . Boston
drasghssman employed by the Holmes Co.,
J. N. Fogg. . Fairfield hssel keeper.
The ensePtsjnnens and socisble given By
the Ladies Auxiliary m the r. N. C. A.
rooms vss poorly attended, but those shs
were psesese enjoyed very pleasant even
ing.
Anson g. Neal Of this city has been drawn
- tuTss y serve at the November tern Of
the supeyios court held in WateSville.
c. 3. Wakefield Son, grocery and pro
vision dealers, assigned 70 A. N. Spear, Sat
urday for The benefit Of their creditors.
The Ladies Aid Society Of the Methods