Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-07-02
AUGUSTA MAINE. TUESDAY MORNING. 2


The ,oxn seems 10 be everrun With blae-
| berries.
j. Johnston th. secretary All treasurer
Dt The ne~ exhibition building hich i be-
| ing bait in PiEtseurg, and who has been the
( guest Of mire host Rollins Of the Evans, re-
turned 10 Pirt.bGrg Saturday.
George Gooijsx. ulilinan Of Randolph.
receive i partial .gnstroke Sunday.
U,ro yoa kIrsiing, German inmate of
the solliers' Home az Togus, attempted sui
eide yesterday morning at that place, hrst,
BY cutting his wis, badly wiki the infention
Of bleeding TO death but not succeeding in
this he hires himself into the reservoir. lie
"a. caught in the latter act oy Sergeant POr-
ter an officer al the home, and taken out.
krstinz is some hat demented and family
troubles ars saii 70 be the cause Of the deed.
Az last account. he ~as getting along huely
ani the doctors say he viii recover
Monday afternoon at about three O'Clock,
Jane, Roberts, 40 empaoye in the Oakland
Mandatory. vhile sa~ing broom handle.
at that place, sawed oH the me,acarple bone
Of the thumb, and ear slight cash in the
middle finger
Hsnry Richards is at Auburn, registered
at the Elm House.
SATURDAY afternoon. after the four o'clock
vey OF Fsrminy nydale, one of the arrivals,
missed her satchel, which contained some
$50 in money Miss Sesvey tele graphed at
once to Augusta, and Conductor Bob Whit
ney commenced search for the missing
money which he found near Bangor, and
Mondsy morning returned the satchel, with
all the contents thereof, 10 the rightful own
rr All act OF honesty worthy Of this popular
conductor.
At the recent semi-annual elect IN OF the
officers Of the Gardiner Reform Club, il was
unanimously voted to re-eiect the old board
BY the large number Of arrivals in the city
of late one would take Gardiner 10 be a
small sized Bar isrbor.
Early Monday morning the new and ele- !
giant steamer henuebec, Of which 50 much !
has been said of la:e. made its Dr-t appear
ance IN our city. Owing TO a raft Of logs in |
the water the boat vas unable TO make a
landing on its first trial and was Obliged TO |
20 down as far as the knickerbocker houses
and turn round and again make an effort to .
land, which was unsuccessful, All through .
the lay the boat was crow led with interested 4
sight -eers Who were greedily taking 10 .
every feature OF the beautiful boat. Last
Saturday a complete description of the boat
was given in the Journal so We will not tire
the reader with a repetition Dut as street
gami said, II yer haInt seen it yer orter.
Prior to the departure of the boat for Its
first trip in the afternoon, the deck was
crov led with people. the larger number being
ladies, who were anxious TO see the boat
make its first start from our port. AT "a
quarter Of three the bell for starting was
sounded and Immediately afterward, she
steamed away from the dock amid the loud
cheers of the assembled :hrong on the wharf
and the parting shouts of those upon the
decks Among those who went up for the
first time, We noticed j. b. Drake, president
of the company owning the boat. Mr.. +. G.
4 Hen. the largest owner in the steamer, X,
w Black of Augusta. Rev. I. +. Jones of
Augusta, +. II Collins and A. Smith Of
Gardiner. l.. II. Gushing and son, Eddie,
and Cha- H. White Of Augusta. quite
number went dOrn as far AS Bath, among
the number being exMayor George +.
Macomher, + II Plsistei of the New Age,
Augusa e. Chick of the Boston Globe.
and Ell. Levi. and wife of Augusta.