Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-11
GARDINER.
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GARDINER, Dec l0.-Miss Collins, who
has been in the city . short time, returned
to Lynn. Mass, today.
DR.. Conant, of Skowhea was in the
city today on professional business.
Mrs. +. A. Starbuck, Of Boston, arrived
today and will spend q few weeks with
friends in East Jefferson.
At the Methodist vestry, Thursday after
noon and evening. Mrs. Geo. Drake, Mrs.
Arthur Jewett and Mrs. o. B. Clason will
entertain.
Workmen have commenced on the stone
culverts and other stone work TO be done on
the Kennebec Central railroad. The stone
10 secured from an outcropping ledge about
half mile beyond the point where the road
bed crosses the travelled road, and the .tone
10 said to be Of excellent quality.
Mrs. C. A. White left this forenoon for
Melrose, Mass, where she will visit her
daughter, Mrs. John Dixie.
Al. Hayes, a former Gardiner boy who is
now engaged in the banking business il
Marvin, KAn.. arrived today and will spend
few davs in the city on = visit to friends.
The busiest season At Joshua Gray 4 Sons
saw mill in this city 10 now drawing to
close. The company has sawcd 6,000, 900
feet of lumber this year and now has about
8 900 logs piled rear the mill which it will
work up in the spring. The larger part of
the mill will be shut down during the winter
but the shingle machines will continue to run
and the Hrm will turn out about 900. 600
thousand shingles, saving on an average
80. 600 day. They now have their lumber
ing crews on their lumber regions in the
vicinity of Moose river and will cut about
5000 900 feet this year.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. X. Butler of Hallowell
are the guests Of Mr.. C. A. White.
Mrs. f. d. Haley left on the train for
BoAon today.
Miss L. X vannah was 10 Brunswick to-
day.
Ralph and Harry Lawrence Of South Gar
diner started for the lumber camps of the
Lawrence Bres., in northern Maine today.
They will remain in the woods during the
winter.
r. II. Holmes and Geo. H. Holmes Of the
p. C. Holmes Co.. left for Boston on a bas-
iness trip this morning.
The coming ice season promises to equal
il not surpass the season Of 1870 so far A.
speculation 10 concerned In conversation
with prominent ice specustor today he
stated the following to the journal cores
pondent as his reasons for be lieving that il
will be year characterized by speculation.
The prime reason is that the climate 10
slowly but surely changing. A few years
ago frost was almost unknown in the
southern States, but in recent years it 10 not
uncommon to hear of frosts and even snow
storms a. far south As Atlanta and New
Orleans. This change extends norihwarl
and ia manifested 10 New York as well a.
Maine The date of the freezing over of
the Hudson comes later and later each year
and . charscte ristc of later years il the clos
ing and opening of that river before the final
shutting in. so that the date for the last
freeze is now carried we'll into January
The Gulf stream 10 also bending
a little nearer to our coast, =
consequent warmer climate resulting.
Thsss causes which effect New York also
effect Maine though in less degree. We
now have the river close once gene ally and
then open again before the final freeze as in
New York, but ice men know that they will
be sure Of . crop while New York ice men
canno; be so sanssine ~ they generally have
small chance Of securing . marketable crop
after the middle Of January. II is true that
We have to hustle more now than in former
years to secure our crop and that we are
doing more cultivating and these facts arise
IIOm Causes uut 70 tue CnAHkiuE ctltuahe ~
have said. There will be new ice houses
built this year and more ice stored than ever
| before should the season hang OF beyond
Jan. 9th or 18th On the Hudson, and If II
should not l still think the season oi
Isss-9O will equal II not surpass that Of 1870
! from speculative point Of view. The season
pfomises much for the Spectator.
All Of Gardiner's liquor dealers but two
have made their appearance At court to ans
wer to their indictments. The two remain
ing ones have physician's certificates tha
they sre sick.
Heath Relief fair commences WeinesdaJ
evening.
Lorins Powers one of Pittston's oldest cit
izens is quite seriously i'll af his home.
The draw af the Gardiner and Randolph
bridge has been opened 1868 times this sea
son, the record having been kept BY Ed
Connors keeper Of the bridge. This 10 a
increase Of 6s7 over the record Of last yea
and 10 something better than for severn
years past.
Nahaumkess Tribe Of Red Men raise
more scal2s this evening. conferrins degree
upon tuo warriors and two hunters Tn
warriors Of the tribe have assembled to tn
number Of rs or 30 and nov await for th
moon which shall permit them to take th
Chiefs degree. The lodge will commenc
on this degree next week.
Harry Jones. vho has recently been cor
nected with the 6fm Of Cannon : Jones. h
Z accepted Q posision in Chas. T. Whites ofnc
, supply estsblishnent-
Il A. w. Kimball. Of THE city, has sold b
Richmood phosograph rooms 70 Herbert
Anderson Of that town.
Al Gen. Fssakiin Hall, Tosus, % Monda
and Tuesdsy evening" IN e1celleut enteEsail
, ness vss fsssishsd ~ company eossissis
, Of Miss Eva Dasslssss Macsy. ssedss. best'
: ise and pianiss, Losise Homer. The chi
artist, and Nf. c. Hilsoa Chass, illusioaia