Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-11-01

The Coming Social Event OF the Sea
son Improvements at Oak Grove
Ceme,ery-M Monthly Police Record
Other News Around Town.

GARDINER. Oct. 81.
The Thanksgiving Ball which 10 to he
given at the Opera House in this city on that
evening by the Canton Evergreen. is to be
the event of the winter season. Nearly all the
arrangement for the ball have been complet-
ed and a. will be seen below every feature
is to be first class. and under the best Of di-
rection and management. Next week invi-
tations will be sent out to over one thousand
of the lesding society people in Augusta,
Hallowell and Gardiner, and any who may
appear at the hall on the above evening
without invitations will not be admissible.
The first part of the evening Pulien's Or
chestra, eight pieces, of Augusta. will give a
grand concert At nine O'Clock the grand
march will be called. The chief marshal
will be A. l.. Stephenson. with the following
aids Geo II. Fuller Fred A. White. f.
0. Berry, +. H. Goo rich and G. W. Good
rich At twelve o'clock supper will be
served at Younq's A handsome souvenir
in the shape of an ella ,orate dance order will
be presented to all the ladies in attendance.
Superintendent, Gowell who has so ably
cared for the interests of Oak Grove ceme
terry, is once more able to attend to the
experimenting of his duties, after his long
confinement, and is evidently making up for
bis illness by the fne work he is doing on
the cemetery grounds. The fine maple
trees on the main avenue are all being
trimmed up and make = very neat appear
ance. The grading up of the grounds is
also notice able. The rev hearse house
which is being erected is nearly all boarded
up Other Improvements are being made
and in spite Of the fall of the year the Gem
etery is looking unusually well
E. A. Brown, the Randolph grocer. closed
up his store Thurs lay on account of fnan-
cial disabilities
Forty-txo warrants were issued at the
police court 'uri-g the month of October,
against twenty five issued during the same
month last year. They were as follows
Drunkenness So, assault and battery /, lar
ceny |, threatening bodily harm |. tramp L..
carrying concealed weapons l. and vice and
immortality l.
The Randolph shoe factory report a good
busires. turning out about eighty -four cases
of shoes . week and giving employment to
one hundred and thirty-fcur hands. The
I nav roll last week amounted to nearly one
thousand dollars.
| Fred Ssrou, is confined to his house with
tonsilitis.
| Thursday Was one of the finest days of the
season and one greatly appreciated BY ouI
people The workmen on the railroad i'm
| proved their time to good advantage. after
two days of idleness. and there consequently
were no intoxicants in the station during the
day.
Paul Stratton who has done the trucking
for the Randolph shoe factory has resigned
his position and will 20 into the woods foI
the winter. Leslie Brsdstreet will ill hia
position
Arthur L. Berry has returned from Deni-
son, Tex. and il nov making . short 50
journ with friends in Belfast. He 10 ex
pected in Gardiner Saturday, where be vii
remain few days and then return to his OLD
home.
I james Tovie of Boston. is in the city o,
visit 70 his parents,
BENZ. Peacock Of Richmond, gentleman
we'll kn=wn in shis city. is confined to BIZ
bed With pne umonis. and erysipelas from tn
hand to the shoulder. His coudision 10 yer,
critical. DR.. Strous 10 attending him.
George L Smith, one Of Randolph
} traders, il 1t the RAnseley's on gunninl
and fishing expedition
Thit Friday evening the Pfugfessis