Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-06-17
GARDINER.
The Kindergarten Saie.-A Lively
Horse Note.

GARDINER, June lG.
DIR. Packard reported mild case of diph-
liberia in South Gardiner Saturday morning.
The patent is the little child of Will Maken
who lives at the lower end of the town near
the Richmond line.
While John SCOTS horse was standing in
front of Stackpo'e's harness shop Yesterday
forenoon passing truck team caught the
wheel of the carriage AMI dragged il short
distance. This frightened Mr.. Scctt's horse
and the animal jumped ahead and being
hitched to the post ran around it several
times. clearing himself from the carriage
and badly stripping the harness.
Mrs o. f. Mchaelis and daughters were
in the city yesterday
Mr.. Ell. Brann. who is now connected with
the NJ. c. K. Il. at Bath is in the city on
short visit to his home,
Cha- Baker has purchased the little bar
ber shop which formerly adjoined the Ran
dolph side and ha. moved it onto the lot in
rear of the old grist mill in this city where
he will have a confectionery store.
The city government holds an adjourned
meeting Monday evening 1t is Understood
that the special committee on street lighting
will make its report
The sale at Mrs Henry Richard. resi-
dence held yesterday afternoon for the ben
eft of the blind children of Roxburv was
largely attended, both by the young and the
old aud all had merry time. The little
ones engaged in pleasant amusements and all
partook of the Refreshments provided. A
goodly sum of money WAS realized out of
the undertaking.
A merry party which recently started from
this city to attend the graduating exercises at
a neighboring seminary, met with quite a
mshap On the way out After safely trav-
ersng the greater part of the distance, one
of the wheels literally fell to pieces, leaving
the team at a stsndstil in the middle Of the
road. The quartette aiighted, the young
ladies' perchlpg on a convenient fence
while the gentlemen of the party labored
with the shattered wheel. rhe amount of
travel over the road rapidly increased and
all no passed, hailed the unfortuna'es with
the sympathetic remark, Broken down ain I
yer, until it began to be a chestnut when
tired and rather yexed three of the party
boarded blackboard and were conveyed to
the walls of learning. The fourth hired a
fermer to haul the team into the town on
three wheels and long pole. 1t is said the
party returned in much more substantial If
not quite "a fiHe a conveyance.
The steam tug Stella will make second
attempt for license on Monday.
The coming week is ,he one allotted out of
the 80 for the graduating exercises of the
variou. schools in the city The folloring
is the order On Thursday forenoon at the
Spring street primary school; in the after
noon exercises will he held at the Central
grammar school, at the Highland avenue
grammar school and at the Winter street
primary school. On Friday afternoon oc-
ours the graduating exercises of the high
school which will be held in the opera
house. Appropriate exercises have been
arranged for all the exhibitions.
fine Boston steam yacht, the property
of Geo. F. Fabyou, was anchored in the
stream Yesterday during the proprietor :
visit to Augusta.
The Garliners now lead the State leagne.