Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-04-12
GARDINER.


Comments CONCERNING the City and tt
Citiaens.
Mr.. J. Il. Sswtelle and wife left yesserda,
on the Star for Boston. Mr.. Sawtelle viii
place himself under prominent physician,
care for few weeks.
Mrs. Benz. Johnson returned yesterday
from Boston where she has spent the pas,
two weeks visiting friends.
Mr.. Al. Berry. the popular south end
msrketmsn, has just built = large fruit room
in the rear of his store. 1t will be used
largely in the ripenins Of bananas and is
quite novel affair.
Miss Edith Weeks went to Bath YESTERDAY
on the Star
Thurs,on Hutchinson, who received a
large amount of money quite recently on
back pension, has put the money to good use
| in the purchase of the house and lot owned
by Mrs. MARY Taylor on Windsor street,
Randolph. The price paid vas $500
Mr.. aud Mrs Joseph Bradstrees aud Miss
Waiter Robinson left yesterday afternoon
for Boston, Mass.
Gllson's new carriage shop on Main street
is rapidly assuming shape, When CON.
pleted it will be u t~o-story and half struc.
ture. of good dimensions. aud will be q great
addition to the locality.
The City of Lynn towed two three -masted
schooners through the draw yesterday. One
of them. the Eva Smith. will take in $50
tons of ice At the Haynes 4 Ls~rence houses
and the other. the ClArisss Wolf, went to
Augusta TO load with ice at Cony & Whites
houses. Haynes& Lawrence will commence
loading today.
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cember by MIR. Charles johnson. of this
city. has been Ia the hands OF Mr. G. D. |
Libby, the taxidermist, and has come out A.
dne specimen of its kind a. WAS ever |
mounted The natural alert poise of the |
head. a characteristic 50 difficult to at
tain, has been reproduced by Mr.. Libby |
with wonderful preciseness and in itself |
stamps the work as frst-class
Sunday night Capt. Dunbar Of the Saliva
tion Army will lecture in the army barracks
from the subject Held by the Enemy"
The meetings of the army are growing in |
interest, and Mr.. Dunbar. who is . live,
energetic fellow, seems determined to wake
the city up.
Workmen will commence plastering the
new vestry of the Methodist church in Ran
dolph tits morning. The church is to be
newly painted in attractive colors, and when
completed will be great addition to the sp-
pesrsnce of the place.
Bat few passengers INDUCED In trip to
Boston on the Sar yesterday. A full cargo
of freight WAS taken. Two horses were
shipped from this city.
Dam. Rumor has it that q prominent ice
erchant of this vicinity will shortly enter
the matrimonial state. The favored lady 10
young. pretty and is well known in our city.
and the event cannot fail to be a most happy
one for all concerned. The Journal joins in
The refuse from the city streets 10 being
conveyed to Gray's wharf where il will be
used as filing.
Municipal court matters are still very
quiet. not single arrest having been made
for some time.
The little daughter of Deputy Marshal
Sprague 10 one Of the cutest and smartest
little five year olds in the city. While re-
Gently engaged in assisting her mother
about the house she came trotting into the
room large and heavy lamp in each Of her
chubby hands. Her father, who was pres-
ent at the time, told her that she must not
try to do too much, but she evidently thought
the caution unnecessary, as she remarked,
" There's no flies on me, is there, pop1"
Further remonstrsnce was postponed.
The Coliseum doors were thrown omen to |
the public yesterday morning and during the
day and evening nearly twenty-f hundred
people visited the building and examined
this immense stock of the Atkinson Com
pany. Mr.. Atkinson says the opening
far exceeded the expectations and goes ahead
of any yet held by the company. large
amount of goods was sold, much of it going |
out of town.
An advance arrival of fifteen trunks for
the Margaret Msther company were dropped |
at the station yesterday. The company |
plays in johnson Hall Saturday evening and |
viii probably spend Sunday in the city.
well dressed woman stepped from the |
rear end Of the 3 32 train yesterday in .
state of helpless into1ication and with the
assistance of male companion struck down |
the track towards the freight depot. The
police were unable to find the pair up to q
O'Clock last night
The board of health announce that all Ave
of the cases of diphtheria now in the city are
on the road to recovery and everything points
to speedy determination of the malady.
Much credit is due the local board for the
prompsness and efficiency with which they
have dealt with the matter.
Mr.. ii i. Closson who was quite serious |
ly injured short time ago is rapidly recov-
ering and with the assistance of q walking
stick was able to be on the street again yes
terlay.
The schooner Bill Stowe which Is now at
the Knickerbocker houses in Farmingdale
will finish loading with ice today and will be
the first cargo of ice to leave the river above
the draw. She il chartered for Philadelphia
The three masted schooner Willis Higgins
lays in the stream and will pull up to the
wharf on the departure of the Stowe.
Mr. +. Hatch of this city, sold the Levi
Lancaster farm in Farming1ale, yesterday
to Mr.. A J. Libby Of Boston. The farm
contains one hundred and SIXTY acres of aue
land and brought S6375. Mr.. Libby was In
the city yesterday, and will take possession
of the property Immediately. Extensive re-
pairs are to be made, and when completed
the farm will be socked With q hands ,rne
stud of horses. Mr.. Libby 10 one Of Maine's
eLterprisng sons and will undoubtedly make
the place one Of the finest breeding farms in
the State. 1t is advantsgeously located, be-
ing but little over mile from our city.
The elec-ric light 10 growing in popularity
among the traders Of our city. and quite .
number will soon ligh, their places Of busi-
ness with the festive fluid.