Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-04-23
GARDIN ER.
A New Electric Plant Police Items.
New Shoe Factory Matters Cen
eral and Personal

GARDINER, April %.
The schooner Reuben Eastman which ar
rived in port recently with coal is now load
ing with box stuff for New York and leaves
tonight.
Tickets for Sam Small's lecture in Angus
ia Thursday evening were placed on sale yes-
terday at Blanchard's.
- Aldermen White and Peacock and coun
cilmen Milton. Whitmore and Walker, who
were recently appointed by the city govern
ment as a special committee on street lights
held meeting Saturday evening AMI con-
sdered the advisab1ity of the city putting in
an electric light plant of its own After
much discussion pro and con it was decided
that tue committee unanimously report in
favor of new electric light plant to be con-
trolIed by the city. The general plan map.
ped out includes the establishment of an arc
system capable of supplying ~ lamps of
1900 candle power. 1t is proposed to oh
tain the power from the plant of the Oak
land Mfg Co.. which has made several es.i-
mates on the matter. But thirty lamps will
be used at first, though the plant is to be capa-
bic of carving fcrty-two. rhe COM
mitee will make their report to the city gov
eminent at their meeting this evening, and
the decision of that body is looked for with
much interest. especially by the business
men, nearly all of whom are dissatisfied wth
the present sys,em Of lighting. General
opinion see ms TO favor the plan as projected
by the cjmmttee.
Matters are brseing up bit in the munl-
cipal court. Two drunks were tried this
morning, and during the forenoon quite a
lively scrimmsge between two drunken chaps
took place on the wharf Officer Dunlap
arres'ed one of the offenders named Jack
| Crowley. and he is now held for trial on the
charge of assault. portion of the nose of
| one of the individuals was bitten off during
the melee and sundry other minor damages
resulted CITY Marshal Norton also arrested
| one John Wheeler, Sunday, on adviccs re-
ceiytd from Brunswick. where he i. wanted
| for obtaining money under false pretences.
/ Brunsw ick officers arrived and took him into
| custody this morning.
The Star went to Boston yester lay, carry
| ing but little freight and small nuTber Of
Messengers The usual number of horsei
/ were shipped to Massach usetts parties.
| Little. store was again closed to the pub
I lie today II is understood that this actor
/ 10 due to the financial trouble which has re-
Gently visited the firm
! Capt. Anderson of Bath was in the city
TODAY at the johnson House.
Mr.. f. Z. Lewis of this city is confined tt
his house with severe illness. Mr.. Levi
was taken quite suddenly this forenoon
while at his place of business and his assist
ants in the office were obliged to help hin
home The doctor pronounees it = sever
attack of pneumonia.
Chss. o. Turner returned yesterday from
a trip TO Seattle, W. T.. and his brother
George Turner, who accompanied him OF
the trip. wac expected today. Mr.. Turne
reports q very pleasant trip, but says tha
the "oid State of Maine is good enough 70
him.
One of the largest crowd. which has ye
been in attendance at Rev. Mr.. jenkins Sun
day evening lectures was present last even
ing. The church was literally jammed au'
the lecture was most interesting.
The schooner Mary Augusta has arrived q
the Haynes & Lawrence runs and will los
with ice.
Al. Young ard wife Of Oakland we're il
the city today at the johnson House. Mr.
Young is proprietor of the Oakland Hous
and is in the city on brief visit
The auction Of the remaining propert
belonging to the Bowel & Alien Ice Com
pany viii take place Tuesday, May I. at th
old shoe factory in Randolph. The sale in
eIudes large amount of machinery. farm
ing and other tools and household articles
|. besides part Of the two hundred house lot
into which the land has been divided. larg
, amount of lumber and other property
Iambard will conduct the sale.
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