Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-27
q A RDINER.
Dedication OF the Conversational
Church, South 0ardiner-Fire at
East Pittston-The Boston Horse
Trot-News Around Town.


GARDINER, Sept. 2G.
The exercises of rededication of the Con-
gregationalist church at South Gardiner.
will be held at half past seven this Friday
evening the 9th. The sermon will be
preached by Rev. Frederic Newport of
Mechanic Falls. former pastor. The dedi-
catory prayer by Rev. J. +. Adams, d. ID
of Bangor. and Rev. X. w jenkins of Gar
diner, who for some time supplied this
church. and Rev. S. N. Adams. the present
pastor, will also have part in the exercises.
The repairs and rebuilding have been very
extensive, giving a new vestry above ground,
and an addition to the front in which are the
present entrys. and which runs up to form
the belfry. The main room has been newly
painted and papered throughout.
One of our leading Gardiner horsemen
has just returned from Boston, whittier he
had gone To witness the great stallion race
in which Nelson was a winner He was
feeling pretty disgusted and told the writer
that he had witnessed better, more exciting
and more enjoyable races at the Driving Park
in Augusta than the big trot which he saw
at Boston. why" said the horseman. ",be
admission to the park was 81 50, while a
mean hard wood seat cost another 81. so.
down condition, and are not a marker to the
Fair Grounds, Lewiston, or those at Augusta
As to the stallion race Nelson had a walk
over, while the pacing race was Of no ac-
count whatever" These sentiments seem
to be those of about all Of our horsemen who
attended the race.
Walter Swanton recently left for Boston
where h. is to enter the Institute of Tech
nology in that city.
barn belonging to Levi PuIsifer in Eas,
Pittston, which is situated near the Fair
Grounds, was burned 10 the ground Wednes-
day night There was some twenty tons of
hay in the barn, and together with the build
ing they were a total loss The cause of the
fire is unknown, although it is supposed to
have been set BY unknown parties.
On Wednesday, Mrs. Cora J. Talbot. wife
of Lewis Talbot. died at her residence in this
city, aged forty years. The funeral services
of the deceased will be held this Friday
afternoon, at two O'Clock in the Free Baptist
church.
Quite number from this city were in at
tendance at the Nye vs. Sawyer case in
Augusta, Thursday.
1t is expected that the new system of elec.
tric lights will be in running order by Friday
evening.
Calvin Smith and family started on car
risge trip THURSDAY, to different parts in the
western section of the State.
Ii will be remembered that at the time
Mains Circus exhibited ia this city, there
was youth who lives not a great way from
the New Mills, who took it into bis head that
he wished to go with them, consequently he
! ran away from his home and joi 'ed the cir.
Gus, with which he remained some eight or
& Iar .r.1 tAa1 4
/ disgusted. Ii now appears that he has not
had enough however, for the first of this
week he again ran away and Joined the same
circus, which was playing in Lewiston, since
I which he has not been heard from
| We have the following on good authority
/ That soon a. the Kebnebec Central Rail.
road from this city to To2us shall have been
completed, the management of the Home
will build q handsome railroad station and
[ put in ars;-class restaurant At the Togui
/ end of the line, and place il at the disposa
of the railroad. This would please Us yer,
much.
The VI. C.'s, literary club of youns
ladies' have once more got together and are
soon to begin reading 'She Stoops to Con
qher." Some bastard has insinuated tha
the name of this society, which By the vay
is . secret one. is the Young Men Cs,chers'
and now the same scoundrei bobs up snt
says that he's sure Of it. Verify his lif,
voulSn't be worth much if he should chance
to fall into the hands Of tine Y. NJ. C.'s.
1 There 10 IN excellent Likeness in ring COS
tune Of Mike DAILY, the lightweight cham
pion pugilisf, on exhibition in the show win
J do~ Of HouIehan's saloon. The photograpl
is the work Of Wood. the Bovefy, New Yorl
! photographer.
The funeral services Of Miss Mary A