Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-02

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| paseoeate Of Rev. c. H. Riahandaon. Who i
young man Of exceliens ability - pastor
and has done much good work in the church
The report Of the year promises 70 be u
unusually good one.
Library Hall vas veil filed With . merry
company Of little ones Saturday afternoon
| congHsgafed for the purpose OF learning q
| trip the light fantastic under the insefncsioz
| Of Prof. Pullen Of Augusta. Ten new pupil
we're ADDED to the class, which nov nunberl
forty and the juvenile dancers have Just the
best time possible during the afternoon drill.
Some Of the little ones give promise Of being
iafs artists ct no distant day and will doubt
less shine at many society ball which shall
be given in days to come
One Of the most painful snd serious acci.
dents which has happened in Gardiner for
many months occurred at the AIoostook mill
Of the Hollingsvorth and Whitney Paper
Company. Saturday afternoon at about three
o'clock. Mr.. Fred Hunt. an employe in the
machine room, while engaged in wiping up
the vinder bad his left hand drawn into the
machinery. crushing is in . terrible manner.
He was brought directly to the once of DIR.
StFout, where an examination of the hand
was made and it was found nee ,ssary 70 am
putste all the fingers and thumb, 20 horribly
were they mangled. Mr.. Hunt is but 81
years old and has Just recovered from q
severe sickness which had deprived him Of
sork for some time previous. The accident
falls with more than usual severity when it
10 learned that the young man has . mother
Who 10 dependent upon him for support. Hun,
10 fellow Of excellent habits and should have
the help n well - the sympathy Of his
friends in bis misfortune.
The record of November's doings at the
Y. NJ. c. A. rooms 10 decidedly encouraging
and is given below Visitors to the rooms,
$50; attendance at meetings, l20; attend
snce At gymnasium. IS; letters written BY
visitors, s.; Invitations distributed, 1900 !;
committee meetings, 8; "Adxocates Issued.
20O0; persons assisted, /.
The question of extending an invitation to
some of the burned out Lyan shoe factories
to establish their business in this city. has
been occupying the attention Of our leading
citizens for the past few days and it now
seems to be taking . tangible form. Mayor
Spear will call . special meeting Of the
Board Of Trade early next week to take some
definite action in the matter.
Mr.. 5. S. Wright Of this city and Mr.. H.
Z. Burbank Of Augusta have perfected ar
rangements for the appearance in that city
Jan. 3, of the Ruggles Street Quartette,
which gave such fine concert in this city
recently. These gentleman have been un-
able to secure the services of Macy, the
humorist who accompanied the quartsrte to
this city, as that gentlemen has = date in
Philadelphia for that evening. 1t lie probable
that Churchill. the peer Of any elocutionist
in America, will be secured. Gardiner will
ho In nd lav rf
Augusta on that evening, as her people are
very much taken with the famous Boston
male quartet.
Z. L. Pennell. of the Freshman class At
Bates College, was in the city Saturday, the
guest of o. b. ClasOn. Esq. Mr.. Pennell is
one of the successful teachers in the town OF
Whitefeld, where he is exceedingly popular.
No blame 10 attached to the town Of Farm
ingdale in the accident which recently befell
q Hallowell horse. The road was in good
condition and the broken leg must have re-
suited from the animals becoming "balled
up" with snow and slipping.
The books of the city clerk show that
another of our prominent bakers is soon to
join the silent majority of married men. The
event occurs on Thursday next.
Holman M. Barnes of Portland and John
Furguson OF Saccarapps were At Y0ung's
Hotel, Saturday.
Rev. X. W jenkins will supply the pulpit
at Togus during the month Of December.
E. 4. Stowe, A. B. Maclean, l. 8. Austin.
A. Stocker. G. II. Hallway, Boston; Robt.
NJ Kershaw, Auburn: II X. Choate, Au-
gusta, and Z. A. Butler Of Fabyans, N. H
were at the Evans, Saturday.
Rev. C. II. Richardson pastor Of the Free
Will Baptist church, has arranged . series
of sermon lectures 10 be delivered At the
Summer street church, Sunday afternoons
in December at 2.30 O'Clock p. M, to
which the public are cordially invited.
The following are the dates and subjects
for the course Dec. lst, What 10 it to
abide in Christi sth. "The gates Of Our
City," 18th, The soul running traffic."
22d, "A Satchel of Lettsrs;' Goth, Christ
mas Sermon, Ecce Adolesceus. The lecture
on the 18th will be . temperance lecture and
the members Of Pine Tree Temple Of Honor
have been invited TO attend in . body. A
choir. assisted by Frank Rackliff a. cornetist.
and Miss Emma Hamlin 40 organist, will
furnish music.
Weston Lewis and J. s. Marcy, were in
Lewiston Saturday.
n. Z. Gordon, the Portland diver, will con-
duct the inspection Of the Gardiner Water
Compapy's services the first week in Decsm-
Der.
Mr.. Melville Smith, the Augusta piano
tuner, was in the city Saturday engaged in
tuning and repairing the Universalist church
organ. The work occupied the entire day
and is not yet completed. Mr.. Smith will be
engaged in q similar work on the organ at
the Methodist church in q short time.