Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-28
GARDINER

The dates fixed upon for the presentation
Of the opera Olivette are Feb. 10 in Gar
diner and Feb 20 Al Togas. The stage re-
hearszls under the direction of Mrs. Henry
Richards commence tomorrow evening and
will probably continue every evening for at
least week. The rehearsals are progress
ing finely.
Miss Nellie 7. Lamb4rd rendered a very
enjoyable euchre party 10 Mrs. Benz Clay
Friday evening. Two tables of six-handed
euchre we're set and after the conclusi ,a of
the game Refreshments were served.
Mr.. Fred Perry is confined 10 his house
with quite severe attack of the pleurisy.
The tramp question is engaging the minds
Of the citizens of Gardiner and Randolph,
and quite naturally, too. The tramp record
of the latter town is rather bulky one,
some days thirteen of these travelling men
being escorted To the county Jail from the
Randolph palace" The officers are get
ting a good financial lift out Of the enter
prise but it will cost the TAX payer a little
sum if il continues much longer. Nearly
everyone i. in favor of the passage of Rep
resentatiye Burleighs bill To set these bum
mers at work.
The farmers in this vicinity who raised
apples last year are hanging on for rise in
price. but as yet no one seems to want tn EN-
any more than their present possessors.
Miss Mary X. Hall, of Augusta. spent the
Sabbath with Miss Mabel Landers in this
city.
Miss Mary Getchell of Lewiston, who has
been visiting friends in this city, left for
Augusta Saturday.
The earnings for the last six months of the
Gardiner Loan and Building Association
amount to $500, A gain Of seyenty-seven
shares during the last year places the mum
Der of shares now out four hundred and
sixty with a total amount loaned of
$4,000. The growth of the association has
been a natural one, and "a substantial one and
at the present time is occupying recognized
place among the financial institutions of our
city.
Sat irday,
A citizen of this city recently gathered a
handsome bunch of May flowers on the
Togus road.
One of the most important and prasewor
thy petitions which has been circulated on
our streets WIS going the rounds Saturday
IL is petition to the legislature to prevent
the throwing of sawdust, chips, bark. edg
ings and other refuse matter into the rivers.
This practice on the part Of mill owners has
caused much trouble to navigation in sum
mer and has seriously injured the quality of
our ice in winter. 1t is "a good step and the
petition will receive the almost unanimous
support of the citizens of all towns on the
river.
Owing to a technical defect in the verdict
of the coroner's jury that instrument could
not be made public this morning. We will
endeavor to give il to our readers in tomor-
rows issue
The Knckerbocker and Rich Ice Com
panes of Farmingdale have had large crews
of men and horses at work on tn .ir ice fields
for several days past. These fields are al
vantageously located and did not go out
when the river was cleared short time ago
These firms have good black ice of nearly
eight inches thickness. The black ice on
other fields varies from one to three inches
in thickness, with a two or threeinoh layer
of snow ice on top, which will have TO be
paned off II is doubtful if much ice is cut
be fore the 18th of nsIt month. Last year
at this time many of our ice companies were
Just storing their last run of ice. and the
contrast with this year makes the present
condition look rather uncertain. Maine win
tiers never went back on themselves vet, and
although the present one has been rather
warm thus far, still the cold will undoubtedly
come and there is still good period of
solid winter weather in which lost time may
be recovered and good storage of the
frozen product made