Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-11-26

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The cellar to the nev house being built b,
Samuel P. Jevess. on Highland avenue. ha
been completed and work on the framework
well appointed resiaence.
Hiram Burgess, young man residing il
South Gardiner, while out cunning, Sunday
severely burned his face BY throwing powder
on piece of heated carbon. He was takeI
to the residence of Mr.. II. X. Sawyer and 1
doctor called No powder was blown int
the face. but it vac badly burned, and the
accident will be apt 10 dis6gure his counse.
nance for some time. 1t should serve as a
reminder that powder 10 dangerous article
to play with.
Col. c. B. Morton and Mr.. Perley Miili-
ken of Augusta were in the city today.
The city markets are looking especially
tempting in fine displays Of Thanksgiving
dehcacies. Chickens are plenty with good
ones At IA and Is. Turkeys still continue a
bit backward. although they arrived today in
larger numbers with prices 1t 20 cents aud
better, according to quality. Other products
are in the market in sufficient quantities aud
the Thanksgiving dinner this year can easily
come up 10 the standard.
Joseph Perry has just completed two stsve
saving machines,a stAve jointer. and a circu-
hr board machine, and they were shipped
last week to parties in Waldoboro, Warren
and Washington. He 10 now engaged on =
circular saw mill for Augusta parties, stave
machine for Washington parties. and a shin
gle machine to parties in the west.
A delegation of fifteen G. A. X. men were
holding = sort of Z sidewalk convention this
afternoon. They all met by chance and ex-
tracted considerable merriment out Of the
! IL ia tod hat
quorum for business and quite a lot was
transacted in an informal manner.
| The funeral of Mr.. Mark Tyler was held
at the school house on Undertook street,
Randolph. Sunday afternoon, Rev. W. W.
Ogier conducting the services. A large num-
| Der were present. The deceased WAS a
| member of Co. |, 24th Maine Regiment, and
| fifteen of his comrades of this company were
| in attendance. All of them had passed
through the war. shoulder TO shoulder. with
their departed comrade and several came
many miles that they might for the last time
look upon the form of one who had gone
with them through the war of the rebellion.
Thirty eight fine western horses will in
day or two, find comfortable quarters at
Trask's stable. They are all heavy weights,
some of them tipping the beam at 100 and
comprise one of the largest lots of horses
ever brought into this city.
Geo. II. Fuller of this city has been ap-
pointed Sergt. Maj. on the Colonels staff of
the 2nd Regiment, Patriarchs Militant.
Hon l. NJ. Weston of Grand Rapids,
Mich, was in the city today accompanied by
Maj o. +. Michaelis of Augusta. MIR.
Weston is an MAYOR of Grand Rapids and
is chairman of the Democratic State Com
mittee. He is interested in the manufacture
p,,ln nd 40 hos stv of
some of the paper mills in this city.
Mr.. Chas. Eastman has accepted position
with Vsriell. the photographer, and will learn
the business.
A. NJ. Spear. Esq. leaves Tuesday for
Phillips, to be absent several days. In COM
pany with County Attorney Timberlake of
Phillips he will be engaged in the adjustment
of land damages along the proposed line of
the Phillips and Rangely railroad.
DIR. Schuman, tho has been visiting friends
in Boston, returned Saturday evening.
The schools will close Wednesday night
for holiday, which will last until Monday
morning
The $. N. Maxcy Manufacturing Co.,
which has the contract to furnish the trim
mings. sash and finish of the new c. |.
Bailey houses in Winthrop, sent an immense
load of material to that place this morning
Rev. S. N. Adams, pastor of the Union
church at South Gardiner, delivered an ad
dress before the Y. NJ. c. A at the Sunday
afternoon four O'Clock meeting. Mr.. Adams
took for his subject, "True Ambition and
the thirty three young men present listened
to most interesting and practical talk. DR..
A. 2. Dunn. of this city, will probably de-
liver the address next Sunday afternoon.
IL. II. Bachelor and Albert Corbett of
Portland were at YounR's Hotel yesterday.
Luther Temple, of North Anson, was in
the city yesterday on business trip.
Mrs. Gilbert Eastman, who has been
seriously i'll and has narros Wy escaped blood
poisoning, is now rapidly recovering.
The young gentlemen Of our city who are
devotees of music have organized for bust
hess and banjo and guitar club and a male
quartet are the results. A meeting of those
interested will be held Friday evening to eff
feet a permanent organization. They propose
to secure rooms in the Hopkins block and fit
them up costly and neatly as club rooms.
prominent Portland teacher will probably be
secured to give instruction and by the middle
of the winter it is probable that our people
may be presented with something unusually
good in the music line by these young gen
tlemen,
Rev. c. II. Richardson. Bates College,
who is at present officiating as pastor over the
Free Baptist Society. will spend the greater
part of his college vacatiOn with his friends
in this city.
Mr.. Hamilton Hill of the machinery firm
of Hill Clark & Co. of Boston, was in the
city yesterday. Mr.. Hill is on business
trip through the state and visited our city to
examine the Holmes plant and other indus
tries.
Ne bo
the trotting park road was seriously injured
Saturday night. After feeding his cattle he
started to go down the stairs from the hay
l,ft but slipped and fell, striking on the foo-
some ten feet below. The large bone of the
left leg was broken, one arm severely
sprained and his face and body badly
bruised,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Mace, who have
been spending the past few weeks in this
city, left yesterday on the Kennebec for
Maiden, Mass, where Mr.. Mace will enter
the adjusting school in the watch business.
The drinking fountain is undergoing the
| repairs which il has long needed and is being
faste ned down securely. Teamsters SHOULD
be little more careful and not run against
it with heavy teams.
| MIR. s. Copeland of Dexter. was at the
| Evans yesterday
Saturday was something Of q record day
at the p c. Holmes works The new
foundry building has been occupied for two
weeks and today when your reporter dropped
| in il wore rather homelke and business
| like appearance. Immediately in front of
the door was = huge case for a water
wheel. This casting was taken out
Saturday and is one of the larges,
ever made at the Holmes plant and
also one of the largest ever cast in the State.
1t is about ten feet in diameter and will weigh
trfie rising $500 pounds. It was difficult
piece to cast ss it is but fve eighths of an
inch in thickness, but Mr.. Holmes pronoun-
ces it siugularly perfect and free from fa~s.
| On Saturday $500 pounds of castings were
taken ont BY the company, the largest amount
ever taken out IN one day. The big casting
mentioned above is a part Of the contract for
the Bangor plant which the company recently
secured SIX - inch wheels are already
completed besides several of smaller size,
and the first shipment will be made the latter
| part Of this week.
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