Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-18

PsSsonaIs.
E.s Fogs, Esq, is in Rockiasd on
business trip.
Rev. Miss Pratt. is visiting in Bangor for
short time.
Mr.. A. Y. Gerald Of Fairfield. vas In shs
city last evening.
Judge Gilbert Of Bssh vas guest 1t thu
Cony House yesterday.
City Marshal Morse end wife are 10 stsen
dance At the big race In Boston.
Messrs. Fred Gxnneu and wife ssd Chas
II. Tompkins and wife Of this city, are Wis
iiias friends 10 Boston.
Rev. I. J.. Mead left yesterday for STAN.
ford. Ct, where he will attend the Stat
UniyeraaIiss Convention.
Mr.. Arthur Piummef Who has been Ia
business in the West for the pest few years
is visiting friends in the city.
H. Everett FArnham. who graduated from
Colby this year. left yesterday for New Ha.
ven. where he will enter the Yale Divinity
school
NV Estes, DIR. Herbert johnson. DIR.
&c. Boulster. II. II. Blanchard. Henry
.Ihorndike, Harry KitTedge. were among the
passengers on the Ksnnebec yesterday fol-
Boston.
Pension Commissioner Clark will assume
the duties Of his position in the Pension
Office In this city with the first day Of octo-
her. He ia now ia Caribou engaged in SET
Ting some business matters in which he ID
interested.
Mr.. Spencer W. Matthews Of Belfast. the
gentleman who died Monday on the train.
was an uncle TO Me.srs. X. Il. and =. W.
Matthews Of this city, and the many friends
Of Mrs Matthews in this city will join in ea-
pre-sions Of sympathy for her in her bsreavs-
ment.
The Free Baptist Maine Central yearly
meeting at Lewiston yesterday was attended
by the following Augusta people Rev. j. Is.
Jordan and wife, T.. T.. Davis, Mrs. Samuel
burbank, and Mrs. j. ". rlummer. They
will remain during the week.
Among the gentlemen Of the city who are
Hamien, q. ID. Haskell, f.. W. Prescott.
6. ". Laurence. j. Il. Deyine. -. b. Saw
age, James l.. Johnson, J. II. Grant, W. b.
Leighton, Oscar Groves, X. II. Norcross,
Charles II. White and s. s. Leighton.
Have you forgotten that Pennell of Bruins
wick has his annual excursion to Farming
ton and the RaDgeley Lakes next Saturday
The prospective point Of the excursion 10 IN
one of the finest sections Of Maine for Ash
ing and hunting and all those who 90 will be
sure Of a day Of solid enjoyment. Mr..
f'enneli will himself accompany the
etcufsionists and will do all possible to make
this the most pleasant excursion trip Of the
season. Boating. fishing. dancing. swinging
and lots Of other amusements will be provid-
ed anil the e1eursonists will have fine time.
The fare from this city and return has been
placed at the following extremely low 6g-
$500; Phillips. $3.50, Kangeley Lakes,
$3.50. The passengers from this city will
take the 6 80 morning train. Tickets are
good to remain over Sunday IL desired.
Capt. Smith. the clerk in the tressurer's
office at Togns. has recently introduced sew
eral Innovations In conducting the business
of the Office. which greatly simplify the
~ork. Formerly in paying the pensions it
was the custom for each man to write his
name on receiving his pension. This was a
tedious PROCESS as some of the soldiers could
not write and others were so little in the
habit of writing that pen was handled very
cipmsiiy at the best. Nov the pensioner
passss IN an application blank all signed, and
IN it il. figured his account for the quarter.
aud this paper is kept in the Office and filed
away after the money is paid over. Then in
making purchases for the Home Captain
smith has shortened the process very much,
40 that the time consumed has been much
reduced
George Erwin. formerly Of Togus. reached
Providence. H. l.. recently, and claimed that
he was turned out of the Soldiers Home At
Togus. and that he WAS subjected to many
iudignities while there. lie said he had
walked almost the entire distance from To-
gus To Providence. The Home was commu-
nicated with, aud Gen. Luther Stevenson,
governor of the Home. replied that Erwin
was private of the Fret Massachusetts, Ar
,llery, that he came to Togus IN so bad a
physical condition that he vas put into the
hospital that he did not deposit his pension
paper. a. required By the Home rules. and
that finally he deserted that he was never
thrust out of the gates, as alleged