Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-24
GARDIN Err.
Trial OF MeadeT and Taylor-A Poker
Club Pulled-B Burglary at Rings Mar
ket-Nearly Frozen to Death-ChTist.
mas Services at the Episcopal Church
-Christmas Concert

GARDNER. Dec 90 At the first Baptis,
church Sunday afternoon Rev. Mr.. jenkins
preached one OF his earnest and powerful ser
mons using as text the conversion OF
Zaccheus the Publican. The evening ser
vices were given up owing to the severe in
dis position Of the Rev. Mr.. Hinckley. who
came to supply the pulpit for Mr. Dunn
At the service which be conducted Mr. Jen
ki resj a no,Ice from the music committee
of the parish to which be also gave his most
commit tee has under advisement an arrange
ment for week ly song rehearsal and vocal
class com bned. free to all members of the
congregation, and conducted by the well
known tesc her of singing in our public
schools, MIR. F. W. Parke OF Augusta. II
the scheme is the success it bids fair to be
and ought to be- it will render the song ser
vice a, this church most effective and inter
esting.
The store of VIM. Ring of this city wai
broken into Saturday night and about $50
rob bers entered by breaking a window in the
rear, turning the catch and raising the sash
II is supposed that they were frightened a.
some of the booty was dropped on the floor
and the money drawers were left untouched.
No clue to the perpetrators has been found.
Officers Norton, Andrews and Rines raided
. set of poker players in a vacant store over
Rings market Sunday night at about .
O. clock. capturing the kit of cards and chips.
They were we'll known young men Of this
city and upon promising to appear before
| the Judge this morning were allowed to de-
part Today they came up before Judge
Larrabee, were severely reprimanded and
upon promising to give no further trouble
in that direction were released on probation.
| For some time past complaints OF tins KIND
have been of frequent occurrence and the
police are bound to stop such desecration OF
| the Sabbath.
The Y. NJ. c. A. meeting at the rooms
Sunday Afternoon was good one and twenty
three Young men were in attendance. The
| address by Rev, W. W. Ogier on THE
Thought Makes the Man contained sound
and solid advice to the young men present
| Mr.. Robert Howe of the S. ID. Warren
| Compsny's paper manufacturing plsnt al
/ Cumberland Mills has just completed the
work of putting in four new Howe Patent
| Sc,esners in the Copsecook mill OF the com
panv which is situated in this city. Ineee
| are the first sets of the new screeners ever
used on this rlver and were used for the nrs'
time Thursday giving perfect saasfsctoh'
| They work with rotary motion when pro-
duces a vacuum and draws the hne pulp down
leaving the Jumps, etc. on top. It's not I'm.
probable that the new patent may be adopted
| in some of the other paper mills in this city
Mr. A McDermii of the Richards Paper
Compapy, one of the oldest and most skilfull
naper akers in the State pronounces the
machine first class in every particular
! The dlsrrict schools of Chelsea Centre
have been closed owing to an epidemic Of
searlatins which has broken out. There are
now ave severe cases aud no schools or pub
lie meetings Of any kind will be held unit
| the epidemic is checked.
E IL. Dooley, d. g. W. p. of Windham
| Organized New Era Division OF the Sons o'
Temperance at East Pittston, SATURDAY. eve
ming with 20 charter members. The follow
inr we're chosen officers: Briggs T. Wright
W P.:J.A A. Croker, W. A.; Allie MarsoI
r. s.: Mary Crocker, A. r. s.; William
Cracker. =, s.; Willie Nash. T. Geo. Nur
nby. C.: Geo Stuart, Cond. Alma Cfocker
< Cond. Ira Elkins, l. s.; Harry Blair,
SD. C. Knight, p. W. p. New Era Div
;.;on viii hold ifs meetings Saturday evening"
Mr. Dolley 10 now At work in- Dresden VII
, excellent prospect of organizing division
there. He will work in this vicinity for tn
! revt few veeks in the interest of the order.
: Ofacer Connors Of Randolph had bar
/ tus.le With Geo. Howard whom hs sFresfe
. Saturday night. The man bad Just arrive
. from Hslnsx, and getting badly intoxiesfs
~ srre,t,d By O6icer Connors and taken
shs lookup. While holding the man With OF