Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-03
GARDINER.
A Three Thousand Dollar Drenching-
Coming Entertainments to-Accidents-
The Ladies Relief CoIps-Other News
and Gossip Around the City.



At about half past two "Wednesday morn
ing fire was discovered by The night police
force in the back part of the cellar of the
store occupied by c. f Wake field & Son.
The fire department were quickly on hand
and soon extinguished the flames although
not without great deal of difficulty. Sup
posing the fire to be all out the fire compan-
les returned to their different hose houses.
Soon after three O'Clock another alarm was
given, which TO the fire companies again re-
spending, found the fire to be in the attic
story of the same building Two streams
from the nearest hydrant were soon quickly
playing on the building, which was drenched
from top to bottom, running nearly the en-
tire stock of the Wakeields. which consists
of -four, fancy groceries. meats, tobacco. etc
The roof of the building was burn. quite
badly but Other than this The damage done
was mostly by water. c. NJ. Day whose
store is situated next to te burned building
was also badly damaged BY water. The or
igin of the fire is not knosn, and what seems
the more mysterious is how the fire broke
out in the cellar and then again in the attic
and not burning the store IN the least. G.
E. Wake field & Sons loss amounted to
about S2500; insured ior $1,000 in the
North British and Royal. G. NJ. Day. loss
$500; insured for 81 900 in the North Brit
ish and Grani.e State. The loss on the
building, which is owned by J. s. Mitchell.
was about $500; fully Insured in the Royal.
Mr.. Augustus Bailey, agent for ali of the
above companies, with the exception of the
Northern, informed the writer that Mr..
Days loss had been satisfactorily settled !,
and that before Thursday night the others
will have been adjusted.
Mr., Daniel II Herrin. who is employed in
the City Laundry, is confined to his house
with erysipeiss in the face.
Capt Corbett while on the street recently
was seized with an epiIeptic it He was
carried to his home in an unconscious state
and DIR. Packard vas SUNNI )ned
Mrs. DIR. Strout and children. Raw and
Ruth Strout, are in Boston on two weeks
visit.
Bertha l.. Peniexter. the fine lady el0cu-
ZIONIST whose reatings pleased large audience
es at the old Gar iner Reform Club Hall for
the past two Sundays, has returned to her
home in Pittsfieii.
Fine Autographs of the Harvard Quartette
adorn many of our store windows. The
quartette are to make their appearance in
this city Wednesday evening, Oct. 18th. ii
being the opening of the Y. NJ G.. A. course.
Miss Carrie Hale. reader, will be with the
qusrtette. Reserved seats will be on sale
Friday, the lth, at Blanchard's.
In prominent place at Young's Hotel is
bill on which is offered $500 for the re-
turn of the missing Arthur F Dow of Little
Ton, N. H., to that town. The bill contains
full description of Dow and is signed by
his wife, Mrs. A F. DoS.
A. G. Perkins, Whi.efed, II Z. Gunni-
son, Kiitery J. A. Mcclellan, Hyde Park,
and Mrs. r. Y. DOpga, WIT feil. ve:e
gus SITS at the Evans. Wednesday.
Landlord Douglas has engaged the services
of Albert s. Mathews. a first class head
| waiter ard table decorator, for the Evans
He arrived TUESDAY night.
Tie ladies' of the Heath Relief Corps have
decided to hold their annual fair on the
evenings of Wedne sday Thursday and Fri
day, Dec II, l2, AMI 10, at the Opera
House. The ladies' Of the corps will make a
large number of garments for ladies' who
wish TO purchase them, and are u,w ready to
receive orders for the same. The ladies'
have several fine attractions ahead and ex-
ceIient entertainment is sure to be furnished
W. II. Moore, the bed slat manufacturer,
has made contract with the Kennebec
Light and Heat Co to supply them with
shavings for fuel from his factory, and Is
puttir in blower between his place and
die .igss: StTtioii 50 ahsi The sb2viigs ran he
blown direct from the FIRE room to the room
of the company.
Mrs. Jas. 4. Jackson 10 in Washington,
D. C., visiting friends.
Principal Wright of the High School, has
completed arrangements with the Rgggles
St. Qusrteite of Boston, for their appearance
in this city Thursday evening. Nov. 7. Mr
Wright is in correspondence with FRYE. the
impersonator, who has an excellent repu,a-
ton, for his appearance or the same evening,
snd possibly other talent will be secured for
ne same time. Mr.. Frye is also in corre-
spondence with Miss Jessie Couthoai. the
reader. for one evenings entertainment late.
in the winter, and With every probability OF
success.
John G. Brown and ID. W. Brown. who
are nor building the Dover AMI Piscaizqnis
Railroad, were in town Wedne stay, looking
over the location Of the Kennebsc Central
Railros.l with view Of bidding for the elec-
| ton.
| The officers of Lebanon Royal Arch Chap
ter we're elected "Wednesday e=esing.
| officer FraHk Dunlap returned from a Eve
weeks business trip in Sewfcundiad and the
Provinces "Wednesday morning.
r. 4. Johnson, wiscAssets, and r. Z.
Kimbail, Boston, were among the guests .,
/ Young's Hotel, Wednesday,
/ At . recent meeting Of Warren Division,
/ s. of r., the following cfhcers were elected
i J. W. Chadwick. w. r.; Lutte B. Libby, ".
II A.; J. NJ. Larrabee, r. s.; r. r. Collins,
! A.. X s.; o. G. ALdress, r. r. s.; A. K
r Bufum, Treas; J. Thonas, Chap.