Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-02-25
GARDINER.

Ahi. hIhuI hiieu VI AlLukou, AAsess
who spent Sunday in the city with friends,
returned home yesterday.
The ladies of the Universalist Society
are busy on the arrangements for the fair
to be held next week in the opera house.
It will probably continue for three nights.
Attractive booths representing the days Of
the week will be placed At the sides Of the
hall and articles Of every description will
be for sale. The affair will close with .
grand ball.
Mr.. John Clark of the Ridgewood Ice
Co., and the Yonkers Ice Co., one Of the
most prominent ice kings Of the Hudson,
arrived in the city with party Of friends
Saturday night and returned home Monday
morning. A trip to the Capital and to sew
eral of the leading ice houses on tn river
was made on Sunday. Mr.. Clark was very
much pleased with the Pine Tree State and
was particularly enthusiastic over the Ken
nebec river ice, which he pronounced as
about the finest he had seen for some
years.
Again the reports that come from the
Hudson are encouraging to Kennebec ice
men. Saturdays papers from Troy, N.
Y, announces that there was no ice on the
Hudson below that city and but little pros-
pect above that point. New York icemen
vho are here laugh at the statements made
knowing - they do the exact situation.
They say it 10 utterly impossible for New
York icemen to secure anything like Q sat-
isfactory or sufficient crop. They believe
that there will be market for every pound
of ice that can be cut In Maine at advanced
figures and emphasize their statements by
securing every block Of ice that can be
| shipped from the water OF stored in houses,
| temporary or permanent. The soft weather
and rain of yesterday knocked OF some the
crews but some companies continued to run
ali day and added materially to the amount
already housed. The coating of snow pro-
tects the ice TO quite An extent and the rain
10 not loing much damage. The fever is
running high once more with the arrival of
soft weather, and there will be no cessa-
ton of work along the river until the ice
goes out or becomes unfit to work.
| Mr.. Warren Bruce of the Augusta police
force was in the city yesterday.
| Mess,s. NJ. V. B. Chase and J. F. Hill
| of Augusta, we're in the city on business
yesterday.
| mere we're tbO C85eu Uu tfl1l DtIOIe
Judge Larrabee yesterday both for drunk
enness. One Peter Flanagan paid e2 and
costs and vas discharged and VIM. Ryan
not having the where withal was sent to
jail for fifteen days. One arrest in the
afternoon comes up for trial today.
Rev. Father O'Brien of Bath 10 the guest
of Rev. Father Mccarthy of st. Joseph's
Catholic church Of this city.
| The P. c. Holmes Company 10 rushing
the work on the wheels and gearing for the
electric light plant in veazie. The COM
pany has been at work on the contract for
several months, and as it 10 An unusually
large one expects TO continue on it until
July. The lubricant boxes placed in the
Foss : Packard shoe factory in Lewiston
are operating dnely, strong testimonial ar
irving from those gentlemen Saturday even
ing. The company is now engaged on some
boxes Of special design to 60 to several
large manufacturing concerns in Massachu.
sets.
The ladies Of the Congregational church
are arranging to serve = regular old-fash
ioued New England dfnner, with all the
"fixins,r on Saturday next. In the even
ing supper will be served, TO be FOLLOWED
by fine entertainment. The affair hal
been conceived in the hope that i: might
be instrumental in raising funds 10 liquidat'
The remainder Of the debt incurred in re
pairing the church edihce- The new car
pet for the audience room 10 nov beini
made by Boston parties and will arrive il
few days.
Mr.. Chas. Trssk has sold . ha ,dsoms
bay horse to Mr.. Myrick Heath Of Bow
doinham. The animal vas delivered yes
terdsy.
The call is issued for the republican
caucus ct the Town Hall, Wednesday eve
ming for the purp,se Of electins city com
mittee and nominating . candidate 70
Mayor.
Ice freights are now quoted as Gil
from Parker's Head to Sandy Hook; ei 8
from Green Point to New York. Lumbe
freights are e1.75 per thousand, Postlan
TO New York.
i Capt Jason Collins Of Boston. snd Nj
Henry Ssger Of Providence, 4. L., arrive
in the city on the Pullman yesterday morn
ing, being called BY the serious illness Q
Mr. Saser's father. xr. Geo. Sager of thi
city.l
The big fair Of Canton Evefgreen open
tonight in he Opefa House which 10 bsin