Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-07-16

Mr.. l.. Coughlin has placed his fine farm
on the old Hallowell road on the market in
the form of house lots as may be seen in
another column. Persons desiring TO pur-
chase residence lots can not do better than
to examine South Augusta" Mr.. Will
Welch of J. II. Cogan & Co. is building
fine house on one of the lots.
The Atkinson House Furnishing Co.'S
team ran away on Grove street yesterday.
They turned onto "a sidewalk near where
some ladies were sitting In front of the
Pool house. The ladies' ran into the house
and the wagon struck the chairs in which
they had been sitting. The team stopped
before any serious damage was done.
A. y. Ward Is showing what hustling and
advertising in the .IouRSAL can do in his
line He is now fitting under contract three
bath rooms, putting in three large furnaces
with pipes. etc, complete. has on hand
steam heating and two hot water heating
jobs. and besides all these is doing a heavy
fuNiUts- III UNuueVHIf FuhuuIhs tlIt-, btDNtr,
hardware, etc, etc.
It is understood that advances have been
made to Rev. !, G. Ross Of the Green St.
Methodist church with view to ehecting
an exchange of appointment, next October.
between himself and popular Western
pastor, formerly from Maine. who for
reasons pertaining to his family and friends
desires to return East. The proposal comes
TO Mr.. Ross rs a surprise and unsought.
The exchange, if effected, would financially
and in other respects be favorable to him.
For this reason the official board, while
unanimously expressing themselves rs de-
string no change in the present very pleas
ant pastoral relations. have voted TO consent
TO the proposed arrangement providing after
further consideration ii should still appear
desirable to the two pastors interested.
A case that was the outcome Of one tried
before the police court Thursday was tried
Friday morning. Thursday Ernest Temple
| was brought before Judge Andrews on the
charge Of creating a disturbance about the
premises of John johnson "Wednesday.
The complaint WAS made by
Mrs. johnson. Temple was fined
81 and costs. Temple THEN swore
out warran, against johnson, charging
him with stealing hay nearly~a year ago
from his, Temples barn. Thi. case came
before the conr, Friday morning. The tcs-
.imony showed that johnson was entitled
to take one load of hay from the barn. and
the judge desired to ascertain how much hay
in all there in the barn. The ease was
continued. Friday evening "Ben" French,
a resident Of Haslowell Plains, was heard
on his complaint that he had been assaulted
Friday morning by fellow workman with
whom there was a fracas beginning in fun.
Frenchs witnesses. however, testified that
French was only tripped up, and the judge
decided there was no case
Forepaugb dropped Ave men one night
last week. "The circust- all right remarked
one of the Ave, but they make chap sign
a contract as long as your arm and the rules
are stricter than at any military school. II
you get drunk once they 90 down and pay
your fine and then charge you double. II (
your fine is s5,'hcy take SO of your wages.
The second time yon get drunk You get the
bounce. II you get into Jail they let You ct
out as best you can and you may whistle tor
any back pay which may be due you. They
have fines for everything and some poor
fellows see but little money week In ana
week out He affirmed that he wss
horse sheer and was getting $40 mon"
and expenses, hut inumsied that the ~
ciplne Of the show was rather too sever.
for him. If ANYBODY thinks he can ffa'''
with Forcpaugh and put in the time so'n.
on sprees, he is nightly mistaken
there's lots of 'em found II so, besides un'
n. glnV