Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-06-13

Personals.
Miss Florence Allen went to Boston
Monday.
Mr.. John B. Fogg of Monmouth was in
the city Monday.
Hiram Bliss Jr., of Washington, was in
Augusta Monday.
Mr.. +. u. Jcpson and wife of China
were IN the city Monday.
Hon. +. +. Gilmore of Bucksport. State
liqaor agent, was in town Monday.
C. K. Wood, representing the American
Steam Packing Co.. of Boston was in town
Monday.
j. Shepard May, Bowdoin, 33. is spend
the senior vacation of two weeks at ms
home in tins city.
u. e. Robinson returned Monday to
Ilammond- grove after flying trip to
Bangor anI Skowhegan.
Hon, \. W. Gilman of Foxcrott, men,
bcr of State Board of agriculture and in
spector of prisons and jails was in the city
Monday
Mrs George VI. Young of Portland, Hiss
BESSIE iounr and Phillip b. Young are
visiting Mrs. Young's sister, Mrs. J. Frank
Fierce. on Green street.
Walter +. Merrill, formerly of Augusta,
now travelling salesman with Mark An
drrws Co.. Portland, is spending two
weeks vacation with his sisters at their
home on Weston street.
Nr rilson II. Baker of Bingham was in
the city Monday. Mr.. Baker is one of the
best vooismcn on the kpnnebec. lie has
been IN the business forty years and is ac-
tve and in good health at the present time.
Judge Whltehouse of Augusta, spent
SUNDAY IN this city, the guest of Col. Fred
N. Dow. Portland Daily Press, Monday.
june u
Gen. Charles IIamlin of Bangor and
Mai e., I. Stevens of this city. the com
mltiec of the Maine Gettysburg Commis
sion. have completed the revision of the
manuscript of Maine Troops at Gettys-
burg, and are now awaiting the return Of
the copies of 1t which have been sent the
several commanding officers of the States
troops at that fight for final criticism and
correction. A number have been returned
and 1t is hoped to place the work in the
hands of the printer. Capt. Chas. 4. Nash,
within few weeks. "Maine Troops
at Gettysburg will be hand
some volume of about 400
pages with GO illustrations. 1t will be is
sued some time in the fall or winter. Every
endesvor has been taken to made the book
m correct as possible. The method pur-
sued was to have the several commanding
officers of the Maine artillery, infantry and
essslry engaged in that battle write
succiuct account Of the experience Of their
individual commands. These various &C.
counts were then taken in hand by the COM
and then, as stated, sent out to the writer's
for final review. 1t is thought that when
completed Maine Troops at Gettysburg
viii be as authentic history n any yet
Drs. Briggs an Wilder have had finished
on the second floor of the Granite National
Bank building as complete and pretty
suit of dental rooms as can be found in
Maine. From the large oak door at The
entrance to the toilet rooms in the extreme
rear every thing is new and fresh. This
door opens into large and airy double
reception room, finished. as 10 the remain
der of the suite. in light tans. In the left
hand corner i. DR.. wikler's operating room
and IN the southwest corner is DIR. Briggs.
Both are very light and are partltioned of
from the reception room by whitewood
screens, Anished in oil. In the rear Of
DR.. Briggs Office is the extracting room.
With solid partitions. Back Of this il .
large and complete labrstory and beyond .
toilet room and stock vault. Eleven large
windows furnish an abundance of light.
There is running water everywhere AM
full provision has been m tie for the use OF
all the latest IDEAS in preparing the rooms
The doctors will begin moving in today snd
before the end of the week win be ready Il
receive their patients.
Early in the afternoon Monday hcavy
thunder made the very buildings shake .ant
few minutes after o'clock violen
shower suddenly burst upon the city at snci
short notice that there were many Who 60