Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-09-17
TOGUS HOME.
News Notes and Items of In
tereSt.
How the Veterans Pass the Hours
Away.
An inside Peep at Incidents Of their Everyday
An Inside Peep al Incidents Of their EVERYDAY
Lie.

TOGUs, Sept. 1G.-One of the most inter
esting places here to the male visitor, is the
"Smoke Room" 1t is divided into two
compartments, joined by wide arches on
each side. In the larger compartment there
are three pool tables and two billiard tables,
With six tables for cards, dominoes or
checkers, while all around the room are
settees. The smaller room is the barber
shop, with four chairs, and here are ten
large circular tables for games Go into
the "Smoke Room" any time of day, from
O'Clock in the morning until $50 in the
evening, and you will find, especially if it
Is stormy, every card liable full and the
billiard and pool tables all in use. Just
watch the pool tables for awhile Here is
man with one arm pitted against another
who is partially paralyzed. Watch how
interested they are. See how carefully
each shot is played and how
they will chuckle and laugh when
their opponent slips up on
an easy sho.. And the crowd on the set
tees, how they jeer at the poor unfortu-
nate. Is it fun? Just watch for two or
three games and you would rather see
these men play than to watch game at the
Adams house in Boston. And they put up
good stiff game of pool and billiards here,
too.
But for pure, unadulterated and un-
mixed enjoyment you want to stand while
ust here and watch this game of checkers.
Perhaps you think they cannot play. See
the stern look of deliberation as with ex-
tended arm half minute will pass before
the critical move, and then, when it is
made, some one in the crowd groans, he
has moved wrong, made fatal blunder and
it may cost him the game. Oh! tell you
this is business. and with head on one side
and hand rubbing bis chin he lays new
plan to down his opponent. So they play,
and it is just jolly to see some of these
championship games. They are for blood
and no mistake. But shouts and roars of
laughter at the table near by attract your
attention. 1t is six hand game of pitch
and Rob or Tom has got set back on sure
hand. You should see the blank dismay,
and hear how the crowd guy him. He can't
Understand it; and so it goes on hour after
hour all day. As soon as one man gets
tired of playing, another, yes, half a dozen
stand ready to step in. 1t don't make any
difference what the game is pitch, eucher,
seven up, cribbage or what not, they can
pl. any of them and play them we'll.
In my last made an omission that will
explain. The price paid for this Home
property was only $50, 200, and that bought
100 acres of land and the extensive hotel
buildings. That would be dirt cheap any
time.
Bear in mind that the Kelley ball is Mon
day evening. the 18th inst. The tickets are
limited, and the party will be entirely select.
A few tickets can be had at f. M. Noyes &
Cos drug store, Gardiner, and the commit |
tee of arrangements have few left. The
If air promises to be extremely enjoyable. |
The hail is large, and will be tastefully dec
GRATED, and it goes without saying, that the |
music of Themes orchestra, will be fine. |
The order comprises sixteen numbers, and
IS finely arranged.
A special train will leave Randolph, over
he Kennebec Central, at 2. NJ, to return
,fter the ball. Arrangements have been
made at the Home restaurant for refresh
ments at any hour during the evening. You
lad better come.
Police Sergt. Carver leaves, today, for
visit to his two brothers in Plymouth, Mass.
lie has not seen them for 10 years, and
aas not been away on furlough for four
years.
Officer Miller will act as sergeant during
Sergt Carvers absence.
n. T. H. CheDery, who has been a clerk
in the adjutant's office for a number of
years, will take a well-earned vacation of a
few weeks, leaving next Wednes lay. MIR. |
Chenery will visit New York, where, |
understand, he was formerly connected |
sith the New York Bible House. He has
the good wishes of all on his pleasuring |
trip.
Dr. Elwell has lost his pet cat, and this |
is how it happened. The skunks have
heen making sad havoc among the ducks
t the duck pond, and the policeman on |
luty nearby has caught several in box |
trap, sinking the trap in the pond to kill |
he "varmints" Well, few mornings since,
m visiting his trap. 10, it was sprung, |
and with assistants the trap was carefully |
carried to the pond and deeply sunk. Wait |
ing until they felt sure the ''critter" was |
dead they hauled up the trap. Horror
1t was no skunk at all, it was the doctors
pet cat. That policeman lodges the doc
tor when be sees him coming. | pity him |
if he ever has to 60 to the hospital for treat |
ment.
Cant. Jones of Co. A feels that an injus- |
tice was, perhaps, unintentionally done Mr..
Snow of his company. In the Home items
in the Gardiner Reporter-Journal, Mr.. Snow |
was spoken of, recently, as an absconder,
etc. Capt. Jones has received letter from
Mr.. Snow, and also the valise was returned
promptly on time.
Miss Cobb, of the corps of trained nurses,
returned day or two since from an enjoy |
able trip to friends in Lynn, Mass, and
other points. A marriage was one of
the pleasant features of her visit, but prov
identially it was not her marriage.
Among the visitors from abroad who |
hsyo been seen here during the past few |
DAYS were j. A. Pughton, Dwight, ILL.,, Mr..
and Mrs. S. A. Jones and Clin-
ton T.. Jones of Sheffield, VT.
Mr.. and Mrs. Prescott Reyes and Mrs. F.
f. Whitmore, Bar Hsrbor, Me-, snd Gen.
r. +. Harris and wife from Augusta.
Those who were not present at the concert
this afternoon missed musical treat. The
whole programme was beautiful, hut Prof.
Themes arrangement of THE Postillion
in the Forest, by Shaeffer, is one OF the |