Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-11-26
TOGUS NOTES.
Thanksgiving Notes---A Handsome
Piece of Carving.
Insane Members Taken TO Hashington-Proi'
Themes Fine Music.

Togus, Nov. Observation-Disclosures
giving week. All over the country, but
more especially in New England the com
ing week will be the occasion OF many
bappy reunions. The son and brother
who left his country home few years
ago. to seek his fortune in the busy marts
of commerce in some large city, viii
spend this day in making ready to VISIT
the old homestead for Thanksgiving.
The week is fraught with many sad
memories to hundreds Of men here. They
cannot but remember those days away I'D
the dim past. 35 or 30 years ago, when
they met with an unbruken circle OF
brothers and sisters around the Thanks
,,iivng board, with the kind ana lndulgeni
father at the head Of the table and the
careful, loving mother opposite. Today,
all are gone, perhaps the lonely battle
Scared veteran is all that IS left Of that
happy circle.
Ii may be that brother or sister in
some far away part Of the great land we
live in has survived and has sent kindly
token of remembrance in the shape OF a
box filed with homc-cooked dcliearics
When such box arrives, how interested
all the fortunate ones chums arc. \
and it is a true wholesome, unscifi5h IN
tcrcst, too There is much more Of sympa-
thy and dsntercstcd good fellowship
among these men than they are given
credit for.
when you sit down toy0ur boanteou.ly
spread table on Thanksgiving day, do not
forget, when You give thanks for tho
mefcics and blessings Of life that out il
Togus, somewhat isolated, aoin what smut
ont from the c9urtc5ics and CiyllitleSnf liIe.
there are some 1900 men to whom you anC
The country at large still uW" some thanks.
A day or two since I was shown one OF
the most beautiful pieces OF handiwork }
ever eXauincd-u picture if@hH. ihr cen
trail frame is 81 plain black walnut ahnW
~ inches. Connected with ibis and SIR
rounding it ON the four sid's IS % delicate
scroll work t. he depth oi saF SIX inches
with u projection q, each Of the Four cor
ncrs extending about three inches, Win
an aperture through which passes a
double ihtarIOckcd lul, endless chain,
which cntnciy surrounds the eE'remr oUt-
side Of the frame entire, Also passing
through projections at the center q! each
side Rising from each corner ui The scrol
work are beautifully carved standards
about two inches high with an aperture at
the top through which passes another
nndlcss chaln with douhln links of entirely
different design from the first. Attached
to the top Of tive frame and hanging IRON
il miniature anchor with chain, "hl!t
az the bottom Is circular, cnclUtcd star
urndnnt from Il chain. The whole thlnA
is finished up with as fine polish a
though each part was separately finished,
Every bit Of il is Of black walnut
This beautiful and wonderful piece d
work was done by r.. Walkers votcral
If tha l3d New York and tn" 51th Massa
chpset,g. Mr. Walker served three years
and nine months altogether and was
wounded twice, once 1t q ttyShurG ant
aIoso III Sp1ttsylYania some timc aitu
the war while employed as brakeman on
The c. y. Il. H., he iril from a moving
freight train and tWo cars passed over III,
left arm nccpsstating its amputGtion III
,hr shoulder This is what makes his pre-
ductiun of this beautiful frame seem still
more wonderful, na every hit OF it WAS
whitfield out Witha common pOcEet knife
nv q man with only one hand and arm.
1t took two and unr-hali months To com
pletr the frame as il no" is
Yesterday. DR. y + Ridion, junior assis-
tnut surgeon, with Hospital Steward PaR,
and two attendants, lett on special train
to connect at Gardiner with the l0.2S \.
VI. train. on the Maine Central in charge
az Is insane Veterans, who Hn - be trans
teriel to the hospital for the insane IL
Washington u. C., The route viii Il
win Mninc Central, Boston y Mime, shore
Line and Pennsylvania Central Due t'
arrive nj Washington, Sunday at noon,
if connections are made AZ al points
Friday last. United States Posyiicc
Inspector W. Is Snow paid ilying visit
To the Home He was mos aa official hus,-
mess connected With the POSSIBILITIES here,
however Postmaster Or W T. klS72ll eA-
tended the usual ccurtcsicS, 2rd Nr-Cuw
expressed himself as much plea ed with
the general appearance OF this branch of
the Homo,
Justice demands chat Prof Themes
orchestral rendering 2f the Instruments;
mart Of the recent produc ion Il the " Mik
ado" here should receive especial mention.
Tho success of the performance was
largely due 70 the very five manner IA
which the orchestra performed its part
Mrs. Gen. Custer is to lecture here,
Thursday evening OF this week, when q
special musical programme Will he given
Mrs. Custer is sure of IA warm rNccptl2n.
Number OF patients in hospital 26i
number of mgmhcr6 ON morning report
1876.
The following beautiful pro ,at.aac WI re-
the musical selections for last evening
concart. II was repeated this evening.
Thc s.,lections are all very nne. lro}.
Thienies' march, "Wj1tec Season, 1894 -
is full of lifa Tho overture was finely
given. The third number with Mr.. Bar.
rctt as soloist, received wc!lmaclt>N ap
plausc. AIR. Barrett was at his best
March Winter Season ISaL Thiemt
Overture Fra Davolo.' AGpel
'Themc and Var Somn3mbula," Thornton
tClarinet Soto. ST.. Harre,t)
..,,,s,i,,, trnI,, Oh. el,ohcngrin." Wagner
NyaIFsee- .aiffel" Ringlelet
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