Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-05

Word was received that trains from the
west would arrive between $50 and +.
NJ, and great crowd had gathered at the
station when train No. l rolled in, Mt g. As,
| made M of nine cars, of which five con.
tanned baggage, express and mail This
train was the first eastbount, train which
had reached here since Sunday
After q short stop, it passed on, immed-
ately followed by train 10, the one due at
3.45 =. NJ. This one consisted of three
| cars containing express, baggage and
mail and five passenger cars, making
eight in all.
| The arrival Of the papers and mail will
be welcomed, Thursday, they having ac-
cumulated since Saturday night.
i Postmaster Lynch, Immediately on hear
| ing of the arrival at Gardiner, Tuesday,
of the train from Portland and beyond,
personally furnished the means for con
veyance for what Augusta mail there was
on that train, sending C. l.. Marston, the
| teamster, after 1t. All west bound mail
from Augusta was at the same time trans
ported to Gardiner
Again on Wednesday, ut noon, he had "a
team sent, delivering one pouch each to
Hallowell and Gardiner, of the mail from
here, and another pouch bound west On
hot ION, -. oil ~ IL
brought back which was available at the
time.
The act was done for the convenience of
the Augusta public and In an enterprls-
ing spirit that was appreciated by the pat
rons of the office
There was tremendous amount of
mail received at the Augusta post Office,
Wednesday. The special train returned
from Gardiner at 4.30 7. NJ, with II
pouches, containing 20, 600 letters These,
by dint Of lively work on the part of the
post Office clerks, Were distributed by g. 30,
aud many business men called shortly
after, receiving their long looked for let
tiers. This amount was three quarters Of
the mail received.
: On tho train there arrived besides three
pouches of registered letters, the mail
which had come in on train 10, which ar
rived shortly before p NJ
There we're received in addition about
40 sacks Of local newspaper mail, from
various New England points.
The street was a scene OF much bust
ness, Wednesday evening, and In spite Of
the blowing STOW, there wera many out
and about.
At clock the snow fall had subsidized,
but the brisk breezs made the street
disagreeable resort and few fingered.
A letter was received in the city.
Wednesday, stating that the three bridges
between Litehfcld and Gardiner had been
carried away by the food.
Every effort to obtain car service on the
Augusta, Hallowell & Gardiner Electric
Railroad is being made, and it is hoped
Aii"' ''AS wa ~ uiii LhbtoHast tNbhStH
Augusta and Halowell.
After the heterogeneous weather Of the
past few days, people are wondering what
will come next.
Trains Nos. ?, and II were cancelled,
for Wednesday night. The regular
schedule however, will be commenced,
Thursday, beginning with tie train bound
east at 80, and continued as far as posi-
BILE
1t was reported Wednesday afternoon,
that word had been received # the forma-
ton of a jam of logs at some point up river,
with possibilities of anorher frcshet. A
prominent lumberman has advised that
all precautions be taken.
The river showed less signs out of the
ordinary, Wednesday, having considerably
fallen during the day.
The snow storm which visited this sec
ton, beginning early Wednesday morn
ing, continued with great violence until
about o'clock in tie evening The gale
that had blown through the day increased
at night and the roads are in an almost
impossible condition.