Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-16

DAILY KENNEL
sociable at the Congregational church,
Tuesday evening. Miss Marletta rarsn-
ley, Miss Jennie Mar, Miss weymouth
and Mrs. John Hunt will entertain.
"O'Flarlty's Mishaps' was presented
M the Togus Opera house, Saturday even
ing by the well known comedians, Conroy
and Fox. The company was registered ut
the Evans during its stay in this Vicinity.
The first man to appear before the police
court since. March 6, WAS given 80 days
in jail for drunkenness, by Judge Lara
bee, Saturday morning. Matters have of
late been exceedingly quiet in police cir
Giles.
Street Commissioner Clary aud crow
of men were hustllng the work, Sunday,
repairing the bridge on the Causeway,
which was damaged by the recent food.
The bridge will probably he open for
travel, this morning
The celebration Of the 18th anniversary
of DirigO Lodge No /, A. o. u. W, will
be held at the johnson Opera house.. to-
night. nhc Wakefield Concert company
will finnish the entertainment, assisted by
Monaghan S orchestra.
At the next meeting of the Gardiner
teachers, which will be held in April the
work for the last term of the year will be
mapped out. Superintendent Larrabee
says these meetings are of great benefit to
the teachers and have been most profit
able
The alarm of fire, at g. 30, Saturday after
noon, was for slight blaze on the roof Of
Mrs Sarah Spear 5 house mt the upper end
nf Water street, which caught form the
sparks from Holmes foundry. Jim Belts
extingished the fire with few pailfulS of
water, 50 the services of the department
were not needed.
G. II. Beane instead of inaugurating a
sale of damaged goods will take two of
his best articles. TO wit, a Dupont tooth
brush, and bottle of Bcane's aromatic
tooth powders. witch sell regularly for
SOC. During the coming ten days he will
sell both articles for SIC. discount of
% per cent, just TO let the goods and their
excellence be more fully known.
A meeting of those Interested in the
great ice jam at swan island was held ut
the Evans hotel, at ? O'Clock, Sunday after
noon. Ii was voted that the committee
proceed. with the work now going on
$4,000 having been raised for the project.
A number of prominent Ice and log men
were present, as well as representatives
from Augusta Gardiner and Randolph
The base ball team that will represent
Gardiner High on the diamond, this sea
son, will be organized the latter part of
the week Tho school has some good
material and it is said that d fine team
will be got together. Gardiner High has
made the test Of them hustle in times
past, and il tho past is any etiterion to go
by will do the Same during tho season
of 1896
The inauguration of the new city GOV
eminent will occnr ut City hall at 10
clock, this morning At this meeting,
the city marshal, solicitor, auditor, physi-
clan, ovcrscers of the poor street commits
sioncr and the other city officers will be
elected. There is said to be lively hunt
for the berth of street commissioner. the
candidates being A. j. Clary, the present
incumbent, and Emery Andrews
st Patricks day, Tuesday will be cee-
bratsd at the johnson Opera house. Tues
day evening, by the lnembers of St
Joseph's parish a lecture will be de
livctcd by Rev. !. NJ Harrington, on IRE
land ana Scotland, and Moore melodies
will be sung by John !. Turner and
Charles Cook A concert will be given by
the Winthrop Street Quartet, assisted by
Miss Nellie Daley of Richmond. and Miss
Annie Cunningham of this city
Newell Robinson met with quite q
painful accident, Friday afternoon, while
he was at his work in the wood working
shop OF Holt, T0wle & Leslie He was
saving door panel when in some way
the panel became separated and three of
his fingers of the left hand came in CON
tact with the saw ana quite lacerated
them DR. Turner dressed the wound
and expects to save all the fingers al
though it will be quite n while before be
will be able tn return to work,
The students of the city schools can now
enjoy the annual spring vacation of two
weeks, they not being obliged to attend to
their studies again until Monday, March
30. A Gardiner educator says the second
term of school is the most profitable and
productive of the best results. The first
term the student have not got fully set.
tied down to work, and the third term
they are naturally tired. So the second
term, although it is only 10 weeks in
length is the best uf the tbrec