Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-31
Dailp Tennebec 3opr1aI.
AUGUSTA LOCALS.
DOING PROSPEROUS BUSINESS.
Italian Musicians Who Have Reaped Harves,
and Made Friends in Augusta.

Many people of this city within the
past few days have greatly enjoyed the
uusic furnished by James PAISLEY and
daughter Lena of Mount Vernon. n. Y.
lin very sweetly and can play almost
anything called for from classic opera
to the latest popular music Unlike
the majority of travelling musicians
they do not play on the street but
only in stores, hotels. clubs and like
places.
They have played at the Abnaki
Club two evenings since they have been
here and have made the time pass very
pleasantly for the club members. They
will leave. today, for Bangor, Bar
Harbor and other places in the eastern
port of the State and on the return
trip will stop at Augusta.
1t is really wonderful how well they
do. They always stop at the best
hotels and make excellent money. Mr..
PAISLEY is a native of the village of
Grottolc. state of Potenza. Italy.
and came to this country Is
years ago. He was a farmer in
his native country ana owns quite a
large olive and fruit farm which is now
being carried on by his brother in-law.
When he came To this country he
landed in New York and for IS months
worked in a canning factory. He then
secured Il position as timekeeper of an
Italian crew on the Belfast x New
York Railroad. He was there for about
a year and then opened a grocery
store. He had his family come over ~
years ago. He lost money in the gro
Gerry business. being too kind hearted
and allowing TOO many goods to go out
on credit He then opened an Italian
bank in Mount Vernon for the ex-
changing Of money for his fellow
countrymen. This was carried on by
his son Tony who has since graduated
from the Mitchell Tailors' Cutting
school
His daughter Lena, who is travelling
with him. went to musical school in
New York and at the opening of the
Worlds Fair they went to Chicago.
She was then y years old but could
play the mandolin very sweetly 50 the
father and daughter travelled back To
thcii home ny easy stages, stopping at
the larger towns and playing Since
that time they have made yearly trips
through New York. Pennsylvania and
other nearby states.
NJ. Paisley decided to come down
this way, this year, and visited Mass
achusetts, Vermont and New Hamp-
shire before coming to Maine. He i
very much pleased at the treatment re-
ceived in this section and likes it the
best of any section of the country. H
saws there is not the Vulgarity anc
profanity found in the hotels and res
taur1nts he frequents in this section
that there is in the states he has for
merIy worked. 1t is much more pleas
ant and agreeable for his daughter an'
for this reason he likes the East better
He will leave New York. a year from
this fall. and attend the Paris EXPOSE
ton with his family and then return
to his native place. He is surely
wonder. for by hard work and frugal
ity he has amassed quite a sum 9
money He owns two lots on Slater
Island near the Vanderbilt place
which he bought for $500 and expect
ia sell them for $1,000 each. He cOult
now sell them for double what he paiC
Tor them. but the land is constantly in
creasing in value and he will hold OF
to it for little while longer
He is Il very pleasant and intelligen
man to converse with. and a prominen
business man said. yesterday; "
learned more about the condition o
Italy in an hours conversation Will
him than | could by years reading.
Miss Lena is very bright and smiling
as we'll as comely girl. and her read!
wit and apt remarks have made her
great favorte with the public.
Father and daughter. gentleman!
and ladylike, pleasant, intelligent an'
witty. and masters of their musical in
strumcnts. il is no wonder they MAKE
hosts of friends as we'll as reap II
nancial harvest. They will always b
welcome in Augusta.
CHARGED WITH LARCENY.