Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-13
AROUND THE WORLD.
Unique and Beautiful Entertain
ment Given, Yesterday.
Worlds Capitals Visited at Augusta
Residences by Train.
Entertainment Will Be Repeated, To-
night, by Special Request.

Augusta people were not migrating,
yesterday afternoon and evening, al
though hundreds of them walked the
streets in companies, headed by young
lady conductors in white dresses and
iaunty caps. They were merely taking
that much talked of trip around the
world from the vestry of the Universal
list church, grown up folk making
believe in the most elaborate way ever
seen in the city of Augusta. Trains left
the vestry every half hour, during the
afternoon, beginning at 3 p. NJ, and
every Is minutes in the evening until
o'clock, for Washington, d. c., Paris
and Holland, Toxic and Pekin.
The Journal man timidly walked into
the vestry to ask few innocent ques-
lions and was confronted with an infor-
nation bureau, station master, a
train dispatcher, restaurants, ice cream
parlors, news stands and officials of all
kinds until he thought he had surely
gotten into the wrong place. The in
formation bureau treasured him, how
ever, and announced that the station
agent was really Mrs. A. D. Ward, and
the train dispatcher no other than Mr..
Elmer Parkman, and if he wanted to
go around the world, Conductor Elsie
Jones, Elsie Packard, Grace Downing
Villa Packard, jamie Grey, Jennie Mer-
rill or Hazel Lewis were just dying to
have him join their trains. He couldn't
choose, of course, so took the first one
out.
With about % people, a conductor, a
couple of dogs and a rear guard of a
badly carriage he rode into Washing
ton, D. G. Washington used to be
Mayor Robertson's residence, but time
has wrought many changes. Washing
ton had large star spangled banner
over the doorway, and inside flags and
bunting everywhere. Everybody ex-
cept the train people had powdered
hair and colonial costumes which the
Journal man Just going to note down
when he was introduced to George and
Martha Washington, father and mother
Of his country. George began to tell
about the splendid old clock in the cor
ner with the cherry tree, Mt Vernon
and the slave huts pictured on the
face. when somebody called him and
Martha fakes, allowing that they were
only John Dunton and Mrs. Merton
Wheeler.
Then Nellie Curtis and Betsey Ross,
the maker of the first American flag
came along to be interviewed, but prov
ed to be Miss Ida Higgins and Miss
Grace Gannett, both Augusta girls
The poor Journal man got so confused
that he didn't know what was hoax
and what was wasn't. He only knew
that the reception rooms were filled
with all sorts of interesting historical
and family heirlooms, such as portraits,
dishes and furniture. Mrs. Robertson
and daughter. Josephine, received the
guests. assisted by Mrs. Charles lib
belts and Miss Grace Gannett. Punch
and dainty refreshments were served,
end the tourists were ushered in by
colored waiter maid Miss Theo Tucker.
There was no end of other things to be
seen, but the train started off again.
this time for Paris and Friesland
Paris and Friesland was the WEIGH
residence on State street. and here
worse difficulties awaited the unfortu-