Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-11

c0nlec, saturday, y. w. llDDettS ant
Isaac Bennett each caught handsome
" hite perch.
Captain f. f. Drake will begin semi
weekly drills of the new Co. NJ, tonight
holding drills regularly on Monday anC
Thursday evenings.
Rev. ]. G. Perkins, the eloquent pas
tor of the First Parish church in Port
land, preached at the Augusta Unita
rian church, Sunday morning.
Louis Butler landed a handsome
tipping the scales at is pounds, one OF
the best catches of the season.
Calanthe Lodge, X. of p, is having
the dressing rooms at Pythian hall re-
modelled and enlarged, and fitted with
up-to-date moth-proof closets.
Miss Mary Alberts lost Il gold watch
on Water street, last evening. Edward
Codbout found and returned it to the
owner, who was delighted at the
prompt recovery of the watch, a gift
from her brother.
p. NJ Brann of kittcry, was in Au-
Susta, Saturday and Sunday. Mr..
Erann formerly lived here, but for sev-
cral years has been construction fore
man on the Portsmouth, kittery &
York Street Railway.
Nine hours will constitute a days
Of l1n off e 10 Mli
in this city, beginning Monday, June /.
Work will begin at I in the morning
and end at 3 in afternoon, with the
usual hour for dinner at noon.
a golf tournament has been arranged
for the present season, beginning May
9, and continuing at stated periods I'M
til oct II, oNcn to Maine golf clubs.
Augusta will play Brunswick at the
latter place, Wednesday, May 20.
Funeral services over the remains Of
the young son Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
5. Cunningham were held ut the home,
child street in this city at o'clock.
yesterday afternoon, Rev. II. e. Dun
mack officiating. The body was taken
to Gardiner for intermcnt.
Miss Anna Held the actress, and Il
party of half a dozen friends, arrived
in Augusta by the 80 train, yesterday
afternoon, and Immediately took teams
for belgrade, where she will occupy
her log cabin for couple of weeks.
She will sail for Europe, May 26.
The time for receiving bids for the
construction CT the new Lincoln street
Schoolhouse which the Village District
will build, will expire at 11.30 o'clock
tomorrow forenoon. The plans and
specifications may he seen at the Office
Of the architect, Arthur G. Wing.
The Williams Grammar school base
BAH nine went up river, Saturday, and
won two games. IN the morning they
played at Fairfield with the High
school team, and the score was to O..
in the afternoon with the North Gram
mar school boys at WaterYllc, they
run in 70 scores to the homo teams 16
Deputy Marshal David NJ. Scanned!
md Dir. J. l.. Gagnon, both of Lewis
ton, brought Mrs. Agnes Cameron Oi
that city to Augusta. Saturday, and
placed her In the Maine Insane hospi-
sal. Mrs. Cameron has before been an
inmate of the Institution, and it was
thought her mind had been fully re-
stored, but such WAS not the fact.
The large tWO-m8&ted schooner, J. :.
Parsons. Captain Booker Of Gardiner,
arrived in Augusta, yesterday noon,
Nith a cargo nf 800 tons of egg coal for
'Ur."t ~ Ero:h IS. She sailed from
Port Johnson. y. T.. April 20, and made
NV Trip. staying al Dutch island in
;".:.ar is lay two days, and at
Gloucester six days while on voyage.
Manchester Grange held an aIl-Gay
meeting at its hail at Manchester Cor
ncr, Saturday. In the forenoon, George
A. Yeaton of Capitol Grange Of this
city, presided and routine business was
transacted. AT noon dinner was served
and in the afternoon state Lecturer w.
J. Thompson. China, and others made
speeches. There was Il good attend
anCc.
United States civil service cTamin1-
tions are announced to be held at Au-
SuSttl post ONCE as iblIONS. juno 3-iN,
local and assistant inspectors of boil
crs in the steamboat inspection service,
to lc stationed at Galveston, New Or
leans, Chicago and Philadelphia. Juno
l6-17, local and assistant inspectors of
huls in the steamboat inspection ser
vice, to be stationed at Norfolk, Chica-
so, and Philadelphia.
Deputy Sheriff \. II. BuCklin, Itch
'icid, arrested VIM. f. Alexander in
that town, yesterday, on the charge OF
breaking, entering and larceny. Alex
anlor is alleged to have been concerned
With Grown, now under arrest for the
robbery at the residence of Asa ID.
Townsend, in this city, Fast day. Alex
ander will he arraigncd before JudGo
Andrews of the Augusta municipal
court at o'clock this morning.
Street Commissioner Haskell has had
| a crew working with the road machine
on the North Belfast road during the
pest week. The spring thaws left that
road in very bad shape, and there We're
several places where the mud dried VI
very slowly, especially ore in the low