Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-10

GARDINER.
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Earle Perry, Harold Cobb, Harold
Goodspeed and Charles and Freeman
CIason arrived home Sunday night
from Southport, where they have been
enjoying a weeks, outing.
Superintendent of Cchools c. o.
Turner announces that an examination
for teachers will be held at the coun-
Gil room of the City building Tuesday,
Sept. 3 at a. NJ.
Hon. and Mrs. G. A. Knight, J. E.
Dollivcr of New York and Miss jose
phinc Ward of Augusta passed Sunday
at New Meadows Inn. They went by
train and returned from Bath on the
steamer Islander
Rev w II. Gainsbury, pastor of the
churches at Small Point and Popham,
is visiting friends here for two days
Mr.. Salisbury formerly had charge of
the local Salvation Army work
Charles II. Moore Was arraiSned on
a charge of drunkenness in the Car
diner police court before Judge LARA
bee Saturday morning. He pleaded
guilty, sentence was withheld and
Moore sent to the National Home.
1.-The Sporty Mr. Davis will be pre-
sentcd at Island Park thcater tonight,
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and
Wednesday matinee. Car for Gardiner
after every performance.
Treasurer f. II. Williams of Cobb
ossee Colony, L. O. Z. f., has paid to
Eugene Longfellow the sum Of $1,000,
being the policy of on the life of his
mother, the late Mrs. Eliza Longfcl-
low.
The balla&tinS of the Sabattus extern
sion of The H., A. & w. Street Railway
which has been progressing towards
Gardiner from Sabattus, is now com
pIeted nearly to Merril'S corner in
West Gardiner. The brackets for the
wires are up to this side of Spears
corner and the feed wire is strung
to Bachcder's tavern.
William b. Peacock of River avenue
was in Lewiston Saturday to visit his
mother, Mrs. Mary \. Peacock, who
is at the Central Maine hospital suf-
fcting from Il broken hip. Mrs. Pea
cock. vino is 50 years of age is get
ting alon.; as comfortably as could be
expected, although it is doubtful if She
4 l,x
hip.
Mrs Charles Cushman of Spring
street, who with her husband went on
the excursion on the steamer Pcnob-
scot Sunday, had the misfortune while
leaving the boat i'll Portland to slip
ana Hprain her ankle. A physician re-
duccd the sprain but she suffered much
pain during the day and on the ar
rival of the steamer here at IL O'Clock
last night was taken home in cab.
The sprain is a serious one and it
probably will be two or three weeks
before she will be able to use the foot.
Rev. George r. Nicholson of Wat
ervilc is conducting the services at
ChristS church during the absence in
England of the rector, Rev. Robert w.
Plant. Mr.. Nicholson is very much
liked by the attendants at Christs
church. who consider themselves par
ticularly fortunate to have the pulpit
filed in such Il satisfactory manner.
J. r. Gibson left Saturday in his fast
motor boat Catherine c., for Rockland,
whcr he will enter in couple of mo-
tor boat races in connection with the
Old Home Week celebration, which is
to be held in that city this week. The
motor boat races are scheduled Tor
W cdncsday. Mr.. ellison was fortunate
it. having good weather for his trip
over.
The end of the boulder on the line
of the Perry lot, which projected over
into the basement of the new opera
house on Church street has been
blasted off. 1t was thought that the
rock might cause the bank to cave in
to the excavation for the Opera house
but even the blast did not cause it to
move, other than the end that was in
tended to be taken off. The concrete
basement walls are about three quar-
torS done.
A party OF Gardiner young ladies
including Miss Nellie Newton, Miss
Ada Newton. Miss Annie Brisk, Miss
Gladys Potter. Miss Edwlna Jordah
and Miss Ida Kirby returned home
Sunday evening on the steamer IS
lander, after Il most dellShtIul OUT
ing of Il week at Southport In"
party was chapcroncd by Mrs. tharIcS
brought back with them pientllui cyl
denccs of their outing down by inc sea
in the shape of generous quantities oi