Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-01
COPIES GARDINER
HOME JOURNAL 1874
or REAL interest

Inc MES or the Gardner Home
Journal found in the Gardiner pub
lie library prove very interesting and
are indeed worthy of inspection with
their stories of activities in the mid
die of the 18th century The paper,
published by II. X. Morrell and Son,
was printed every Wednesday. was
a four page sheet. with short stories
and news features of Maine and 9TH
er states. The copies are bound
neatly and although the volumes are
rather heavy, are easily handled. The
issue of Wednesday, July 20, 1874,
80 years ago Tuesday, is a repre-
sentative edition, the editorial is a
mastery one, dealing with the facts
in the famous Charley Ross abduc-
ton case. The whole case is review
ed and the views of the writer clear
ly expressed.
The advertisements are many and
varied and instead of being arrang-
ed on different pages as they are in
most newspapers now. they are all
cards lead the section, including
those of DIR. Gilmore. the dentist,
A. f, Plimpton, NJ. D.. r. r. Well
man, NJ. d. The advertisement of
the old Evans House and the John
son House appears in these columns.
also those of Oran Richardson, J.
c. Bartlett, Benjamin U. Dill, A. X.
Buffum and Company, Laid, Brann
and Co, H. w. Jewett. Harvey Serb
ner. Jr., p. c. Holmes and Co. and
Joseph Perry.
OF especial interest to many would
be the advertisement of the sailing
of the star of the East" This
reads as follows. headed by a cut
of the vessel: THE commodious and
fast sailing Star of the East Cap
tain Jason Collins. having been
thoroughly overhauled, refitted, and
furnished with q new boiler. will
commence her regular trips for the
season on Monday, April 10th. leav-
ing Gardiner at o'clock every Mon
day and Thursday. Returning leaves
Boston every Tuesday and Friday at
& 2. NJ" This is no great contrast
to present water travel. for there is
but one boat, making three trips
week. Sere should be recalled the
wonderful record of Captain Collins,
who in 80 years of sailing never had
an accident.
A weekly feature was a short ar
ticle headed Gardner Price Cur
rent" quoting prices on various ar
ticles, some of these being butter,
soc a pound; eggs, % and 24c doZ-
en-: flour. $3.50 a barrel; turkey. Ja
to lSc a pound; fowl, 16 to 1Sc
pound: and ham, IA to tic pound.
Far different from the amusing and
slangy style affected by sport writers
of the present day is the account or
n baseball game of so years ago: "A
friendly game of baseball was play
ed on the common on Saturday be-
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diner and the Remedies of HALO
well. resulting in the defeat of the
High School Club. Score, IS to IL.
Wides called on Batchelder, pitcher
of the Remedies. 20, on Abbott of
the High School Club, IL. on Bailey
! of the High School Club, =. 1t was
one of the best games ever played
! in Gardiner. The only double play
was made by Heselton and McKen-
ney of the High School Club. Mr..
Batchelder's pitching is what stuck
! the Gardiner Club. it being very
swift. Time of game. two hours.
/ Umpire. Mr.. f. b. Grant of Gardi-
ner.'
| An issue OF slightly earlier date
gives a resume of the ice shipping
! conditions of the Kennebec: lee
( business Is lively now in the ship
! ping OF Ice on JUe heHnepeC. De
ginning at the Boston Ice Company's
/ below Mr.. Underwood's on Swan Is
/ land. the shipping is now going on
/ actively at the following places: DR..
/ Underwood's. Lincolns, Berry's,
! Cheeseman's. T9rker's, The Oak
/ lands and the Smithtown houses of
( the Knickerbocker Company. These
are all on the east side. On the west
side the following are shipping: Sag
adahoc Company. American Union.
! Dewitt and Haynes. and the Knick-
/ erbocker. Farmingdale and Halo
| well houses. and Captain Rich. II
the weather remains warm. the
! Knickerbocker will put on double
gangs at the Smithtown houses.
They will also commence shipping
this week or next from their Chel-