The Portland daily press., 1883-10-22
MAINE.
Madrid Scourged by Fire-The Village I
Practically Ruined.

Madrid sconrged by Fire-The Village
Practically Ruined.
PHILLIPS, Oct 21.-The village of Madrid,
located about six miles from here, was visited
by disastrous eonfagration last night. In
fact, the business portion of the place is prac-
tically ruined, only one small store remaining
and the prospects for rebuilding at present are
very poor. No cause is assigned for the fire.
Isaiah Chick loses his hotel, stable, four
hogs, one hundred hens, hay, corn, etc.; also
his saw and grist mill and machinery, store
and stock, and two cottages. The total loss to
Mr.. Chick will be $4,000 or more; insured for
only $500.
Charles H. Witham lost his house and barn,
valued at $1,000.
Scott Hodgkins part owner in the mill, lost
$500.
Charles sprague lost $1oo on hay and flour;
no insurance.
Verdict i'm Favor of Belfast.
BELFAST, Oct. 20.-In the case of Sarah G.
Morse against the city of Belfast, for damages
by an alleged defective road, the jury in the
Supreme Court rendered verdict for the de-
PENDANTS.
A $500 Loss at Belfast.
BELFAST, Oct. 20,-The house of A. K.
Woods, on Congress street, has been burned
accidentally. Loss 500; no insurance.
AUBURN.
In 1868, a small boulder containing Tourma-
line crystals, was found on the farm of Gilbert
Q Hatch, in Auburn, by MIR. S. X. Carter of
Paris, and since the discovery of the bonlder.
r. N fino h1c oil hno Ton,
small specimens of Tourmaline. Many people
have visited the farm for the purpose of find-
ing the Tourmaine deposits, but nothing sats-
factory had been found until this season, when
N I'll. Perry of South Paris, collector OF min
erals, bonded the locality, and after removing
two or three feet of good rich soil, struck
plump into the still richer pockets of Tourma
line, from which, in less than two weeks time,
with the aid of one man, he secured Tourma-
line gems to the value of at least $500. Subse.
quent work has given a large yield of other
minerals, such as Lepidolite, Amblygonits,
Columbite, tin ore, etc. On account of the
transparent purple, blue and green Apatite
crystals found here in Albite the locality has
been named Mt. Apatite.
AUGUSTA.
Mr.. John L. Dutton, well known citizen,
died Thursday, at the age of 10 years.
BANGOR.
The Penohscot is now at very low stage,
and the curtailment of the lumber supply
caused by the shutting down of several large
mills, has had quieting effect on business in
the port The arrivals for the seven days
ended Friday night numbered 81. The do
mestic receipts by these vessels were 35 900
bushels of corn; 4200 bushels of oats; 375 tons
of iron, 200 tons of coal and 600 barrelsScement.
The clearances for the week numbered 45.
The shipments to domestic ports included A.
1000 feet of lumber, 6 miscellaneous car
goes, 45O tons of ice, and 1 miscellaneous car
go south of Hatteras. There was one clearance
for foreign port, the British schooner Mag
gle, for Hamilton. Bermuda. She carried out
5000 onion boxes, 10000 tomato boxes, 5000
bricks and spars
BDDEFoRD.
The body of the boy Daniel Cousens, son of
Nathaniel Cousens, who disappeared from his
home Sunday morning, the 7th inst, was dis
covered in the river Saturday afternoon by
Daniel and jeremiah Donovan.
The North Jay Granite Company proposes
to transport their stone next season by steam,
instead of OK power as formerly. They have
commenced to grade a railroad from the main
track near the station, to the summit of the
hill, where they propose to have stationary
the purpose, and lower them down by means
of a cable attached to the engine, also hoist
the stone in the quarry by the same power.
PREsoUE ISLE.
The new Episcopal Seminary building at
Presqne Isle will be completed by the COM
mencement of the new year.
RICHMOND.
Rev. r. W. Churchill was ordained as pastor
of the Free Baptist church at Richmond, Fri
day evening. The services were under the
charge of Rev.. j. j. Hall of Auburn, who
made the ordaining prayer Sermon by Prof
j. A. Howe, Lewiston; charge to pastor by
Rev. Mr.. Page; charge to people, Rev. Mr..
Minard; welcome to pastor by people, Presi-
ding Elder Allen. The church was crowded
and the sermons were very interesting
ST. ALBANs.
An Associated Press despatch reports scan
dal in this town, in subsistence that man who
had betrayed young lady forced her to take
medicine which resulted in her death. No
names are given and the guilty party has fed.
ST. GEORGE.
There was an impressive scene at the close
of the funeral of Capt. Nathan f. Hart, the
alleged murderer, at st. George, according to
the Rockfand Opinion. Mrs. Hart arose, and,
with her hand resting on the forehead of her
dead husband, addressed those present in an
impassioned manner for five or ten minutes, in
vindication of the character of the deceased
from the aspersions upon it OF every nature.
Whatever one may think of Hart, says the
Opinion, there can De nothing but admiration
for the devoted, unselfsh and unwavering love
and faith manifested toward him by his WIFE,
Ever since his arrest she has been unremitting
in her kind attentions and sympathy to him
and earnest in seeking to defend him. While
he was in Wiscasset jail, pending his trial, and
while he was in prison at Thomaston, she
visited hir1 constantly and often denied her.
self the comforts of life to supply them to
him, and to comfort and cheer him. That she
believed in his innocence with her whole
heart, none can doubt. In his behalf she has
expended all their property and all she could
earn by working at her trade-she is skillful
seamstress-and now finds herself destitute of
means and with health impaired.
wATERvILLE.
Hotel Smith has been sold to Mr.. Farr, of
the Samoset House, Mouse Island, and form
erly clerk at the Elmwood
IN GENERAL.
The Bangor Commercial reports that a mar
ried man residing in town in Somerset coun-
ty recently compelled girl whom he had Sc
duced to take some medicine which he had
procured by drawing revolver and
threatening to shoot her if she refused. The
girl died soon after taking the dose which PROV