Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-10-23

maline cry. tAls. wa found on the farm o
Gilbert C Hatch. in Auburn, By Mr.. s. X
Carter Of Paris. and since the discovery OF
the boulder, Mr. H, while cultivafing biz
field, has found small specimens of Tourma
line Many people have visited the farm fol
the purpose of finding the Tourmaline de-
poeity, but nothing satisfactory had been found
until this season. when n. 81 Perry OF South
Paris. . collector of minerals, bonded the
locality, and after removing two or three fee
of good rich soil. struck plump into the still
richer pockets OF Tourmsliae. from which in
less than two weeks time, with The aid Of
one man, he secured Tourmaiines gems tG
the value of 1t least $500. Subsequent work
has given q large yield Of other minerals.
such as Lepidolite, AmblyRonite, Columbite
tin ore, etc On account of the transparent
purple, blue and green Apstite crystals found
here in Albte, the locality has been named
Mt Apatite.
CUMBERLAND.
George Blake has been arrested in Sscarappa
for entering the house Of Mrs. Leighton at
Pride's Corner. last July. and stealing $1,000
therefrom. Blake was arrested At the time,
but was discharged for want of proof De-
tective Wormwell has been working on the
case, and the result is that Blake has confess
ed the crime. Blake, who WAS at work for
Mrs. Leighton. was seen by . neighbor hang
ing around the honse in q suspicious manner
After taking the money. in order to avoid
suspicion. he borrowed FIVE dollars from q
man, leaving his watch as security, to pay
his way to South Paris. He let his brother
and brothers wife into the secret. They put
the money in a tin box, and placed the box {
the bottom Of we'll in the yard, thrusting it
between some rocks that formed the sides of
the yell The Of the has
recovered.
Thursday. Samuel ID. Warren, the paper
manufacturer, gave some interesting test-
mony before the Senate labor committee in
regard to his Westbrook mills About $50
people are employed there, aud $50 houses
owned bv the company are rented to employ
es at low rates. There is also public hall
in which entertainments are given, and the
interests of the workmen are looked after in
other ways. The schedule of wages shows
that in comparison with those paid BY many
corporations the rates are very liberal.
There never has been anv trouble about pay
Whenever a reduction has been NECESSARY
the workmen have cheerfully submitted
The pay amounts to % per cent of the cost
of production. The employees have saved
$4,000. Mr.. Warren took this course not
so much from sentiment Is because be be-
lieved it to be paying policy for corpora
tons to treat their people literally. Ii any
one is skeptical about Mr.. Warren's state
ments, ne has only to view the hourishing
village at Cumberland Mills with its rows of
pretty cottages rented by paper mill hands,
or to converse with any intelligent employe
Of the company to be convinced.
KNOX.
There was 80 impressive scene at the close
of the funeral of Capt. Nathan F. Hart, the
alleged murderer. at st. George. according
to the Rockland Opinion. Mrs. Hart arose,
and, with her hand resting on the forehead of
her dead husband, addressed those present in
an impassiohed manner for five or ten min
utes, 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 be nothing but
admiration for the devoted, unselfsh and IN
wavering 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 him con-
stantly and often denied herself the comforts
Os life to supply them to him, and to comfort
and cheer him. That she believed in his in
nocence none can doubt. In his behalf she
has expended all their property and all she
could earn by working at her trade-she is a
skllful seamstress-and now finds herself
destitute of means with health impaired.
LINCOLN.
Mrs. Mary Grover. the wife Of W. G. Gro
yer of Wiscasset, left her home on Friday
and went TO Bath in team, and sent the team
back by a stranger. reports the Damariscotta
Herald. When her folks found she was miss
ing, they discovered she had left some letters
behind stating they need not look for her, for
thew could not find her. She leaves four
children. Mrs. Grover and her husband
separated last spring, and her intention was
to apply for a bill of divorce this court; but
her husband came down from Boston to ap-
pear against her and she has left for parts
unknown.
WASHINGTON.
One night recently, as William Smith of
Bailey Settlement, was returning home from
st Stephens, about IL o'clock. a desperate
character. who had been put off the IL 7. NJ
train, jamped into his wagon and said he
wanted to ride out with him, says the Calais
Times. He rode along pPaceably for four
miles when he commenced kicking the horse.
On being told to stop, he swore savagely, and
demanded the reins. Mr.. Smith informed
him that he considered he was capable Of
driving his own horse. The rufian then drew
two revolvers and threatened to shoot him.
Mr.. Smith seeing resistance was useless, re-
sorted to strategem. He gave him the reins,
and pretending to get out of the wagon,
struck him. when off his guard. tremendous
blow with his fist under the ear, and tumbled
him to the ground, where he lay senseless.
Mr.. Smith drove off some distance and wait
ed to see if he recovered. In return for this
kindness he received a salute of three shots,
which. luckily did not take effect.
At Alfred on Tuesday afternoon of last
week saws the Sanford News. Mr.. Peter Nor
rill and his nephew. about l3 years old, were
at work sinking dry well which was curbed
by plank for about Is feet. The boy was
about three feet below this curbing. filling
buckets With loose sand, when it caved in
from the sides. surrounding him completely,
leaving his head from his chin only. above
the earth. The accident was at once noised
abroad and in short time 20 men we're Wig
orously at work throwing out the sand, and
before the task was done a small army were
working their way into the bowels of the
earth. At eight O'Clock in the evening, after
three hours hard work they reached the
prisoner, drawing him out from beneath the
curbing. He was very numb and con,idera-
bly, cramped but was not otherwise injured,