Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-30

discharged. enough perhaps to tide over
the average time that might be required
In finding a job Thus, employers suffer
from the action of their employees when
those employees are in two hostile
camps. Now. the multced firms may turn
and sue the labor unions to recover the
sums assessed In damages. 1t Will be an
interesting case if pushed to its possible
tiles.
This man had been life long dealer in
horses so the Hallowell News says: He
had probably bought and sold thousands
of animals and there was hardly man
within the radius of fifty miles but had
had dealings with him. In his later years
he became interested in and finally joined
one of the local churches. One evening
while giving an exhortation in prayer
meeting ne said, IF have ever wronged
any man l am willing to pay him four
fold He was aroused late at night by
loud rapping at the door. Raising his
window he called out. Who's there?'
Blank of Ashland. who bought such a
horse of you," came the answer; Il
heard what you said in prayer meeting
last night, and came early, for l thought
that by daylight there would be such a
jam couldn't get in sight of the house"
The addressing of wrappers, envelopes
and postal cards has become an important
part of the business of the Sawyer Pub
fishing Company at Waterville, and at the
present time there are in the neighbor-
hood of so girls who are employed there
in that sort of work all of the time. This
is a considerable force to pay each week
and the company has been looking around
for some place to cut down expenses and
the addressing department is the place
where the work will begin The reduction
of expenses will be brought about by the
introduction of a new addressing machine
which is now being set up and will be in
working order in a few days. The ma
chine is simple in its mechanism but is
extremely rapid in its work as it has a
r1nlcifV of addressing com w pa an.
velopes or postal cards in an hour, with
out very much tending either.
A meeting of the bank presidents of
Portland. was held at the Portland
Savings bank, Monday afternoon for the
purpose of adopting the provisions of
chapter 247 of the Public Laws of 1897,
which provides that every Saturday
which is not a bank holiday according
to law, from u O'Clock noon until 70
o'clock midnight, shall for all banking
purposes be deemed half holiday. 1t
is understood that great difference of
opinion was expressed and while most
Of the banks will probably close at noon,
others will be open for business during
Saturday afternoons, and several banks
are likely to change the closing hour Of
the other days from 2 P. NJ, to p NJ
A. G. Davis of Machias, is in possess
sion of a horse shoe which came from
Europe several years ago, among q
cargo of old iron landed in Boston,
which is a curiosity of it's kind, and
must have been worn when mastodons
giganteus were plentiful upon the
earth. This shoe which is 81 inches
long by inches wide, is roughly forged
from " inch plate. 1t is concave on
the top and has toe cork inches
long by / 1-3 inch in thickness. The
heel corks are turned from the shoe
into scrolls. The width of the plate on
either side of the shoe is ~ inches in
which are five nail holes and the toe is
turned up forward of the cork to form q
socket for toe of the hoof. Two nail
holes are In this scroll. The weight If
the shoe. as it now is, is AZ pounds. but
1t is much worn on one side, and 1t is
estimated that 1t is fully one pound
lighter than its original weight.
The mysterious disappearance of Mrs.
Samuel Mowatt. which has been worrying
the good people of Oak Bay on the st.
Andrews road has been solved at last by
the husband. who came to st. Stephen
Saturday and gave his version of the af-
fair About five years ago. Mr.. MOwatt
went to Minneapolis where he succeeded
in winning for his wife one of the bellies
of the city and came to his farm on the
Oak Bay road to reside. Shortly after
coming to the farm to reside the young
wife expressed dissatisfaction at the sur
roundings and the life Of country far
mer's wife had no charms for her. Quar-
rels were Of frequent occurrence until the