Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-08-29
The T:re al Somerset Jtiiis-Io.s between
Sa0,30o and 500, 900.

The T:re al Somerset Jiilis~Io.s between
S.O,11O and Soo,00O.
Yesterdays dispatches gave Our readers
| Intelligence Of q large fire at Somerset Mills.
in tho town of Fairfield, abont u miles from
this city, on the line of the railroad. From
further information, we learn that the fire was
| confined to the large mill and machine
shop Of Messrs. Wing & Bates and G. W. Law
renee . Bros, known as the Somerset Mills
Company, which indeed was the only en-
terprise that made the business Of the place.
II the Mills there is dam across the Ken
nebcc with fall OF u feet and the mill that
was burned was a large one, which has quite
recently been thoroughly repaired, and was
run the year round, giving employment to
some - or 100 men, and the means Of build
ing up about It prosperous little village,
with two or three stores. The mill was one
story high aad in one end or it was machine
shop.
fhe fire burst cut in The laii At quarter
past ten O'Clock, Tuesday evening. There
are doubts as to its origin, some a,,routisg tito
the friction Of apulley, and others to the shat
Ing. There were no fire engine At the place,
but help soon came from Kendall Mills and
| Wategyile, the two places sending machine
each, well manned. All worked with 4 viii
On engines and VIII buckets % water. In
deed the men vera 50 exhausted THAI t}ia We
men Lad to take their Places.
VI water was wasted upon the null itself,
as it would have been impossible to save any
part Of it, but thc streams were turned upon
the immense piles Of slab wood adjoining,
which had caught and was under good head
way and tie destruction ol which would
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A"' """"''-h'""c" democratic s"h|'"-
"on'
| There was an amusing little farce in our
city yesterday that is worth chronicling as a
part OF the humor of the present campaign.
1t has been announced for some weeks
that the "iberal republican kennebec county
| convention would meet in Concert Hall,
Augusta. ON the 18th day of August, at one
| +. NJ 1t met. The ''cTeat tidal wave
| represented, consisted Of 80 individuals or
delegates from different towns, Is of whom
were A. c. Stilphen, Sumner Barton, Slm'l
Smith OF Litchfeld; DIR. ID. p. Bolster and
Mr.. Dinsmorc of China; J. II. Pierce and
Mr.. Winsiow Of Waterville; \. c. Carr and
Dr. A. p. Snow of Winthrop F. J. Day, G.
w. Perkins, II. F. Wingate and j. u. Lord
of Hallowell There were six spectators,
namely,-Capt Cochrane, Tom }. Merser-
vey, Col. Staples, two republicans including
our reporter and small boy, The names Of
the nine other delegates were unknown to
the reporter. This appointments uprising
was called to order by +. D. Day and Il. W.
Perkins was made the temporary chairman.