Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-12-31

Edward Oxnard, an old merchant of Port
land died June 81, aged 80.
| Hon. Henry f. Prentiss of Bangor, well
| known throughout the State and among pub
| lie men, died July l, aged CA.
Capt. George Bacon, for half a century an
| influential and prominent citizen of Freeport,
| died July 5.
July is, very suddenly.
Hon. Augustine Uanes of Portland, died
| July 81, aged CO.
Hon. VIM. Buxton of North Yarmouth died
July 2G.
Rev. S. II. Merrill of Portland stricken
| with paralysis while preaching Aug. 3lst, and
died few days after.
| Hon. Ashur Ware of Portland, formerly of
| the U. S. Dist. Court died Sept. 10, aged 81.
Capt. James Beckford of Eastport, twenty
| five years in the East India business, died
Sept. 10.
o. S. Livermore, Esq, Of PASSPORT, Presi-
| dent Of the Frontier Bank, died Sept. 20.
Freeman Bradford, Esq, of Portland, well
known to the Masonic fraternity, died Oct.
%, aged II.
VIM. Rowse, Esq, of Bath, died Oct. %,
at the ripe age of 92 years.
jeremiah Page, Esq, of Charleston, well
known citizen, died the middle of October.
William II. Connor, of Belfast, for many
years a well known merchant and ship master
died Nov. 3, aged co.
Capt. Alexander Mlliken of Portland, died
Nov. 6, aged IA.
Rev. E. A. Helmershausen, Presiding FL
der of Rockland district, died in Thomaston,
Nov. 10.
Jefferson Chamberlain, Esq, of Brewer,
died Nov. 1G, aged about 20 years.
Col. Alfred j. Stone, of Brunswick, for
merly an extensive lumber dealer, died Nov.
Is, aged 20.
Alexander Capen, Esq, of PASSPORT, died
Nov. 81, aged 90.
John Ripley, Esq, of Bath, died Nov. "a,
aged 50 years months.
DIR. James McKeen, a well known physi
clan in Topsham, died Nov. %, aged 7G.
Rev. Richard Woodruff, died at Bangor,
| Nov. II.
Ezekiel Bailey, an aged and highly respect
| ed citizen of Winthrop, died Nov. 90.
SibyI Jones, the noted Quaker preacher,
died at her home in China, Dec. 4, aged c.
Col. j. Frank Miller of Portland, died Dec.
ll2.
sam1 Jackson, Esq, of Morrill,, died Nov.
10, in the Goth year OF his age.
Geo. w. Pope, Esq, of East Machias, died
Dec. 9th. He was well known as an active
and entarprising business man.
Capt, j. A. Blanchard of Gardiner, died
ABOUT tie 10Th OF December.
The above list does not include the deaths
in Augusta, to which we shall refer at fu-
ture time.
Following is list of the larger fires that
have occurred in the State during the year:
B. n. Thomas, Hallowell livery stable,
Jan. &c. Loss $1,000; insured fer $1,000.
Nevan's stable, Lewiston, Jan. Is, loss So
600; insured $4,000.
Charles II. Haynes OF Ellsworth Falls, Jan.
%, dwelling house, loss 900; partially in
sured.
Waite Cheney of East C0riDth house, barn
| and outbuildings Feb. IS, loss sc, 600; partly
| insured.
Fire in the Lynde Hotel. Rockland, March
6 damage to building S7,5000 insured for
| 50 900 on building, and $4,000 on furniture.
Cliff Cottage, Cape Elizabeth, March 10;
loss S., 000 insured quite fully.
Fire in Bridgton, April 8, destroyed several
wooden blocks; loss between $4,000 and
| $50 1000; partially insured.
Three houses and outbuildings owned by
W. II. Neal, in Cape Elizabeth; burned May
| 20; loss $4,000; insured for IS, 900.
Fire in Palmyra, May 20, destroyed three
| farm buildings loss $5,000 insurance 81 400.
| About 1000 acres of timber land burned
over, the first of June, in the northern part
| of Cumberland county.
| Foundry of Reddy 4 Kelly in Portland,
| burned on the Sd of June; loss from IS, 900
| to $4,000; insurance, 800.
Chase Block in Brooks, burned June 0 &C.
cupied on first story as store by Nesmith &
| Huxford and on second floor as printing Of
| fee, town library, band room etc, total loss,
| 81 900; insurance, $500.
Houses of Nahum Littlefeld and Increase
Il ;p,b oil
$4,000.
| Building and contents On Front street,
Bath, owned by VIM. V. and Oliver Moses,
and occupied by Sewall J. Watson; damaged
| to the amount of $1,000; insured.
Thomas w. Hyde's iron foundry in Bath
totally destroyed by fire July 81, together
| with patterns. Loss $4,000.
The valuable library of Leonard Woods,
L. L. d., destroyed by fire August 8; loss
$4,000; 70 insurance.
Disastrous fire in Portland harbor; three
steamers burned belonging to the Maine
Steamship Co., Grand Trunk Elevator, etc.
| loss 100000.
Destructive fire in Belfast, burning large
portion of the city, and rendering homeless
| more than hundred families, Aug. "a. Loss
nearly $500, 900.
Dwelling house Of DR.. O. n. Bradbury in
Springfield, burned Sept. II. Loss $4,000;
partially insured.
large amount of lumber was burned Oct.
| 80, in Portland, in the building occupied as
lumber Office by j. X. Merrill & Co. Insured
| for $1,000.
f. Shaw & Bros. extensive tanneres at
| Jackson Brook, were entirely destroyed, to-
gether with about $50, 900 worth of stock,
Nov. IT, Total loss nearly 100000. No
| insurance.
The carriage and wheelwright shops at the
| State Prison, destroyed Dec. 5; loss $25, 900.
The ice house connected with Thompson &
| Leighton's pork packing establishment in
Portland was burned Dec. 18th; $50, 1000 in
| surance.
Fire at midnight Dec. 10. in d. II. Whites
brush factory in Portland, ruined stock valued
at $40, 600; insured for $4,000.
With the exception of the Belfast conha-
grafton, the record is comparatively an extra
ordinary one. Many Of the large towns and
cities, like Augusta, Hallowell, Gardiner and
Lewiston, have been wonderfully exempt.