Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-12-17
STATE Me- WS.

The ante-room of the Masonic hall in Liberty,
over the store of A. d. Matthews & Co., took fire
recently, and the preservation OF that portion of
the village was most providential. Some one hav-
ing occasion to enter the ante-room a week after
convocation, discovered hole burned in the floor
two or three feet long. tits supposed to have
been ignited with the stump of cigar, carelessly
thrown upon the floor.
Tuesday afternoon Clarence Blake and Charles
Hodges Of Rockland, started in small yacht for
Bristol. When between Munroe's Island and
Owls Head they encountered squall, during
which they lost their small boat, parted the jib
and mainsheets and seriously damaged the center
board. They put about and returned to the city.
Hedges had his fingers badly frozen. Blake froze
both ears and his feet were badly frost bitten.
Mr. Thomas Mcserve received very severe
fall at Dcnnison & Browns pulp mill at Sacarrap-
pa, Monday morning, badly bruisng him about
the head and back
Eastern Railroad men express the opinion that
the difficulties between the Eastern and Maine
Central will be adjusted The Portland and Ro-
chester is an applicant for the New York business
Of the Maine Central,
A car load of spools was shipped to the west
from the Foxcroft spool factory, on Saturday
last.
The Wing gives the folio wing losses at the Ban
gor fire on Wednesday morning.
The losses included those Of the Hartman
House. and OF nine stores, reaching from the Bass
block to Cross street.
AahluS Tue INDIVIDUAL ioS5es, as nearly as COulu
be obtained in the excitement incident to such
disaster in the order of the stores as they stood,
| they are as follows
| II. F. Golden, dry goods, ladies fine dresses ann
coaks, stock $ll 900: fixtures and furniture,
| ~, 200; total, 1920. No insurance.
Mrs NJ. A. Briggs, fancy goods and millinery,
opened but short time since with good stock
of goods.
The Santa Claus dollar store, large stock of
fancy and holiday goods.
| Mrs, DWelley. two stores fancy uoods and mill
inery; considerable salvage.
Sweet & Emery, druggists; stock valued at
S6o"o' with. with small N salvage the goods removed
nearly opposite $500 insurance in the agencies of
Clark, Lincoln and johnson.
Mrs. 5. Mccain, millinery; has been open q
year; stock valued at over $4,000; there wa, NO
insurance.
C. l.. Dakin, pictures stock valued at from
$1,000 to $1,000; insured for $l000-$5OO each in
the Westchester of New York, and the Brewers
OF Milwaukee, by the agency of S. 2. johnson.
Salvage quite large.
NJ. L. Walker, millinery and fancy goods; stock
valued at 5000; $1,000 insurance in the West
chester; portion OF the goods removed to the va
cant store mex. to Hanson's.
Roughly estimated the total loss was from
$4,000 to $4,000, with perhaps $40,0 900 insur-
ance
The Portland Press says: ga gentleman in this
city has shown a letter from the attorney of
the town Of Amhoy, H., stating that that NUM-
cipality has never paid the interest on its bonds,
and never intends to pay either principal or inter-
est if it can avoid it," This is certainly a very
frank declaration, and not calculated to aid
the negotiation of Western municipal bonds.
Wages CT tcamsters and choppers among the
loggers are lower this winter than for manv sea-
sons past One man is in the woods this season
for $50 per month. Two years ago he had $40
month. We don't learn of any decline in the
price Of stumpage.-[ Mschias Union.
7 4 Toll = e. . NJ
had family celebration of the 18th anniversary
Of their wedding, December 10.