The Republican journal., 1874-12-31
3 Record of 1874,

~, nneDet journal mas n complete
" " the fires, deaths of prominent
nd suicides in the state during the
n'e just closing, compiled by w. E S
% ,,'hnan Esq. The Journal makes a
lopsis OF the report as follows
-, The loss by the fires reaches grand
:, Total of 999o, $50; which was covered by
an insurance Of about one-half that
amount.
The largest loss Of property took place
in April, the total loss being 1922, 500, and
the smallest loss in September, the total
loss being So, 200 During the year there
We're 23S fires Of 81 900 each and upwards
The heaviest fires We're as follows: JAN
uary 20, in Hallowell, several wooden
stores; loss $4,000; partially insured
January 81, in Kittery, Trefethen's block,
| partially burned; loss $4,000; insured
for Sc, 600 February /, in Bangor prop
erty of L. y \, A, Railway; loss S14 800 ;
insured for 81 900. March 20, in Bidde-
ford, Shaw's block loss S45, 900; insured
April in Lewiston building of Lewiston
/ Belt and Roll Co, &c. loss S13, 600 in
sured Aprll IS, in Bangor, nine wooden
| store-boQses; loss 100000; insured for
$40 600 August s, in Upper Saltwater,
| hotel, shoe factory, &c, loss $4,000; in
sured 1or Sc 800 Nov. II, in Farming
dale. dwelling houses and stables, loss
! about so, zoe, insured for 81 900 Dec
! IS. in Bangor nine stores and the Harri-
man House total loss $4,000; insured
for S21 300 Dec. Il, in Pennington,
| three stores; loss $4,000 A large pro
portion Of the fires were caused by care
lessness, such as the breaking Of lamps
| children PLAYING with matches, putting
hot ashes in barrels, etc, while many
| arose from detective ilues, stove pipes and
| chimneys.
| The mortuary record shows that Death
has reaped a good harvest, and that the
| long procession Of the dead has been
| greatly augmented during the twelve
months thar have swiftly flown Many
| OF those who have died We're known only
/ i'll the immediate neighborhoods in which
! they lived and labored and where their in
| tluence was felt. The list en- braces names
OF many aged persons. whose names are
! published chiefly on account ST their eX-
/ IRENE age Among the prominent names
| the dead OF the year, are these Rev
| VIM. NJ. Bryant of hennebuuk. Adam
| Lcmont Of Brunswick, Rev Clementine
A. Parker, OF Paris, Rev. John Hemmen-
way o. Union, DR.. Hiram Bliss OF Waldo.
! bor0'. Prot. II. G. Steans OF West Paris
Rev. Uriah Balkham, ID. d., Mrs. Lucy
| widow OF the late Rev Seth Stetson. Of
| Brunswick, Col. John y. SWazey, of Buck s
post, Rev. Geo c. Leyens of Auburn, Hon
+. X Boyle of Belfast. Prot Jacob n
Norton, formerly teacher in Westbroob
Seminary, Stephen Young Of Gardiner
Dr.. Lafayette Perkins Of Pennington, Hon
Robert GpodenoW of Pennington, Stephel
Il. Chase of Portland, s K. Bearce o
Lewiston, Mrs. Sarah Ladd Of Augusta
Hon, Asa Reddington LII. d., of Lewiston
Hon. Y D. Paris OF Paris, Hon Johr
RuggleS ct Thomaston, Rev E. +. Ladd O
Limerick, Col. A. B. Farewell OF Augusta
| Rev John Sanborn of Cape Elizabeth
Dr. j L. BabcOck OF aIlovel Hon
Timothy H. Hubbard Of Biddeiord, Col
+. X. Harding OF Bath, Hon Joshua Her
rick OF Alfred, Rev. Ebenezer Knowltol
of Montvi!le. David Barker OF Exeter, Rev
Arthur Drinkwater OF Waterviiie, Rey
Alfred Todd of Lyndon DR. Albert S
Frye OF Lewiston, Joseph Griffin of Bruins
wick, Dr. Thomas Frye Of Rockland, Ar
thur McArthuy OF LimIngton, Hon. Nathan
U. hlchbOrn OF Stockton, Cen. jaime!
Webster of Belfast, Judge E G, Rawso
OF Bangor, Dr. r. Bradford Of Auburn
Among the well-known Maine men who
have died outside the limits Of the State
are In Lawler, Iowa, Rev B. T Maxwell
in Savannah, ia. John H. Lynde OF Ban
gor; in Cambridge, Mass, James Dick
man, formerly OF Augusta in South Ma
tick. Mass, Rev Gorham d Abbott, Ii
| d; in New York, Judge jeremiah 10
throp formerly of Leeds; in Boston
VIM A. Wheeler, formerly OF Topsham.
There have been sxty-fve deaths by
suicide, and twenty unsuccessful attempts
at suicide The prevailing cause was men
tai depression on account Of business ankle
~ or disappointments