The Portland daily press., 1874-04-06
FIRE YESTERDAY.
A Store and Three Houses Burned.

The alarm of fire yesterday afternoon from
box AZ. was caused by the discovery of fire in a
stable on the corner of Grove and Portland
streats The fire spread with such rapidity that
a two story house on one side and shed on the
other, were burning briskly when the
steamers got to work. Another house in the
rear was badly flooded with water The build
ings were owned by Eliot F. Clark, and occu-
pied and insured as follows: Store occupied by
Eliot Clark, Jr, as cigar mandatory, and
by Frank Hooper as dwelling, valued at 5000,
insured fol 5000. The two story house was &C.
cupied by James jerks (Slim JIM and Web
ster Hall, and was valued at $1,000, insured for
$500. The shed was occupied by Mr. Ross and
Mr. Rufton, valued at $1,000. not insured.
The stable was occupied by Mr.. Clark, and was
valued at $780, insured for $780, The insurance
on the house was in the Traders Mechanic of
Lowell, Mass, agency of s. I'll. Webster, The
remainder of the insurance was in the agency
of j. @. jerks, who is out of the city. A house
in the rear occupied by Michael Burke and c.
Oliver was wet so much that their families had
to move out. The house next to the store was
occupied by Clark and was also burnt to so
extent in the rear The fire turned several
saved much furniture. The fire was supposed
to have caught from spark on the roof as the
first indications Of the fire were flames issuing
from the roof. A remarkable coincidence in
connection with this fire is that twetny years
ago, at nearly the same time of the year, and
on Sunday, HINTS tavern was burned on the
same spot.
REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-The following
are real estate transfers recorded in this city
during the past week:
Lot of land with buildings thereon, between
Bramhall and Arsenal streets, from Oren
Hooper to Sarah Jordan. Consideration
S4,1O0.
Lot of land with buildings thereon, on South
side of Portland street, from Charles W. Bal
lard to Matthew Burns. Consideration, 800.
Lot of land with buildings thereon, on Lewis
street, from Edward p. Chase to Julia A.
Chase. Consideration, 5000.
Lot of land on easteriy side of Mayo street
from William H. Wyman to Caroline S. Wv
man. Consideration, S12.
Lot of land on easterly side of Vaughan
street, from A. G. Schlotterbeck to Valentine
L. Keller. Consideration, $500.
Lot of land and buildings thereon, on Con-
gress street. from Alpheus E. Grover to Susan
L. Grover ard others. Consideration, $500.
FIRE INsPEcTIoN.-In SATURDAYS edition a
petition to the City Council was published ask
ing for the inspection of all new buildings in
course of construction, and of stated inspec-
ton of all buildings where fire is kept, either
by the chief engineer or by the city marshal.
The petition has already two hundred sigma
lures, among them the names of the heaviest
firms and largest real estate owners in the
city, The measure prayed for is one which
will at once commend itself to the good iudg.
ment of our citizens. A thorough system of
fire inspection may save many thousand dol
lars worth of property, and is of great benefit
in that it gives the community feeling of Sc
curity. The system is in force in many cities,
large and small, and has worked admirably
wherever introduced. 1t is hoped the city
council will bestow CAREFUL consideration upon
the matter.
POLICE NoTEs.-Saturday morning officer
Place went into the McGlinchy block on Fore
street to still disturbance, when the whole
family set upon him with stove wood, etc. He
| knocked down two of them and took one to the
station, although he got quite badly used doing
| IL. force from the station went down and
oot the man and his wife. His name is Clark
| The man whom Place arrested was his SON.
| Yesterday officers Burnham and Merrill ar
| rested his brother The whole family now
| sleep in the station
Officers Rich and Gribben arrested Edward
Mccain, Douglass Gillins and James McLaugh-
lin for open shop on Sunday. Officers Seth
Sterling and Lawton arrested James Holland
for the same offence.
The EASTER BALL.-This evening the elev-
enth annual ball of the Irish American Relief
Association comes off at City Hall. There will
be a grand concert for one hour previous to
dalcing by Chambers brass band, and the mu-
!! sic for dancing will be by Chambers quadrille
be a Enn