Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-09-25
TOWN ITEMS.
Bryant's Pond.

The inhabitants OF this quiet village
were startled last Saturday evening about
seven O'Clock bY a Gee, which was
found proceeding from . portion of the
ell connected with F. N. Bartlett'S va
riety STORE. which had been previously
occupied as y stable BY Augustus Rowe.
Tuerc was, IS | learn, only piaStered
partition between this stable containing
some TWO tons OF hay and the room used
by the Bartletts as store room, and for
merly occupied by Joseph Churchill now
ui Norway, IS tailor shop. The fire
spread very rapidly, aud soon the large
stable adjoining built few weeks ago
by Augustus Rowe, containing some ten
tons OF hay, As we'll as the stable belong
ing to the Glen Mountain House. with
some ten To twelve tons of hay, WAS IN
one shee, OF danes; and 50 rapid was
the ire bat little could be saved from the
stable. The ire also spread with IN
eqlaued rapidity TO the large and well
hIed variety store of Fred NJ. Bartlett,
anlin very short time the three build
inys we've ia one Charred mass OF pieces OF
timber and ashes. Fortunately the fire
occurred at that time of the evening
when most Of the male inhabitants were
on from their labors OF the day, and the
frs. alarm OF Ire rallied the lull strength
of the place 70 the scene OF trouble, and
in q very short time nearly all OF the
goods on the store floor were saved,
though in a damaged condition. and with
their little hand engine, characterized by
many as q squirt-guu. (Which no village
ought 10 be without did everything in
staying the progress OF the ire. o,her-
wise the buildings opposite must have
been buraed. and when once across the
street no knowing where it would have
stopped and how much damage would
have been done. Augustus Rowe owned
the building occupied by Bartlett as a
store as well Us q .arge stable recently
bulk. Estimated value three thousand
dollars, on which there was az insurance
OF eighteen hundred dollars. Mr.. Rowe
also los. i've harnesses one Of which
learn he recently paid iity dollars tor, as
well as all OF his farming tools, carts,
wagons. &C., &. tilea Mountain House
stable, valued a. twelve hundred dollars.
insured Tor eight hundred dollars. Frank
Cole lost about one hundre aud twenty
i've dollars worth OF lumber from his
ward; no insurance. F. NJ. Bartlett IL
forms me that the estimated value OF the
stocks OF goods ia his store was SiN
thousand dollars. on which there was an
insurance OF i.e thousand dollars. HIS
goods. be informs me, were partly saved
though IN "a damaged condition. The
tire .,ar. must hav5 been The woyS ot
ar iuc.uJiary. aui Two ;ramps that lad
beea seen in the place during the day,
were charged ~4th the crime @. setting
Jhc .ige snI were property arrested aud
tlei Tuesday morning s.. this place. be-
toge Tdu Jas.ic. BcoNu Of Bethel, who
failed 20 find evidence suilicieu, to DO q
them over Tor further consideration by
the Grand Jury and they were dis
Cha Iod. Strong suspicious rest upon
other parties, ba, wao | could no. learn,
as presume IL was no. for rue TO know.
While AT this place visited the neat
residence OF Rev. Ransom Durham costly
nestled among the pines, on the ives,
side OF the G.. +. Bdroad. His lrui,
trees that he had cultivated with 50 much
care were croauius beneath heavy bur
den oi irai;. Mr.. Dlnham is q great
lover OF rare and beautiful birds and
fowl as we'll - your correspondent, and
he showed me THO OF piymies resem-
bling the Brown LegLorn.- the old bird
wei. hing less than thirteen ounces
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