Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-04-25

AT about half past FIVE, Monday moru-
Ing, fire was discovered in the attic OF
Mssons Block, directly over the printing
Office OF Messrs. Drake & Meserve. Mr..
Meserve slept in a room of the printing
Office and was awakened and escaped just
in season to prevent loss of life.
There was light north wind at the
time, and the fire made rapid Roadway.
Mason's Block was totally DESTROYED.
The large building was occupied on
the ground floor by Mason Bros, who
carried very heavy stock of hardware,
stoves, farming implements and phosphate.
About one-third Of their goods were re-
moved. They were isured for $500 on
the building; $1,000 in the Phenix, $1,000
in the Imperial & Northern aud $500 in
the Norway Mutual. GA the stock they
were insured for $4,000; $1,000 in the
Ph0nix, 81 900 in the North American and
$500 in New York. Mr.. f. s. Mason thinks
the loss will be $, 900 above the insurance.
The goods saved from the ti.e will be i'm
metistely put upon the market. Other
tenants in this building were l.. l.. How
ard, cemetery work, Upton Il Otis, law
yers, Drake s Meserve, printers, and the
armory of Norway Light Infantry. Mr..
UPton's law library was taken out in
somewhat damaged condition. The arms
II Norway Light Infantry were saved.
Drake i Meserye met with total loss, in-
Guiding subscription list as we'll as mate
rial. They had an insurance OF $3.50 in
the Manhattan aud $50 in the Star; but
the loss will fall heavily upon them above
the insurance.
In the basement OF this building WAS
Libby's carriage shop, insured for e50O in
The Star, and +. Mixers, insured for $500
In the Connecticut. Mr.. Upton was In
sured for $500 In the Home ofN.Y.
The next building on the main street
was llathaway's new block, erected over
the site OF the Nc,- Religion office receut-
" destroyed by IRE. II was a line looking
building, and was occupied on the ground
ioor by :. l.. Crockett's Drug Store. Mr..
Crockett's stock was Insured for $1,000
by Wheeler y ShurIlvtf OF South Paris
The stock was mostly removed, but, OF
course, in bad state OF mixture.
The upper stories were occupied by c.
Z Hollis law office, Norway Reading Club
aud the X OF II. hall. Mr.. Hollis library
was removed; bu, his new safe, and many
valuable papers, leit in wooden drawers,
lie among the ruins.
q. c. Farnsworth, who had quantity
OF furniture stored in these buildings, was
insured for $500 in the London, Liverpool
& Globe.
The fire then crossed the outlet OF Pen
nesseewassee Pond, and destroyed the
Stave Mill of c. b. Cummings, his Ma
chine shop. Foundry and Pancake Shop
Pancake is a composition used for inner
soles, &c, made from leather scraps He
had large quantity OF furniture in his
shops, and an immense amount OF oak
piled about the mill. When We left, at
noon, the hre was still working upon this
oak, and it will probably be nearly total
loss. lie was insured on the Stave Mill
for 1850 and had $500 on the pancake
shop in the Metripole. His loss will be
several thousand dollars above insurance
probably msking him the heaviest loser.
Joel Frosi's barn, carriage house and
small shop were in direct range, and the
two former were totally destroyed, while
the latter looks as fit could be OF but little
use. lie lost tiye tons OF hay and many
tools.
Geo. Coles Carding Mil was totally de-
stroyed, with no insurance on same. de
also lost q tenement house located south
OF Mason's Block, and which was occupied
by several families. A tenement south OF
the one burned, was also left in badly
wrecked con iitlon. A new paint shop,
also owned by Mr.. Cole was, destroyed.
Mr.. Cole had siOO insurance in the Royal
and $500 in the London, Liverpool &
Globe, on his tenement.
The buildings burned, as we have them.
were On Mason's Block, (2) Hathaway's
Block, CS) C. b. Cummings Stave Mill,
a. Pancake Shop, % Machine Shop, L6)
Foundry, ca Joel Frost's barn, (s) Car
rage house, (9) Coles Carding Mill, (lO
Tenement, Cd Paint Shop. We are not
certain that the stave mill and pancake
shop were in separate buildings; but II
they were under one roof, Mr.. Frosts
shop and the south tenement were dam
aged enough to make up the number.
The fire WAS STAYED on the North, by