The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-11-06
VILLAGES NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.



Buckfeld village has never had a fire en-
CINE or any other apparatus for extinguish-
ing fires. There are no reservoirs, though
the river runs through the centre of the bus
mess portion Of the village,-the stores, &C..
situated near the bank of it.-and very
handy in case of fire. The houses are not
huddled together in general, but they are on
roomy lots in most cases. The population is
about 800. There are several mills for man
ufacturing lumber, brush blocks, tooth picks,
etc.
CAPE ELIZABETH.
Cape Elizabeth has no apparatus whatever
for extinguishing fires. The villages are
built OF wood, and fire well started would
cause great loss.
CORNISH.
The citizens of Cornish are talking of wa
ter works to bring into the village the water
of several large springs three fourths of a
mile distant
cHERRYFIELD.
Cherryfield, with a population of about
seventeen hundred has no fire engines or re-
servoirs. A river, however, flows through
the village; but would be of little use with
out machines to use it. The houses are near
together, and there are several saw mills to
increase the danger from fire.
CANTON
Canton is a village of 800 people. A Dor
ton of it is so compact that a fire would be
likely to sweep it. A stream of water flows
u
saw mill. There is no apparatus at all for
extinguishing fires.
CHINA.
China has no engine or arrangement tor
extlnguishing fires. The village contains
about 600 inhabitants, 1t is compactlv huilt
There are no mills or manufacturing. There
are no reservoirs. but there is large lake
very near the village.
FREEPoRT
Freeport has no engines or hydrants. The
village in some parts is quite compact, and
fire would be very disastrous. The new
shoe factory, erected by Shaw, Cooling & Co.,
would afford an especially fine chance for
fire. But the fate of Pennington and East
port has aroused one citizen, at least, and
Mr.. L. b. Mallett, Jr., has offered to present
to the town steam engine if the selectmen
will provide hose carriage, hose and en-
CINE house.
Jay has no fire engines in the town and no
special apparatus for the purpose of extin-
gushing fires. The Androscoggin river runs
by the village. The houses are not very near
together. The population of the village is
perhaps 100 There are no mills or man1fac-
turing concerns.
LIMERICK
Limerick has no means at all for fight
ing fires. A part of the village is so situated
that fire once well started would sweep
clean. The population is about 500.
AllLBhIDGE.
Millbridge has absolutely no protection
against hres,. There are no engines or
reservoirs. There are few hand pumps
only. The river is to far distant to be of
advantage. The houses are situated so near
each other, that with the wind right a fire
habitants number eighteen hundred or two
thousand. There are sardine factories and
saw mills in the place.
MECHANIC FALLS.
The village Of Mechanics Falls has no fire
engine, no reservoirs, nor other means of fight
Ing fire except some force pumps in the mills.
The Little Androscoggin river flows through
the village, but even this might not stop a
fire should it get well started The popula-
ton OF the village is about 1000. There is
large shoe factory, coat factory and paper
mills. The local paper, the Mechanic Falls
Ledger, has been calling attention to the
need of better facilities for fighting fire.
MADISON.
Madison has no fire engine of any kind.
The only apparatus for extinguishing fire is
at the wooden mills, about which there are
several hydrants and hose enough to reach
any buildings within three or four hundred
feet of the mill There are no reservoirs i'm
town. The houses are built sufficiently near
together to ensure the burning of them all
should good fire once get started. The pop
ulation is about 1900. There are two eight
set wooden mills, a saw mill, grist mill and
portant industries.
NoRRIDGEwocK
Norridgewock has no fire department.
There are no factories except coat shops.
There is saw and grist mill. The houses
and stores are scattered.
NORTH ANsoN.
Arson has no fire engine. Pipes have been
laid from the shank factory in the centre of
the village to several different points in the
business mart and hynraOfS nlaoad ,vbara
they would be most convenient in case of
fire. There is good supply of hose and
carriage.
The local paper says: 'While the shank
factory force pump in our village affords the
best protection to the business part of the
village that can be had, short of steam
fire engine, we still need more pipe and
MIGRANTS sufficient to reach the outlying
streets. Upper Main street, upper Elm
street, Madison and Union streets on the
south side cannot be reached by the present
supply of pipe and hose. Those interested
ought to be astir to secure the needed sup
ply"
NEWPORT
Although the people of Newport came very
near losing their village when the depot
burned, and are being constantly admon-
ished of theirlpowerless condition in case of
IRE, yet no preparations are made. Within
the past ten years more than $4,000 worth
OF property has been burned in the village,
not one-half of which has been rebuilded
There is no hand engine, nor anything of
the sort. The town is so built that a
fire well started would make clean sweeb
The citizens, however, are realizing their
helpless condition, and Monday several hun
dred dollars were subscribed for the pur-
chase of fire engine.
NEW SHARON.
New Sharon has no engine or anything
else except "pluck and grit as our cor
respondent expresses it. The buildings are
close together, so that fire would be very
destructive. The population is about $50
There is a saw mill, brick mill, chair factory,
boot mandatory and coat mandatory.
oRLAND.
Orland has no engines or other apparatus
and no reservoirs. The houses are scattered
The population is about 800. There is one grist
mill. The Newamissic river runs through
the village. The condition of the village is
such that small fire created great excite
ment among the people this week.
PEMBROKE.
There is no fire engine in Pembroke. A
hook and ladder company is being organized
There is no reservoir, but river flows
through one village, and a good:sized stream
through the other; and there is salt water in
both when the tide is in. In the two villages
the houses are quite near in some places, but
farther apart in others, Fire would not be
likely to have good sweep in either village.
The population of both villages is about 700
There are several manufactures.
UNITY.
Unity is entirely unprotected against fires,
having neither engines nor reservoirs. The
business part of the town and most of the
residences are placed so near together that,
should fire get started, it would undoubted-
ly make a clean sweep. The population of
the village is about $50. There are no manu-
features.
WEST BUXTON.
West Buxton has no fire engine or reser-
voir. There are two wooden mills in the vii
lage and there are two force pumps in the
mills. The Saco river is the water supply.
The houses are not very near each other. A.
X. p. Lord has two mills for the manufac-
ture of lumber. The population is in the
neighborhood of one thousand.
Our correspondent at Wilton writes that
they have no fire apparatus except private
buckets and squirt-guns." There is lake
OF 1000 acres" handy. A great fire would
ruin the village The population is 800 or
800. There are several industries.
YARMOUTH.
Yarmouth village is really two villages
with break of about GOO feet TO separate
them. Within this open space there is only
a Masonic Hail. The village has a popula-
ton of about 1900 There is a grist mill,
pulp mill and saw mill. There is no appar-
atuS for extinguishing fires.