Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-04-24
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The coorlsr OF New castle. Iai.. OF
April l3th, gives the following account Of
NE o1rning OF The factory OF wslirOu q
Maxim ~ that pace
when. on Thursday. the dwelling o.n.
Ell BY Mrs. Powell oa Chri.tisn n ldg-, "a.
oaiiy damaged oy nre. IL vas The general
comment that another Zee might DO ex.
p<cted 20 occur very soon 10 this
instance, 20 usual. The preilctlon cane
true. About one O'Clock on Friday morn.
ING TIE alarm % nfe sas givru ani people
WIZ eAlici frOm their slambers 20 witness
toe mosl DISASTROUS cOnfsgrstiou that n.
visited New CAste FOE q unmher OF years.
Tbs rrr vss f0nud N BE- located In the
hsutie fsctury OF wAldron a NJ rlm, near
ne % W. depot, ant lr lees than one
boar from tue time The alarm wss given,
the lsAiing Manufacturing Industry OF the
city SAs In ruins. The nre l. Supposed n
have originated In The engine room. o..
log 10 The large smount of innNmsble mat
tsr contained 10 The balliins. which Vas .
large one-story structure. The fsme-
spread very rapidly. and before ssy EJECT.
al al coai b. renierci ths entire plant.
inclailne The valuable machinery. together
sith considerable stock. vNs consumed.
The nre company Az excellent service
when onoe they GOT % The scene, bat ON.
ing % The hour a. which the hre occurred
and The gruat distance from the engine
house u was beyond eontrol before they
arfivcd.
Tho factory "a. devoted exclusively 10
TIE mAnufscture % I'D" handles. OF which
sboai t0,oOo dotsn were produced annually.
Some tseuts.dve hants wers regularly en-.
piuYci In ths business ani M ,nnal pay
roll amounted N upwards OF s25 600 TIE
loss u not Ouly heavy one on The con
pany bat one that IL disastrous ~ the
tosn. oslng O. the large uamDsr 10 hanis
employed All the families dspsnisut uP.
on ~ fnr snpp1rI TIE le.s L. between
A. 90 Ani ~ Oo0 with 81 600 insurance
rhe vork of clearing Avsy the debris ".
commenced a. once ant . usu factory oil
soon b. reNfy n contluur IN na.iRes.
both me propfi-tof. sai M sny ~ the |
employees wrnt from Backa.id sni hNss |
many fri~nis here who vii sympsthlt.
deeply with then la their misfortune
Rev W. u ) ventrv- preached q, the !
Baptist church. Sandsy. April is;h. IN IN.
chsngv sith Rev ! n Barross
Mrs. Roberts. wife ~ Jam.s RlNerts. /
dlrf gate suiieuly SnniNy. April isih. |
frum heart flscA.-. sgcf 30 year..
jason All A T. Rissell rs,uruei from
fofusnt TlesiAv l.st where they have
hsi f.sling. with Uacie sam They were
afrest'i ~ zoe 4 = Marshal for selllng
lquor without paying ths L \ spsel. tai
All A. = Rls.sll w~ held on this
charge. Will. there they were both a..
Vested nr the charge % corruptly iuflenc
.ng witness t. their chArgi they both
plead guilty art both we're sentenced hy
iutge Wenh q no daV. Imprisonment AMI
pNY q Zoe Of 500 AMI costs. They have
been ln al abnut tsvuty dsY. la al ant II
l. understood that their sholc does sni
,osts smoantsd - near sou. Rliasr ~
.xpenslve arrangement
+ : BntghAm kni wife, 90 Portland,
AZ 10 tnsu fnr fes DAYS.
n Z rhl'ne. "a. retained from Port.
and Ani d. sh'ut - On up ~ of'l - over
BE store fof Homer \ Chase 4 CO deAl.
~ In nut tres.
Hoo. Go. n. B.sbee 10 shoai mAklng
extensive rvpAirs on III stable.
~ -. than tso "hook sgen.s" are '',io-
az ne place. The Peoples Cyclopr
ga. and "pr PouT. Conver.aiious 90
ne Blhis- are fnilaE their way inio =
iamoer ~ our fAmiics.
Ft.t nU passed. very quietly. AM
generally To- The lnfrAcuou rather than 10
~ ohsrrvArCs.
Vehicles On wheels. ani robins remind
- thsi spriug tao' t,riv l. ApProsehlug.
samuel Thnmes IL quite unsel this
.pr.ng And coufuei - The house.