The Portland daily press., 1889-04-29
West Paris.

THE FIRES WORK IN NORTH PARIS.
The village of North Paris is situated
about p miles from the railroad station at
West Paris. 1t is a small village of about
one hundred Inhabitants. The principal in
dustries were the chair factory and grist
mill which were burnt Friday. The chair
factory was run by both water and steam.
The fire was first discovered in the engine
room by one OF the workmen who tried to
extinguish 1t but it was under too much
headway and it soon drove him out and the
others that came to help. Mr.. Washburn
was at West Paris with a load of chairs
when the fire broke out. They had nearly a
years stock of dry lumber on hand which
was burnt. The estimated value of the mill
and lumber was 5000 The mill was in
sured for 5000 and there was mortgage on
it for 5000, so it will be total loss TO Mr..
Washburn. Even his books and papers
were burnt The fire next caught a two
story building situated within few feet of
the factory and owned by Joshua Richard
son. The lower part was used for a black
smith shop and the second story was the VIII
lage hall. The estimated loss is 5000 with
no insurance. In the mean time the shingles
and sparks jumped the small stream that
ran by the mills and lit on the grist mill and
soon that building was in flames. They sue
ceeded in saving most of the grain that was
In the sacks and barrels, but there was about
$500 worth of phosphate and some grain that
they could not save Mr.. Littlhale bought
the mill not very long ago Of Mr.. Stevens for
;ns. S;naOOO. 1t is mortgaged for about S7C0.
lhete was no insurance ON the mill but $500
on the stock. The insurance on the mill ran
out JUST lew days ago. The fire w9s here
got under control. but If it had been as dry
as as ~ was lew days ago number of dwell
nnita avusss sts mould nave gone for there was
DloWn long distance. The probability Is
that the buildings will not be rebnilt
South Berwick.
Balls and concerts just now are as much
In order as at any time Of the season. The
Excelsior engine company, No. Q. of salmon
Falls, will give grand concert and hall a.
the village hall there tonight. in hona, 81
Washington's Inauguration Music will ho
furnished by Taylor, Tasker & Wentworth's
orchestra, toI Dever. Many fIemen and a
be present from Dover and other surround
ing towns. A good time is sure to result,
At North Berwick tonight, there will be n
grand concert and ball in Ricker's Hall. Civ
en- by the Patriarchs Militant of that place.
The leading event right here among us this
week will be st. Michaefs fair, which be-
gins in the hall tonight, and will continue
through the week till Saturday evening
There will be plays and farces every even
ing. and there are also many magnificent
and costly articles TO be contested for by in
dividuals and societies.
Mr.. Frederick Downs, mason and high
ly respected citizen here, who fell from
staging one day last week, causing quite Sc
we're injuries, continues about the same.
There is much sickness in this locality Just
now. Measles are prevailing in York to an
alarming extent, where many cases have
proved fatal. There are also many cases
here, but none have YET proved fatal.
Mr. James q. ILittlefeld and George ii.