Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-03
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Fire at 0csibusrs Machine ehops-
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machine shop on the New Mile road had Q
Iarrow escape from destruction by fire SAtur-
day night. At about two o'clock the night
wstchman at the Oakland Mandatory dis
covered the flames and sent in the alarm.
The night policemen were promptly on hand
and after bursting in the door Officer
Sprague went to the scene of the fire which
was in the basement near the forge, the
flames running along the rafters. Capt
Sprsgue extinguishei the flames in this part
Of the shop but they had crept up the side Of
the next floor and il required the streams
from the two lines Of hose laid by The Esgles
and Alert companies to exiinguish them.
The building was but slightly damaged but
had the fire made q little more progress and
reached the second story occupied by the
wood working department it would have been
hot one. The loss estimated at $50 vili be
adjusted through BaIhy's agency. Officer
Sprague came near receiving serious injury
and in peculiar manner In his attempt
to extinguish the fire he discovered what he
thought was q bit Of water but which proved
to be the pickle of vitriol and water which
i, used to remove the scales from the iron
castng.. With the aid of two quart
esrihern dish he threw quite an amount of
the compound on the fire. enough TO extin-
guish it and by doing so noticed that the
drops which struck his hands and face caused
burning sensation. When he come ont to
the light his boots and some parts of his
clothing were Redeemed by the action of the
acid and his face smarted badly. 1t Was
rather narrow escape from serious conse-
quences as vitr0l is bad stuff to handle pro
miscOusIy
Improvement is the order of the day at the
Holmes Foundry, and the plant of this con
cern promises TO be one Of the best appointed
and equipped of its class in New England.
The cOmpanY is now engaged in putting
city water into all its buildings both for ordi-
nary purposes and As safeguard against
fire. They have always had a afeamer of
their own but with the Lew addhi0ns they
will be capable of protecting their buildings
With elk streams of water from within their
gates The work which the firm has for
this winter is the clearing out Of the old
foundry building in the rear of the Office and
its transformation into machine shop. 1t
is now used as a spare room for the setting
up of machinery.
Business al the police headquarters was
quite good this morning Charles Morse and
Herbert Morse each paid fine of 81 and
costs an the charge of drunkenness and were
discharged. The other ca.e was decidedly
different Que. Warren Shea got beastly
drunk aud not satisfied with this induced two
young boys S..d IA and Ii TO psrtake of the
came stuff with the deplorable result that
both were in a hopeless state of intoxication.
He wa adju 'ged guilty aud was given $40
and costs Ealing TO pay he was committed
to jail for 80 days.
Lawrence A. Kane, the young son of Lar
~ Kane Who resides at thr corner of Church
and Brunswick streets, died this morning at
four clock ". nh diphtheris and membrane
Gus Group The little fellow had been sick
but shor, time and it vas only Sunday
morning that the doctors were able to discov
er his disease. He Was about three years
ard eight monhs old. and his parents will!
have the sincere sympathy of many friends.
The funeral occurred this afternoon at three
o'clock. Rev MIR Houghton conducting the
services
In the II. X N.~ber. drawing for the
picture the holder of the ticket No. 572 is
the lucky one. The picture, son the Mis-
sissiDpi r. ver," is a handsome one, and we'll
worth the possession. The next drawing
occurs in two weeks from Saturday, Nov. 30.
G. N. Day, the South end market and
commission man is handling an immense
number of apples He now has 1900 barrels
on band ard before the season is over will
bring the whole amount handled up to 5000.
Day sends the fruit directly to Liverpool
through the Boston agency of Darby &
Simmons. No. fruit bri' gs 81 % per bar
rel with No 2's at 81 % The store
formerly occupied by Wakefield - used rs a
cold storage room for the fruit until ready
for shipment
Prrh M, the Ara stage driver, drew the
gold xatcn Al Woo3wsrd's, Saturday night.
Mr.. Fred Huof, who eas injured in the
accident at the paper mills, Saturday, passed
q very good day Sunday and is doing finely.
II A Kicker, Portland; N. ONeil, Cum
berIand Mills; A. + Story. Hallow ell. +
W Files, Weslbro3k; J $ Austin. Boston;
+. ". Aver. westbfook; II f. Mcintyre.
Wsldoboro; W. He~ett, Boston; J. $.
Johnson. Boston. are at the Evans today.
There we've thirty ycuug men in tendance
at the Sunday afternoon services at the Y
NJ. C. A. These afternoon meetings are n-
creasibs in interest.
At the residence Of Mr.. Samuel Soper, on
Church sire t. this morning at . 80 o'clock.
NJ. Soeer's daughter. Mss Eva, was married
to Mr iaac Smith. one of our we'll known
business men. The ceremony, which WAS
only witnessed by the immediate relatives of
the bride and groom. was performed by Rev.
Mr. Hous hton of the Universalist church,
The happy couple, after receiving the con-
gratuIsiions Of those present, departed on
the 10 80 train for weeks visit in Boston
They we're the recipients Of many elegant
and costly presents.
The kennebec left for Boston this noon at
IL so, without any passeng,rs. but With quite
a large amount of freight Weather per
n,ting. she will return on "wednesday and
make bsr ls.t trip out of the river on Thurs
day.
One Of the inmates of the cooler" who
ha. been there since Saturday, vas taken to
the Soldiers Home at Togus- He was de-
cidedly crazy. and had escaped from the IN
stita;ion OF Friday during one of his fits of
insanity. He aaadered to Litchheid, where
he was captured Saturday and brought TO this
city IN the eveRing. Officers from the Home
cane sf,sr him today
John Watson. = travelling merchant hail
ing from Sagsdahoc courty, has leased the
store formerly occupied BY o. Tyler, and
will do = general retail business in ell kinds
of Yankee notions.