Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-04-04
WILTON SC0RCHED.
Nearly $4,000 Worth Of Propert,
Destroyed by Fire, Monday.
Six Stores. Five Teaements. Hotel. Three
Stables and Pos.oifice Burned.

wlL1ox, April Especial. About s
O'Clock last evening the most destructive
fire that ever visited this village started in
the rear of Main street, in the carriage
house of the Wilton House stable, and the
livery stable of W. n. Leavitt,which spread
with rapility to the hotel.
J.B. Green was SO overcome by the fire
that he dropped deal.
The buildings burned were as follows: ::
Mr.. Leavitts stable, six horses and sleighs,
robes, blankets, harnesses, etc. he only
saving one old sleigh. The wagons were
not in the stable so were not burned. The
hotel and stable owned by John Pike and
occupied BY Abial Wilkins. Some of the
furniture here was saved; a two-story
house south of the hotel, owned by Pike &
Mosman, and occupied by Betsey Magrath
on the first floor and on the second floor by
l.. L. Hiscock; a story and half building
south of this, owned and occupied by Capt.
G. X. Furnel and the postoiiice attached.
North of the Wilton House was two
story building owned by j. b. Holmes and
on the first floor occupied by
him as dealer in groceries, meats,
etc., anu on Inc sttDHi iiUuI oN'tPhNH
by X. A. Carver, proprietor of the Wilton
Record Next north was Milton Holiness
two and half story wooden building
ov ned bv him and one store of /, occupied
by him as dealer in boots, shoes, hats,
gents furnishing goods, etc, and by Miss
Florence Moves, llressmaker, and the other
store by o. N. Mlllee, dealer in harnesses,
robes, fur coats etc. Next north was
story and half wooden building o" ned
and occupied by II. S. lioughton as a TN
xnocker and hardware store. Next north
of that two story brick building owned by
Pike & Mosman and the first floor occupied
by them, dealers in groceries, hardware,
paten, medicine, dry goods, paints and oils
In the second story two rooms are occu-
pied by +. ltowell as dental
office and two rooms by {. NJ.
Small attorney at law and rear
tenement by Mr.. Mllett, Next south was
4 two-story wooden building owned by IL.
B. Fuller and occupied by Dascomb K
Richards, dealers in drugs, stationery,
clothing. custom tailoring, paints, oils and
wall paper, etc. Then came story and
half wooden building, owned by Mrs. En-
gene Allen and son, the first floor occupied
by ID. L. Hall, barber and hair dresser, also
dealer IN fruit, confectionery, toDacco' etc,-
the second floor occupied by Mrs. Allen as
tenement and a house occupied by Mr.
Millett. A stable IN the rear of Pike 4
Mosmans store belonging to Mrs. Alien
and son was also burned, Oh which there
was not a cent of insurance.
The goods from the above-named burned
buildings were strewn from one end OF the
village to the other in such shape that it
is doubtful if the owners can tell their own
goods, and if they do it will be doubtful if
they get back over half, and those damaged
considerably.
Capt. G. X. Furnel estimates his loss at
1880, insured for 5000; II. s. Houghton
loss, $4,000, insured $1,000; W. N. Leavitt,
loss, s25O0, insured, $500; Dascomb &
Richards. loss, $4,000, insured Sl5o0; j.
B. Holmes, loss $1,000, insurance, $500 or
| S400: Il. A Carver, loss $4,000, insured
$500: Pike A Mosman. loss $1,000, insured
$500; NJ. Holmes. loss $1,000, insured
SI700; A. Mosman, loss 1850, insured
$3.50; Mrs. Allen c Sons, loss nearly
| $500, no insurance; John Pike, loss $500,
insurance about $50; &. II. Bass 4 Co,
and Abial Wilkins were also losers.