The Portland daily press., 1898-05-12
SOUTH PORTLAND.
destructive Fire at Pleasantdale.

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dumping From Second story-Good
"orA OF Pleasantdale Hose Company
aa'es Aid Society's Fair-Personal
Items, etc.
AT about $50 o'clock a. m. on Wednes-
ooy' MIR. ". q. Moore, carpenter in the
employ OF the eastern division of Boston
Na' MAINE railroad, who owns and oocu-
p'es oweiling-house, one and half
seory' OF wood, and containing nine
loolns' which is situated on the corner
OF Elm and Pearl streets. in Pleasant
aaie' was aroused fcm his sleep by what
no uesorlDed as rush of mighty wind. .
openlngshis chamber door on the second
s'oly ne found himself almost svffooated
WIN smoke and retreating and raising
'he window Of his sleeping room, he
yeiieo lire" He then jumped from the
Secono story to the ground, distance of
over Twelve feet, and rushed in his night
cioSnes to the house of his nearest neigh.
Dor, Mr.. Robert Logan.
just about this time freight train of
one eastern division of the Boston and
Maine railroad happened to be passing
through Pleasantdale and the engineer,
Richard Liuskett, discovering flames
pouring from the house just described,
sounded the alarm by vigorously pulling
the whistle Of his engine.
The neighbors were awakened and
Pleasantdale Hose company, No. 8, under
oparge OF Captain Geo. Strout hurried to
the scene of the fire. The house was
ablaze at this time on the second story
and in the kitchen bslow. Two hydrant
streams of ESQ feet each Of hose were
thrown on the building, and, after two
hours hard work the flames were sub.
dued. As this was the first trial of the
Pleasantdale company their good service
is commended on all sides.
The fire is supposed to have originated
In q defective fue. There had been fire
IN the kitchen stove the night before and
the flames seemed to have followed the
partition up to the second story and to
break out near The caves of the ell where
1t joins the second story.
The kitchen, dining-room, sitting-room
and pantry on the first floor and the three
sleeping-rooms on the second floor were
completely damaged. The parlor Jared
BETTER and the walls of the house remain
intact.
At the time of the fire Mr.. Moore was
alone In the house, his wife and daughter
being absent in Westbrook.
The house and its--contents were insured
at the office Of Prentiss Loring for $1,000,
with Herbert A. Harmon for $500 and
with Frank Sparrow for $500.
During the progress of the fire and
with the assistance Of neighbors, MIR.
Moore. succeeded in removing piano,
some parlor chairs, etc.. and some bed
ding was thrown from the rooms on the
upper story. With these exceptions the
contents of the house were either de-.
stroyed or damaged by fire and water and
the loss will be adjusted on Friday next
when the agents of the different COM
panies will meet.
LADIES' AID SOCIETY'S FAIR
The grand concert and fair to be given
by the Ladies' Aid Society of the new
Elm Street church will open tonight
with the following programmes:
"Praise ye the Father" Gounod
Quartette.
Piano Solo, Selected
Bessie Shorey.
Reading, Selected
Ralph Sawyer.
Soprano Solo, Selected
Mrs. Lizzie Mooney.
Banjo Duett, Selected
Misses Copp and Thompson.
Piano Solo, Selected
Lillian Rogers.
Reading, Selected
Bessie Shorey.
Mrs. W. II. Worth.
America,
Audience,
Prof. James Parker Ooombs will sing
by request.
Ice Cream and Fruit Lemonade for salo
at close of concerts.
Geo. Berrill is the guest of Mrs. Thos.
B. Haskell.
The Portland Water company is laying
pipe up Evans street to Holt street.
GOOD SAMA RITANS SILVER ANN
VERSARY.
The silver anniversary of the Good Sa-
maritans will be celebrated tonight at the
Union Opera House, and yesterday
committee OF ladies were decorating the
hall. The officers of the society are:
President. Mrs. Mary Z. Talbot; Vice
President, Mrs. Lizzie Gardiner; Secre-
tary, Mrs. Louisa B. Proctor; Asst. Sec
rotary, Mrs. J. Il. Hartford; Treasurer,
Mrs. d. ID. Willard.
The following is the programmes:
Loves Dream Waltz,
Mandolin, Guitar Club.
For all Eternity. Masheroni
Mrs. Minnie Ridley Smith.
Reading-Selected,
Amy Belle Richards.
Bandolero, Stuart
Fred A. Knight.
Club Swinging,
Clifford Woodbury..
Comic Song-Seect ed,
Pearl Swasey.
Rea6ing-Selected,
Hattie Bracket.
Solo-Selected.