The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-31
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LIMERICK.

Limerick, Jan. 30-The Rev. Il. l..
Howard and wife, atty sojourn of
four weeks in Melrose, Mass, attending
the dedication Of their sons church, re-
turned to their winter home at Mrs.
Wormwood's on the Goth. MIR. Towards
health is not improved.
John G. Hayes and Irving Mason at
tended ths banquet Of the Limerick club
at the United States Hotel In Boston,
on the 18th inst, and report . most en-
joyable time.
TIE Rev. Mr.. Mills goods have ar
rived and are safely bestowed In the Con-
gregational parsonage. AS soon as his
daughter returns they will commence
housekeeping.
Our three churches have been uniting
in holding mission meetings on Sunday
the influence Is exceedingly good. Other
| such are to follow.
| A. w. c. L. U. organization WAS
effected in this village on the 25th, with
| ton mem bers present and several more
| names on the list.
President-Mrs E. d. Jordan.
Vice Presidents-Mrs. May Eastman,
Mrs Allie Emery, Mrs Webster.
| Cor. Secretary-Mrs. W. =. Moore.
Rec Secretary-Mrs. Louie Johnston.
| Ireasurer-Mrs. Annie Eastman.
A most disastrous fire occurred In our
village in the early morning Of the 9th,
| involving the entire loss Of four buildings
and a barn, and seriously damaging the
| hotel. which WAS saved by most heroic
and long protracted effort. The fire evil
IDENTITY originated in the grocery store Of
Ira $. Libbey & SoL on Main street. and
| was discovered about half past five. Ii
was we'll under way and as the wind
was blow ing a gale it WAS evident the
| building was doomed. Only few things
| could be saved. The ledger was secured
| and few barrels of oil rolled out. The
| people who had gathered in crowds de-
voted their attention to the saving of the
contents OF the adjoining building, a
large dwelling and millinery store he
longing to Dana 5. Beacham and wife.
The millinery stock was extensive and
the house well furnished, making saving
at the best u sacrifice. Mr. Beaoham's
farm was directly in the rear, from which
his Horse was secured. The next building
was the grocery store of Pease 81 Roberts
which was cleaned OF its contents and
then pulled down to save the hotel mean :
time the fire work ed the other way and
burned another store building on the cor
ner, belonging to i ;. Libbey * Son,
and occupied by +. p. Johnston as a
marble shop, a portion of whose stock
was saved. Above the Libbey store were
the rooms of the Ladies' Aid society Of
the Free Baptist church and the banquet
hall of she Odd Fellows, both of which
| lost all their fixtures. The people turnsd
their attention next to the botei, owned
and occupied by j. A. Campbell, clean
| ing it en- tirely of its contents. and also
the stationery store of ;. A. Grant next
on the street, and the dry goods store OF
L. ID DurelI. But some of the more de
| termined ones thought the hotel might be
saved, and it WAS though badly damaged
| both by ire and water. The Insurance
upon the whole property as far as can be
ascertained with the losses Is as follows:
Johnston, marble stock $1,000. whicn fully
covers his loss; /. 5. Libbey ~ son,
$3.50. loss double that amount; Beach
am ON furniture and buildings $2OO0.
Mrs. beacham on STOCK $1,000, loss 5000 ;
Pease q Roberts on stock $500, about half
their loss. The store belonged to the
David Eastman heirs and was insured fol
$500 Capt. Camphell's loss is about
SOD. fully insured; Mr.. Grant carries
$500 on his stock, damaged only by hand
ling. Mr. Durell sustained no damage
| except by removing his goods. Fortunate
| indeed was the saving of the hotel, for
| If 1t had gone with the large barn ad join
| ing, but little could have been saved on
| the street, including the extensive store
| of G. III. Adams. Whether any OF those
| burned out will resume business or even
rebuild Is not yet determi ned.
| Ernest Libby and wife have fourth
son few days old. MIR. Libby's mother
| is critically Ill.