Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-25
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FIRE At VaSSAl80RO.
Seth E. Dodge Loses RnGss and Storc-Loss.
$4,000; Partially Insured.

The finest house in this locality, that BE
longing to Seth Z. Dodge, was totally de
stroyed by fire. Saturday night. ana win
it the general store in the rear. with All
its contents. The loss, estimated pt s..
Co., is partially covered ny insurance
Mrs. Dodge was aroused shortly after. Il
o'clock by 9loisc in the rear OF thS
buildings. Calling to her husband 4he
asked him what the noise was ana when
she looked out Of the window discovered
that the store in the rear OF the house
was in flames. The alarm was given AMI
the neighbors who were aroused IN nncI
began the work Of saving what they
could
having a two-storE ell. Back Of this was
the Storchousc. connected with the III
and at right angles with fhiS the stables
At the side of the stables was the small
building used at as general store There
were III the house 1t the time thc fire was
discovered. Mr.. ana Mrs. 5 Il. Dodge and
Mrs. Dodge's parents, MIR. ami MRS. 0. A.
Tolman.
As soon as Mr.. Tolman was aroused he
went ~ the store 70 see if anything could
be saved. The fire at that time seemed
70 be IN me center of the store. and there
seemed to he bur comparatively little Of
it. As soon as he opened the store door
the gas formed from the Kerosene burst
int9 flames ana IN moment the whole
BY This time the whole neighbornood
was aroused but as there were so few
~ '.'vl' '""iH 20 no YlEd ii!Atl ipIce'
toward saving the household goods, see
ing that 7, would ne hui question ol
time before tne hilt Pr ING SGT % huild- /
mss Wod.n nave lo = IeW turned
their attention toward thc goods IN the
rear set Of buildings ana the horses and
carriages were all removed with the eN-
CeptDn Of one hog which persisted in thu
flames.
y large quantity Of -four. corn, cotton
seed meal and shorts nearly a carload of
each kind. had recently been stored in tho
buildings in anticipation OF the demand
during the winter. Bat little of this was
removed. the men having tCracG thelT al
tentlon toward SAVING the GoJGS II Inc
house
The fire starting in The store worked its
way into the stables ANA tren into the
el finally taking tile house. Although
the men worked ike beavers anna rem
Ipre1 every possible. ass Stance. tlrv Wer,.
obliged to leave ti,n rulGtncr before tha
zrbni4 rf IN. ntrrl.nhrl,f epS1s v;c-n re-.
,,,',,nl V-y.n liarnn-ls one Mrs Dodsre'e
cngazernc,lt ring and The other Il sntr;
SIND holrnseiua To 1Lr DrIEt were dos.
in No f3r17s Inn ,-|.r,- ii-ti. Of the cloth
i5l.r ms .-s,-,I
Nfrs ,Totr7ar is an i,iy4f'a haE-ir. rlf-
faraI a -hsrl- If naIaI,,i- "a YEAR ago IL
IN. rt.,.rs-.,r,- 4, ~,'r,'Iy. ftrt 10 M II mn
IT ,.t IL -ts I,.frrti,.r. nf- D1drl IT'LL.
though VERY lar15 cooked ia tho h1us.
',',3ti tha iast I,',n1.r,. ard finally ,rls s9
nttsrcnror ly rltp smoke HAT III was
nh1i,-nI IL asIz fur assistance in reaching
the air.
Within an hour and a half after the lire
was discovered the brick walls began u
,.rar Suuday afternoon was burning ia
pI2Ces.
TEe house was one Of the Oldest and q.
S ~, tf,,,. on. nf ri,n t.lc-i ;,Ilue, I'LL.
M - Ss,ii ~ ~ ia-nehfc /, VII. nlIt.t
over Is Years ago by Jacob SuutuWick,