The Republican journal., 1900-05-24

| The alarm Of fire at > A. NJ. Wednesday
| East village belonging to the A d. Colcord
estate and occupied by Mrs Ellen Morrow
and family. The origin of the fire is a mys-
| terry, as it was we'll under way when dis
covered. Mr.. Bailey, who lives opposite,
was among+ the first aroused by the cry of
fire and ran to his spool mill near by and
pulled in an alarm on the steam whistle.
This aroused the village people, both church
bells were rung, and soon both engines
We're on hand, one playing from the reservoir
near by and one from the brook ON the other
side Of the burning buildings. The usual
promptness of our fire department enabled
them to save a portion of the main house in
a badly damaged condition and to protect
the surrounding buildings, notwithstanding
a high wind was blowing. The fire proved
the penny wise and pound foolish action
of the town at the March meeting in voting
to discontinue paying No. l Company. Had
the boys disbanded, as it was expected they
would do, and the fire got started in other
nearby buildings, property enough would
have been destroyed to reduce the taxes of
Searsport more than the boys salaries.
There are several ways of looking at these
things. The house is said to be fully insur-
ed, but Mrs. Colcord loses nearly all her
furniture, which was stored in the build
ings; also many curiosites collected by her
self and husband in their many voyages to
foreign lands. Mrs. Morrow lost a large
~ ri nf f11rn it11ra wit in
MEMORIAL DAY. General Order No. !
from Freeman McGilvery Post, G. A. r., for
the observance of Memorial Day, is as fol-
lows:
In accordance with National and Depart
ment orders and our hOnored custom, We'd
nesday, May 80, will be observed as Memorial
Day. 1t is earnestly requested that there
be no dissertation of the day.
Let it be our pleasure as well as duty to
Loyalty devote one day of the year to the
memories of our fallen comrades, and strew
with freshest flowers of spring time their
silent resting places.
The following Committees are appointed
and details made:
Adjutant, E. Hopkins, }. f. Wentworth and
}. c. Dutch.
Marshal.-Clifton Whittum.
To visit surrounding cemeteries:
Prospect.-A. X. Gray and David IL Gray.
Stockton Springs.-Henry Overlook, W.
A. Carter and +. II. Coleman.
Harbor.-E. Hopkins, j. r. Park and B. O.
Sargent.
North Searsport.-A. Stinson.
SWanville.-Nehemiah Smart, A. 5. Nick |
erson, D. W. Billings, A. f. Nickerson and
L. NJ. Chase.
Belfast and Smart Cemeteries.-E. W. !
Robbins and G. w. Curtis.
MeritheW-H T. Scribner and J. II. |
Kneeland.
GordOn.-J. E. Wentworth and J. B. Ames
Sargent.-L NJ Sargent and S. A. Pres
colt
Committee to receive private decorations
and see them properly placed.-C. II. Stevens |
and William Helbert.
Marking graves in Village and Nichols |
Hopkins.
Flags.-John B. Ames
Transporation.-B. 0. Sargent.
Soliciting flowers from schools, and COM |
mittee to extend an invitation to scholars |
to participate in exercises, j. A. COlSOn and |
j. b. Sweetser.
thew, S. A. Prescott, F. W. Porter, B. O.
Sargent, J. A. Colson and E. o. Colson.
Decorating hall and monument, j. B. |
Sweetser, j. c. Dutch, John B. Ames, Cliff |
ton Whittum, S. A. Prescott and F. A. Col |
cord.
Music, W. B. Sawyer and B. 0. Sargent.
Decoration services in the outlying GENE |
teries will be conducted at 10 a. m. as far as |
practicable.
Invitation is hereby extended to patriotic |
ladies to assist in the preparation of deco
rations, and to all who are able to furnish |
cut flowers.
All soldiers and sailors of the civil war
and Sons of Veterans are requested to join I.
the ranks.