The Republican journal., 1904-01-07
FIRES AND FIRE ENT.

IN common with many Othtr sections,
| Belfast had to contend with forest fires
in May and June Ten acres of wood
land owned by J. c. Townsend and two
J acres owned by l.. l.. Robbins in South
| Belfast were burned over early in May.
| Wednesday, June Sd, a fire started on
! Ephraim Robbins land on the Gurney's
| Mills road and spread towards the city,
1t burned over an area OF 500 acres,
most of it covered with valuable trees.
| The fire department kept men in the
threatened district until the following
| Monday, when the fire was extinguish-
ed by rain. The losers were Ephraim
| Robbins, E. H. Bates, E. F. Clements,
W. w. BlaZo, Lewis Brier, Annie Brier,
| II. S. Cunningham, the estate of the
late A. B. Otis, Capt. w. w. Turner,
! Capt. John Hassell's estate, Alonzo
Shute, Mrs. S. c. Mathews, A. P. Col
| son. E. S. Shuman, W. A. Mason, G. E.
Tibbetts, J. w. Wallace, Charles P.
| Hazeltine, w. E. Marsh, w. L. Miller,
j. H. Page, G. E. Hamilton, A. X.
Jac 'sson. The area burned over was
about two miles long and third of
mile wide at the widest point.
There were eight fires during the
year as follows:
Mar 25. Dwelling on Bay View
street, owned by S. I. Edgecomb's
| heirs; unoccupied; value, $3.50; loss
total; insurance 5000; incendiary.
Apr. IL Dwelling on Vine street,
| owned by John M. Small; occupied by
L. H. Sidelinger; value $500; damage
500; caught from chimney.
Sept. %. Dwelling at Head of Tide,
owned by Mrs. Geo. o. Flanders: un-
occupied; value $500; loss total; no in
surance; incendiary.
sept. 20. Store at Head of Tide
owned and occupied by Edwin Mitchell;
value $1,000 loss total: no insurance,
value OF contents, 100; damage 81
500: Insurance, 81, 800; caught from
Flanders fire.
Sept. 80. Dwelling at Head of Tide.
owned and occupied by Mrs. Lottie
Chase; value 81 800; loss total; ipsur-
ance S1,O7o; value of contents 5000;
damage $500; insurance S425; incen-
diary.
Sept. 80. Dwelling at Head of Tide.
owned by Mrs. Caroline Carter: occu-
pied by owner and +. Morse; value
5000: loss total! insurance $3.50: value
OF contents $4OO; damage 5000: no in
surance; caught from Flanders fire.
Oct 30. StorehOuse on Lewis wharf.
owned by Lewis Wharf Co., occupied
by Swan Il Sibley 20. and Belfast
Fuel 4 HAY Co.; value $4,000; damage,
5000; Insurance So, POO: value of CON
tents $4,000; damage $500; insurance
-, 900; cause, spontaneous combustion
Nov. 8. Store, etc, on High street,
owned by Frank B. knowlton; occu-
pied by owner as store: Stephenson Il
Sargent, store; w. H. Clifford & Son,
barber shop; a club room; DR.. Fowler;
dwelling; Ethel Webster, dwelling:
value of building So, 500; damage 81 800;
insurance $1,000; value of contents,
$4,000; damage 81 ,995; insurance s., 900;
cause accidental.
Washington Hose Co. No. / had it's
annual ball in Belfast Opera House
Jan. 9th. The attendance was large
and the ball successful in every particu-
lar. Meservey's orchestra of Rockland
gave concert and played for the dane
ing. The Hose Co. had supper at the
Phoenix House Jan. 31st. The Hose Co.
and Belfast Hook & Ladder Co. had
masquerade ball in the Opera House
March 9th, with music by Meservey's
orchestra.
The number of fire alarm boxes was
increased to 10 during the year and the
battery power of the system increased
and improved The alarm is tested
every day at noon, and on Friday one
box is fully tested at that hour.
A volunteer fire company was formed
at the Head of the Tide in November,
and new Hydrant No. was sent to
that village for their use