Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-15
Two Fine Residences on
Hart|and Ave., Burned,
The Coffin and Gross Build
tngs Are Now in Ruins.
Coffin Loss $500, Insurance
S2I00---Cross $1,000, insured.

The Coffin house located on Hartland
avenue. owned by Miss Ada Coffin and
her sister, Mrs. Allen Hackett, and oc
cupied by Miss Coffin and a sister. Mrs.
Eva D. Stevens and her son and
daughter, and also the Cross house. oc-
cupying the adjoining lot, owned by
Mrs. Willard Cross. were practically
destroyed by fire Thursday night. The
alarm was rung in at 1l3O o'clock by
Night Officer Corey. The Cross house
was unoccupied, the tenants having
moved out last Monday and the house
was in the hands of carpenters for re-
pairs. Thursday the carpenters were
not at work and SO far as is known no
one entered the buildings. The fire
caught in the stable connected with
the Cross house and extended to the
Coffin stable, the two being close to-
gether. Contractor Irving ToWle lost
mis- tools and jacks to the value of
about $2S. Freeman Hubbard had rent
ed the Cross house and was to have
moved in Friday. Mrs. Cross, who
makes her home with her daughter,
Mrs Charles Shaw, had no definite
plans Friday as to rebuilding. Loss es
timated at $2760; fully insured. The
Coffin residence was recently thorough
ly repaired and improved and was one
of the best set of buildings on Hart
land avenue. Loss estimated at $500;
insurance $500 The greater part Of
the contents of the house was saved
Household furnishings stored in the
stable chamber belonging to Mrs.
Stevens were burned with no insurance.
Miss Coffin lost considerable that was
in the upper chambers Of the house.
She also lost good many patterns and
other things connected with her bust"
ness as dressmaker, having conduct
ed shop at her home. When Miss
Coffin ard her sisters family were
awakened the fire had gained great
Roadway and only by quick action
was anything saved.
The Universalist Ladies' Aid Society
held its annual business meeting
Thursday afternoon in the parors of
the church with an unusually large
attendance. The annual reports were
read and accepted. The following off,
GERS were elected: President, Mrs. c.
r. Phinney; vice president, Mrs. W. r.
Hunnewell; secretary, Mrs. l.. E.
Graves; assistant secretary, Mrs. c. b.
Haskell; treasurer. Mrs. j. N. Martin;
collector, Mrs. H. E. Condor; directors,
Mrs. Ann M. I.ancey, Mrs. John Dear
born. Mrs. Benjamin Thompson, Mrs.
II. N. Jenkins. Mrs. Harriet Maxficld
and Mrs. Lydia Garcelon. Twenty-one
members were chosen as chairman of
hostesses for the year Mrs. F. W.
Buxton was appointed a committee
on resolutions. Thirty-eight ladies',
who served on the calling committee
for the past year, were reappointed 1t
was voted for the society to nave a
vacation from July to Sept g All
adjourned to the dining room, where
strawberries and cream, sandwiches.
cake and tea were served by the hos
tesscs. Mrs. L.. NJ. Robinson, Mrs
Pease, Mrs. Moulton, Mrs. Ney and
Mrs. Lester COrnforth.
Sclectman S. II. Frost went to Bid
deford Friday, accompanied by young
girl who has been boarding at the
Pittsfield House for the past few days.
AS she made herself quite noticeable
on the streets it was deemed advis-
able by the local authorities to look
into the matter and on Investigation
they learned she had relatives in Bidde-
ford
Freeman Hubbard has been awarded
the contract for sprinkling the streets
for the summer through the Retail
Merchants Association, which has
charge of the work
Collins Morrill, and Miss Ella Stanley
OF Bar Harbor. who have been visiting
his mother. Mrs. John F. Morrill,, have
returned to Bar Harbo-
Mrs. N. J. Tarbell and son of Meddv
bemps arrived Thursday to make their
home with Mrs. Tarbells sister, Mrs
Jesse c. Conner. Mr. Tarbell and an
other son were expected to arrive Fri
day with the household effects.
Mrs. Jesse c. Conner went to Roston
Thursday, called by the death of her