The Republican journal., 1909-01-07
FIRE DEPARTMENT.

FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Seaside Grange hall was burned jan
uary l; loss, SIS, 600; insurance, $l2OO on
building, $3.50 on contents; lncendlary.
The shoe-making shop OF K. j. Filing
wood, on Custom House square, was
damaged February 18th.
The fire department went to Brooks
April 23d, and did good work at tre
which threatened the village. Inc work
of the Belfast men was warmly praised
by the people OF Brooks.
The barn Of Clarence r.. Wyman on
Union street, was badly damaged and
the farm buildings OF Leslie +. Miller
totally destroyed by fire resulting from
lightning, May 18th. The damage to the
Wyman property was $500; to the Miller
property, including six cows, a heifer,
hogs, poultry, tools and household goods,
more than $4,000; his insurance was $lOOO.
The farm buildings owned by Elmer
M. Piper and occupied by G. b. Slower,
were damaged June 21st, by supposedly
incendiary fire, with an insurance OF
$1,000.
The boarding house Of Mrs. Eliza
Moody, on Spring street, was slightly
damaged by the explosion of kerosene
lamp, July goth.
A slight fire in the roof of Mrs. Helen
A. Carter's house on Union street, occu-
pied by Charles Crockett and A.. G.
Thorndike, proved hard to get at and the
contents were considerably damaged by
water.
The house of Inez Bradman, on Com
mon street, was damaged by fire from
an overturned lamp, September End; no
insurance.
There was a slight fire at the brass
foundry Of the Duplex Roller Bushlng
Co., September 18th.
The clothing factory of Mrs. Belle
Gates, on Field Street, was damaged by
fire resulting from defective chimney,
October Sd. The new gasolene fire en-
CINE was used here for the first time, and
did good service. The contents OF the
building were removed, somewhat dam
aged by water; insured.
The only serious forest fires IN Belfast
in vicinity were near the Swanville line
and in the Marsh woods, near Poor's
Mills, and in the Piper woods in West
Belfast. The city's new gasolene engine
proved of value in fighting the latter.
The Harris building, opposite Phoenix
Row, occupied on the first floor by Vinal
& Simpson. machinists, and on the sec
turer, was damaged by fire November
'Th: The business OF the TWO concerns
suffered put pfleI interruption lor re-
pairs: AN explosion vi heaeeo az uulllg
me nfe shghtly injured TOUR hremen'
gray, Brown, Darpy ana fenoleton.
"A mousse on Federal street occupied oy
Mrs: Joanna Gray was damageo NoVem-
per z9tn py hre caused py me preaK-
ing ana letting some clothlng Tall on a
not stove.
The department was called out TO
Dnurnlng CHIMNEY IN the fytnlan DOCK
november loth. ,....
An additional hre alarm box was IN,
stalled at the corner OF swan Lake and
Searsport avenues.
belIast hremen were callea 10 Noftn-
port Campground October 18th, when
nve cottages, comprising the Wnole row
from Broadway, nearly IN front OF the
hotel, to the shore, were burned. The
futile cottage and photograph rooms
were total loss, and p. II. Haney $
store was damaged. Four cottages
totally burned were owned by parties
e elsewhere. A woman belonging IN old
Town is now in Belfast Jail awaiting
" A.~A VA SAAs"A 81 Va oNeoAA-S WAN AAAN'
POLITICAL.
DR.. Samuel W. johnson succeeded
Charles E. Knowlton as collector of Gus
toms January 10th.
A Republican club was organized May
18TH and occupied the rooms in Masonic
Temple, formerly of the Waldo Club.
Public meetings were held every Friday
addresses were eiven bv prominent men
OF me 5 State. ho,a . fo,,, ,.oo.;,,..
and a 5e closed the campaign with rally in
belfast Opera House. at which Hon. ".
\. Pattangall OF WatefVllle was the prln-
clP pa speaker;
a., me hepuo o1es put OUT campaign
nag Y, August Ilth.
me Kepuollcan county convention 81 was
nela IN belf las July ''h' anu 'he Demo-