Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-17
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The graduating exercises of the
Bingham High school were held Mon
day evening in the Congregational
church. Supt. -. H Perkins OF Sk0w-
hegan president Of the Maine Teach
ers' Association, delivered am address
before the graduating class. The mem
bers Of the class are Marion BeedY
! Georgia A. Taylor. Lester & Morris
| and Hazel A. Durgin. The Baecalaur-
cate sermon was delivered Sunday by
Rev {. w. Rogers of the North An
son Congregational church.
An alarm OF fire was rung in at 30
| Sunday afternoon for a blaze on Bur
| leigh street. Limestone, which burned
Patrick tireener's woodworking shop
| and Frank Weatherhead's residence.
| The Ere started in the second story Of
| Mr. Greener's building by some un-
! known cause and spread rapidly. ON
| account Of delay in getting water Mr..
Weatherhead's building was soon en-
Neloped in flames, and one hour from
| the time the fire started both build
| ings were completely gutted
The Maine Association of Manches-
| ter \. H., held its last meeting until
fall Monday night. Pres. +. A. Tap
| ley presided and the business session
was followed by an entertainment
consisting of songs by Mr.. and Mrs
George Sibley and w. G. Coleord.
readings by Mrs. Sibley and piano
solos by Miss Irma Tapley. A straw
berry supper was enjoyed by the men,
bers. G. W. Colcord mad charge of the
Entertainment program. Mrs. W G..
IColcord was chairman of the commit
tee who provided the refreshments.
The Empire Grove Campmeeting
lAssociation has begun its preparations
| Tor the annual campmeeting Aug 3
/ to IL next, at Poland The associa-
ton has elected Rev. Charles L.
Brooks of Mechanic Falls to fill the
| vacancy in the board of directors
| caused by the death of William Il.
| Swan. officers have been elected as
| follows: Chairman, William H. Miles
of Lisbon; secretary. Rey. Charles L.
| Brooks of Mechanic Falls; treasurer,
| Rev. c. A. Brooks of Madison. Rev.
c. A. Brooks viii be superintendent
and Rev. A. +. Tarbell of Lisbon as
sistant superintendent of the coming
| eampmeeting.
| -NhtpblVblItS lllltu With IllGD1en were
| rushed to Mine Pines" three miles
out of Saco ON the Buxton road, Mon
day afternoon, and arrived just in time
to save the farm buildings of William
| Rhodes. A fire started in the woods
a long distance from the buildings. but
a strong wind drove the flames toward
the farmhouse, Farmers and their
| wives and daughters, who hurried to
| the scene, We're unable to check the
| rush of flames A telephone message
| was sent TO Fire Chief Albert l.. Chel-
| lis at the central fire station and three
| minutes after the alarm was sounded
| the firemen were on their way TO the
scene. Hard work prevented the flames
from reaching the buildings.
A file in the top floor of the old FIX
lchange hotel at Old Town Monday
night not only called out the depart
ment hui also called for an exhibition
OF nerve almost unbelievable. A board
er in the house found his bed afire and
he slept in the attic. The only means
Of escape was by way of the stairway
or the window and the latter opened
onto a long ledge about two feet wide
with nothing to hold on to. Yet he
climbed out of that window and crept
along the ledge to the next boarder's
window. on which he pounded till Civ
en- admission. 1t is alleged that the
man fell twice While going downstairs
but he made that perlous journey
over three stories up, without mshap
Those who watched him creep ont and
along that ledge held their breaths
and shuddered, feeling sure that h,
| 1cf faI = =
, ed. If not killed. The fire was caused
by burning cigarette setting fir,
to the bod. The damage was about $40