Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-24
Hearing, Tuesday, Feb. rs, on Resi-.
dent Hunters License Law.

From information secured at the in
suranee department il IS learned that
the number of fires which were in
vestigated by the DEPARTMENT during
The year 1872 was Il The following
list give the city or town III which the
several fues occurred. the date Of each,
The class Of property damaged or de-
stroyed, and also the result OF each
investigation: Alfred, March - dwell
ing; submitted to county attorney All
burn, sept :, dwelling. submitted to
county attorney. Baihyviile, July s,
dwelling and barn; no evidence. Ban
gor, June u, dwelling; no evidence
Bethel. March :. stables no evidence
Bildeford. june :, store, action brought
by county attorney Blaine April L.
store: nc evidence. Boothbay Harbor,
June 10, ice houses: earelessness
Columbia Falls, Jan I" mill; friction
Dexter, Arg. %, stable. incendiary.
Burham, MAY IS and June ;. farm
buildings: no evidence. Ellsworth, May
1, fam buildings: no evidence. Frank
fort, June ), farm buildings; not sufff-
Gent evidence TO bring action. Free
port. Aug. :, farm buildings: no evil
due 10 care1essness.
Gardiner tSouth), Sept . dwelling
no evidence. Garland Sept 9, dwell
ing; arrest made. GreenviI1e, March >,
hotel. no evidence-douDtless defective
chimney. Giulford, Sept 30. farm build
ings. arrest made. lfoulton tCary's
MnIs1, March 81. barn; arrest made.
Jay, April %, farm buildings; submit
ted To county attorney. Lisbon Falls.
April "a, boarding house; arrest made.
Littieton, May 1. store and arist mills;
submitted to county attorney. Milo,
Jan j, mill. not sufficient evidence To
warrant action Monticello, July L,
barns; arrest madc-submitted to coun-
~ attorney Norway, hnriI l6, stores
no evidence Randolph. May l., July
> and July 10. dwelling and two barns
no action. Remington, Ian. ;, camps
Arrest made-submitltd 10 county attor-
ney Rockland, April =, storehouse; not
sufficient evidence for action. Rock
land, April II, stores and hall; not sufli
eient evidence for action, Roekport
March l., dwelling; no evidence. Saco
March %, boarding house; arrest made
Saco, May 80, store; arrest made. Scar
boro. July Ii, restaurant; no evidence
Vassalboro, April 20, dwelling; no evi
dence. Watervillc, Jan. II, dwelling
submitted to county attorney. Win
throp. June IS, barns not sufficient evi
denee to warrant action. Woodstock
tBryant's Pond, March 10, mill; NJ
action. York, May s. stable; not suffi
Client evidence 10 warrant action.
In addition to the above there wer'
also 20 suspicious fires during the yea
| which were not Investigated by the de
partment because Of lack of funds
| They were as follows; Auburn Nov
| 20. hen house Bangor, Dec. IS, dwell
| ing. Biddeford, Dec 10, stores. Bling
ham, Dec. /, shop. Guilford, Oct 81
| dwelling. Hampden, Dec. II, hotel
| Hancock, Sept. TO- farm buildings
! Houlton, Aug. 80, farm buildings
Jonesport NoV. 80. dwelling. MeddY
| bemps, Nov .. sumner cottake, Mon
| mouth, Nov 10. farm buildings. North
port. Oct II. summer cottage oil,
| Orchard, Oct. ;, dwelling Old Orchard
| Oct 9. summer cottage. Old Orchard
| Nov, /, dwelling. Princeton. July &
| sawmill. Saco. Dec. 9. stores. Tops
ham. Dec. l. feldspar mill. Union. Oct
| IS, dwelling Wnterport Nov
| dwelling.