Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-02
Further Details Of Tues
day Mornings Fire.
Methodist ChurCh's Pipe Organ
Installed, This Week.
Progressive Caucus. Other Local
Notes and Personal Jottinss

its grip. In less than . week fires with
estimate damages at nearly $4,000
have occurred The most disastrous
fire In long time was that of Tues
day morning, when the Bethany Bap-
tist church was burned. the Elwood liv-
cry stable, the Coburn Hotel stable and
a building adjoining, occupied by c.
a. Jones' restaurant; Joe Roy, harness
maker, and Webster Rowe, locksmith.
1t was about $50 o'clock, Tuesday
morning. when Mrs. Eugene Keene on
Pleasant street from her sleeping
porch, was aroused BY the bright
flames from the fire that was then rag
ing in the livery stable. Mr.. Keene
promptly gave the alarm but before
the fire company arrived the building
was enrapped in flames. One horse in
the stable owned by Freeman Jones.
that was hitehed by rain halter,
lroke loose and ran out of the stable
with his blanket afire. He ran up North
street and was found at davbreak at
the Bert Dennis farm, five miles from
the village, where he was formerly
owned
a few Of the wagons in the stable
were removed but the rest of the
horses owned by Mr.. Elwood. and one
by Elmer Nolon. were burned. There
We're L of them. The first knowledge
that the stable was afire was when Ell
mer Hilton and Ralph Winthrop. who
stay at the stable nights. were aroused
by the roaring of the fire. When they
left the Office to rescue the horses the
fire was then burning in the top of the
stable. The elevator had already
dropped, the ropes having been burned
off. The hotel stable was closely con-
nected and was soon afire.
The fire company fought the flames
the hest that it could considering the
fact that all of the buildings were
wooden structures. Another building
south OF the livery stable and owned
by Nj Haines. was badly burned.
The worst loss was to the Bethany
Baptist church. This was one of tht
most modern churches in the county. Il
vas q comparatively new church ant
was in the best of condition. This edi
flee was burned through on the soutl
side destroying the pipe organ valued
a. about $4,000. the pulpit and fixtures
with greater body of the furniture il
the church. The roof on the main par
of the church was practically burned
OIL Oui liic NcSlIy SoICito iiOstis ~
water. This church was built in 1SS
and vas dedicate, Feb. 10, 1890. Thi.
is the first church fire that the tow
has had in the past 25 years. 1t is no
yet known where services viii be con
Quoted until the church is repaired.
The loss to Mr. Elwood will be keen
ly felt and he has not yet decided
whether or not he will resume th
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elsewhere and resume his business
with the others.
All of the losers were partially in
sured. The church carried an INSURANCE
Of $4,000. and the loss is estimated be
tween $4,000 and $4,000. The liver.
stable building was owned by X. II
Haines and was valued at $4,000 TIL
loss to Mr.. Elwood is estimated a
about $4,000, his property consisting o
his horses and carriages. The cause o
the fire is not known
The sufferers in the fire of Saturda.
night have adjusted themselves as u
theirf uture plans. The SkoWhegal
Casket Co. will resume its business IL
other quarters as son as possible art
er the insurance is adjusted. Adam
e. Burns will probably discontinue thei
business and Mr.. Adams will do car
penter work. Willis Trask. stoppe
manufacturer. was only slightly In
iured in his business and will RESUME
work at once.
The Methodist church will have its
new pipe organ installed by the latter
part of this week and ii is expected
that dedication services will be held
a week from Sunday. This organ will
be one of the finest in this part of tht
State. It is of the Easty make; has
% stops and 1872 pipes. 1t has pneu-
matte action with pneumatic eouplers
and combination pistons with Gre
scendo pedal. 1t has an electric blow
er run by a motor The panel WORK
is of quartered oak and the pipes are
bronzed. The organ extends nearer
to the front of the platform than the
old one but the organist sits in the
same position-back to the audience
The blower will be in the basement
The work of installing the organ Is
in charge of Roy Staples of Boston.
A Progressive caucus will be held
Tuesday, at 230 P. NJ, in the munich
pal court room for the purpose OF
choosing delegates to the convention
in Waterville, July Is.
Coroner l. c. Trufent was sum
moned to st. Adams, Monday after
noon, on account Of the death of Jo-
seph w. Welch. Mr.. Trufent found
that Welch met his death through a
dose of strychnine. 1t seems that
Welch had been respondent for sever
al weeks in fear that he might have
a cancerous trouble and about noon
Monday, he took about a spoonful OF
strychnine and started for neigh
bors, VIII Davis, about an eighth of
mile from his home. He told the
Bigelow family that he had taken the
poison and where they would find the
rest of it in a bottle. He then started
back and got about half way home
when he laid down by the side of the
road and died. He was about CT
years old, a farmer, and leaves a wife
and one son, Joseph. Coroner Tru-
fent deemed an inquest unnecessary.
The funeral services of the late
Pierce Jones, aged 70, took place al
the home of DR.. II. C. Taggott on High
street, Monday, Rev. Fec. Merriam Of
ficiating. Death was due to cancer
of the bowels. He was born in South
rort but had lived most of his life In