Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-10

Martin B. Heselton lost part OF the
valuable Heselton homestead on Hese'-
ton street by fire about midnight Mon-
day at a loss Of about $6VUo oHAS .
very small part Of which was co'eIeo
nv insurance. This included two nne
hie barns and a shed and about 4Oo
bushels of threshed oats. a little nay
and or 8 tons Of straw The hano-
some house and stable were saved. MT.
and Mrs. Leon Parlin occupy the upper
,enament of the house and the lower
was empty, having been recently pa
pered and painted ready hor nv
tenant. Frank Heselton had snort
time before vacated this rent. 1he
cause of the fire is not known OUT II was
first seen about midway OF the SET VI
buildings between the shed ana one VI
the barns. There was no rupplSh VI
any kind there which could possibly
start the fire. Another thing that Mn
dered the fire company was the ringing
in of the alarm from the Maple street
box quite q distance farther up North
avenue At the time big tenement
house that had occupied the post office
site blocked the road above Heselton
street. this being in process OF being
moved to another location, and the nre
truck came up Madison avenue, ana
across Maple street, to avoid thls' not
knowing the exact location OF the fire.
It took quite a lot Of valuable time TO
turn about and make the necessary de-
tour to the fire, so that 1t was too late
to use the chemicals on the fire and
before the hose was coupled up. the
fire had made considerable Roadway.
A second alarm was rung in soon after
which called out the steamer. This
handsome stand was built by the late
William G. Heselton, father of M. B.
Heselton as a home after the burning Of
the Turner House on the site Of the
Municipal Building Of which he was
proprietor His eldest son, Frank,
built Hotel Heselton, later.
At a meeting of the Universalist
people of the town. Monday night, a
temporary society was organized under
the name Of Liberal Church Organiza-
ton, with Dr. F. S. Bigelow chairman
and Mrs. X. G. Phillips secretary. An
other meeting will be held at the Num-
cipal Building next Monday night, It
fair to make the permanent organiza-
ton and to formulate the principles
under which the society will work. Il
has been decided that Rev. Herbert
Yeoman Of Cambridge, Mass, is to re-
main here for the summer to lead the
work and he left here Tuesday for his
home and will return with his daughter,
Miss Yoeman, in time for the service
next Sunday. They will be located at
the Dr. Bigelow cottage at Lake Wes-
serunsett during the summer, and he
will work in that vicinity also. Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis w. Jones Of Bangor are
| also expected to be occupants Of the
BigeIow cottage during the summer, to
assist in the work. Services will be
held Sundays at 2 P. M. in the Unfver-
salist church, Skowhegan.
Franchise Day was observed by Glenn
entine Weston w, c. T. U. in Library
Parlors, Tuesday afternoon, with Mrs.
Elizabeth p Merrill in charge Of the
| program This was most interestingly
carried out and included: Paper on
Equal Suffrage" by Miss Gertrude
| Carter; readings, Mrs. Laura Dinsmore;
| and instrumental music by Mrs Lila
B. Friend and her daughter. Miss Mary
Friend.
| Kathleen Lewis went to Gardiner
Monday afternoon, after visiting her
grandmother, Mrs. George Goulette
| She was accompanied by Mrs. Albert
Gardner and her two daughters. Laura
and Lucy, and T. Elmer Gardner who
have been visiting at the home OF Jo-
seph Chucotte.
A most charming pianoforte recital
was given by 10 Of the pupils of Miss
| Mildred Weston at her home to an ap-
preciative audience those taking part
| in the solos, duets and trios being Lois
Hubbard, Evelyn st. Ledger. Louise
Fellows, Raymond Lacasce, Priscilla
Hubbard, Juliette Cariveau. Bernice
Boyd, Beatrice Weston, George Halves
Marion Thompson. Fern Packard, Rob
ert Furber. Kenneth Matson, Herman
Porter, Evelyn Reed, Doris Eaton De-
light Trufant, Miss Weston, Helen
Halves, Helen Lord.