Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-11

on Bailey street The next day there was
a fire at the Heseltoa bloc with dam
age estimated at go, 800. March 10 there
was chimney fire at the Ira A. Norton
house on Winter street and March II
there was a fire at the A. X. Butler home
on Baptist hill, the damage being $3.50 and
the cause an empty hot water pipe.
March y there was a chiefs call which
proved to be FIRE at Norridgewock, ana
March 3 burning chimney at the Tur-
ner house on Turner street resulted in
a damage OF $50. March % in the night
occurred another big fire, the Parlin block
owned by w. p. Ordway having been
damaged by fire to the extent Of 1000
chimney fire at the Jacob Goldberg
house of Haselton street, from which
there was no damage, closed a busy
month for hremen in March.
April : was the date of the burning Of
the Warren Caldwell hen houses at a
loss of 5000, and April 10 there was a
chimney fire at Mrs. Nellie Brawn's on
Mt. Pleasant avenue, with no damage
April II there gas 4 fire at the dwelling
house owned by the Maine Spinning Co.
on South street, from which there was
no damage and no harm was done About
this time the supposed incendiary nres
were started. the old house on the River
road below the Eddy owned by Mrs. Jer-
ferson Savage and Mrs. Jane Leadbetter
being partially burned April H. CAUSE
! unknown. The department was again
called out the following dag for fire at
the same house. April ~ April > and
twice April Z the department was calle1
for slight fires at Fred Lessard's on Mil
burn street, grass fire caused by boys
near the Standard Oil tanks chimney
fire at Charles Provost's and at the tool
house in the North cemetery no damage
being incurred a either place. ON May
avenue was damaged to the extent of
$3.50. cause incendiary. May u a chin
ney fire at George ClUkey's, no damage
May y. damage to Randall Nye hoise
$lo.5.. and cause incendiary. and Nav y
chimney fire at the First Baptist par
sonase without damage June 4 fire at
I Clara Brown farm on Malmon's Mills
road, cause incendiary ana damage sl4o0
J1ae fire at Fowler paint shop, caused
] by oil heater, damage $40. June %. fire
at Fred Dunlap block, damage s31o0. caus-
ed by overheated dry room. July -,
James Brooks barn burned from light
hihS with a damage Of 5000. Aug 500
; fire at Or. l.. p Geofrian's residence.
North avenue. cause unknown. Aug. 9,
! OIL stove fire at y. W. Lewis house. High
street, no damage. Sept l., fire at the
| Carl Osborne house, North avenue cai,s-
! cd ~ Toys, the damage amounting TO
s9' The next day there was a slight fire
at the MIS-. Minnie Greene hose on East
frpHt $:te, caused from STARK from the
! 'htHhtN the damage was $40 oct . a
! house owned by Butler & ButIer was
damaged $3.50 from oil stove t,o1hIe ,c+
! l. the department was called 70 th. Catn.
ole church but there was no damaoe
! I'll H. 'ct' - and Nov. 10 there we're
sIl9ht tires without damage at the Ira A
: Norton house, Court street. the C1as T.
} mes house on Madison avenue ami fo,
| q grass fire near the town farm,
! There was another serious fire \or "a,
! at the Geo. II. Weston farm in ,,b:,
the buildings were burned at a loss q,
fF''"' 'he cause being a defective furnace
NOV - Nov. ~. Dec. 3 and Dec Is there
were calls no damage resulting f,r ,b<
department at the Or Cochran hons.
the Thomas Leo house. tho bo,so
pied by Herbert Huff the ,r.;,o r.,
nee ana the B. y. Greene house on ni,
street ''
J mere was another disastrous fro q,
zee - the burning of the Skowbee,,
garage from unknown cause tho los
oeihs $4,000. There have been no dam
aging fires in Skowhegan since tho bo
ginning OF the new year. I'D to Feb 6
| when the G. Debe building was n,,
tlaliy burned. There was chime,
i're at the Fairsrive block on Madiso,
avenue, a chimney fire at the VIM
! ro"ier mouse on Cedar street. a chin
heN tire in the Wentworth block
chimney hre at the JOS Vigue ho,ls
on Nllipurn street. and Jan, ~ for .
I Sllsht hlaze on the river bank near th,
-Nortn enamel bridge. On New Year
the department was called to Hinckla,
10 assist in fighting a fire there tn,
hre department station has been ra
Hloueled TO accommodate the horse.
and drop harnesses have been instau
: ed.
! horace Purinton & Co, of Water
Nille nave been awarded a contract fo
the new Skowhegan garage which TINT
tie Bros. will build to replace tbe ON.
recently destroyed by fire at the rea,
| or the New Skowhogan House IN.
structure Will be one story and ri
! brick 11fX1n feet in dimensions r. Wi.
have a frcproof roof of built-up as
! rhalt and Will have a concrete floor ana
, ROOF supported by truSSes. Provisio,
] viii be made for an office and A boiloI
! room. both in corners of the build
/ ing. Their" will be a place also arrang
! ed for washing automobiles and III.
! interior Of the walls Will be whate
/ washed. Tibbetts and Sanborn. occu
pants OF the former building under tn.
name of the Skowhesan Garage Go.
, will occupy the building, and work vii
! be begun upon the structure as soon a.
/ the Snow is off. \ private garage 36x2
| feet will be attached To the front sid,
OF tie public garage.
ii. Tobey Nooers arrived home from
! Brunswick Saturday forenoon He as
| certained while there that il would b.
! possible for him to finish his cours,
| 1t Bowdoin college interrupted by wa
| service. and after filling address en-
| @agements at Madison and Fairfield h,
! will return to Brunswick the last O
J next week