Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-13
cassen Barber Loses In. b Fire.
YOUNG NAN BURNED In BLAZE WHICH
DESTROYS NORWAY BUILDINGS.

Carroll Barker of Stoneham IN vaar
OF aee' iose his life Friday night In . ar,
which destroyed the large farm build
lngs OF Charles A. Richardson In Nor
way village. together with hay, farmin,
tools, some live stock, and . consider
able part OF the household furniture.
The place 10 known - the Chester w
Horne farm, and ID in the lower end O,
Norway village, on Orchard Street
across the stream from the main mart O,
the village. The buildings consisted Of
large house, ell and barn, all con.
1ected, with other small buildinps
There 10 large farm, and Mr.. Richard.
son has Tor some years run q milk route
In the village.
Inc nre was discovered q little before
half-past eleven O'Clock Friday night,
and was at that time conferred In the ell,
but spread rapidly in both directions,
Mr.. Richardson and bis family made q
aasty exit when aroused. Mr.. Richard.
son succeeded in getting out eight COWS
and two horses from the buildings, but
lost two cows, q valuable bull, yearling
heller, one horse, two hogs, and a large
number of hens. In addition there was
twenty five tons of hay or more, all the
farming tools and implements except q
milk delivery wagon and one set of sleds,
and all other contents Of the barn and
outbuildings.
There 10 hydrant In front of the
house, which is at the end of the pipe
line Of the village system, and two
streams were put on from this az soon
as the fire department arrived in response
to the alarm, but it WAS impossible to do
anything then except to slow mp the fire
. little az II burned toward the front of
the buildings. All that is left of the
buildings 10 some portions of the walls
and partitions of the front OF the house,
which will have TO be taken down, and
are Of little value except for kindling
wood.
The young man, Carroll Barker, WAS
employed In the grocery store of j. N.
Tubbs, and boarded at Mr.. Richardson's,
occupying the third-story room at the
front of the house. It was at first
thought that he was out for the evening
and bad not come In. As the only way
Of getting into bis room, q long ladder
was set up at the gable end Of the house
~
when billow Of black smoke rolled out.
No one could go in, and 1t was evident
that he could not then be alive If there.
Later his body was found near the win.
dow, to which he was apparently trying
TO make his way when suffocated by the
smoke.
Young Barker was the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Barker of Stonehsm, and was
student at Norway High School, q
promising young man Of good habits,
and liked by every one. He 10 survived
by his parents, three brothers, q grand
father and grandmother, and other more
distant relatives.
Fortunately there was little wind, but
even as it was, the buildings of Clarence
DeCoster, which stood only few rods
distant, were in great danger, and some
of the furniture was removed from them,
but they were saved with only slight
damage.
: A little of the furniture was saved
from the Richardson house, but the
larger part Of it was lost.
Mr.. Richardson is unable to make
satisfactory estimate of his loss. There
was an insurance of $1,000 on the build
ings, which would not 60 far in rebuild
ing at this time. About $500 had re-
Gently been spent in additions and i'm
provements to the buildings. Also
there was q large amount of valuable
equipment and furnishings, which was
without insurance.
The fire especially when the barn was
burning full blaze was one Of the most
spectacular seen In long time, and the
country was lighted up for miles around.