The Republican journal., 1919-12-25

Russell Brier Of Auburn, formerly Of
Belfast, was married recently to Mrs.
Lena Keenan, of that c. ty
At the meeting of the State Chamber
of Commerce and Agricultural League
to be held at Augusta January TIN for
the election of officers. Waldo County
will be represented by Morris L. Slugg
and Orlando E. Frost, Belfast.
Alfred NJ Bell, president Of the Bell
Co. of Boston, who makes speciality Of
church and memorial windows. was in
Belfast Thursday TO examine the Univer-
salist church building. He will soon be
ready to submit designs for several me-
moral windows which will De presented
n the near future. Mr.. Bell designed
The handsome windows in the Dutch Re
formed church in East Belfast ant~also
for two of the Searsport churches
One Of the most disastrous fires to &C.
cur here fer some time was that which
destroyed the house built a few years
/ ago by Daniel Macleod on Condor street
and after owned by the Belfast Savings
! Bank. 1t was valued at $4,000 and was
insured The fire was discovered at /. 30
a. m. Friday by Mrs. Maud Ellis Busse,
who with her little daughter, Frances
/ Alfredo, occupied the first floor. The
| ire started II the chimney and the roar
| i1g of the flames awakened Mrs. Busse.
who called TIE occupants of the second
| floor, MIR. and Mrs. S. W. Dreamer, son
| William and daughter Alice, also their
boarder, Miss Agnes Chapman of Satur-
| day Cove. Mrs. Busse took her little
daughter to the Peavey home, while Mr..
Creamer ran to give the alarm at box IA
and lid not know that he should remain
to give the fire department the location
of the fire. AS no one was at the box
whe1 The firemen arrived and they could
see no signs of fire or smoke they decided
it was a false alarm and had gone back
to the station and rang in the about
when Chief Shute was notified by tele-
phone. By that time the house was be-
yond saving, with The temperature at IL
below zero and the water forming an ice
coating ever everything it was difficult
to save many of the personal effects and
household goods. The children in the
Creamer family escaped with little more
than their night clothing. M. Dreamer
is a patrolman on the State road and
lives at Saturday Cove, but was spend
/ ing the winter here as his children and
Miss Chapman attend the High school,
| They all lost practically all of their cloth
ing and what furniture they had here for
the win er use. They have returned
to their home at Saturday Cove 1t
would be difficult to place money value
on Mrs. Busse' losses as the majority of
her furnishings were genuine antiques
and had been in her own and her hus-
bands families for generations. She had
very valuable bric-a- brac, Chinese
embroidery, Indian rugs and valuable
pictures. She went into the house before
help arrived to save her silver and some
things she could carry. The majority of
the articles saved are in a damaged con-
dition, especially her books. Her little
daughter seemed to realize the danger
from the first, dressed herself aud tried
to assist her mother One of her great
est concerns was the idea that Santa
Claus might not be able to find them now
that they could not live at their real
home. Her favorite doll was burned, but
her mothers Christmas gift to her, a
dolls carriage, was not injured. When
she saw the carriage she exclaimed:
''Once had doll and no carriage, now
| have carriage and no doll, how strange
it seemsp'