Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-06
No Serious Accidents Reported
Minor Demands on Fire
Department - Police and
Sheriff's Offices "All Serene"
Many Pass Double Holiday
at Mountain or Shore Resorts

eu NO arrests, no serious accidents, no
nres Of consequence. The FourtS -. ae
July and the week end were ohsar,,oa ~
very safely and sanely so far o. 49,
emergency organizations revealed la Of
night. Ae'eaieo last
me combination Of Saturday hol-
su m ana the following Sunday is usu-
any productive Of events, incidents
ana happenings. and the "Clorious
4tn Is expected to devotion sevaraI
more or less unfortunate accident
cases or demands upon the fire fipbt-
ers. But although there were two HOY
alarms and one telephone call To tba
hartford hre station on Saturday. none
OF these developed any serious dif,.
cuIties. and the damage in the one
incident where there was need ne The
hremen was nominal and consisted Of
a small patch Of burned shingles on
the roof of the house at 16 Laurel
street occupied by Goodchild family.
Inc alarm from box 80 was sounded
LOT TINS blaze, which was caused bv a
nrecracker, at $40 p. NJ. The poten-
.ial connagration was extinguished by
the use OF pail Of water, and it was
u.heeessary Tor the firemen to use any
OF the apparatus.
At 1920 Saturday evening how 90 a.
the corner of Washington and Letter.
son streets, was sounded. Chief small
set this call down as a false alarm as
there was no fire, nor could anyone he
round who would accept the responsi-
p1lity for having pulled the signal.
midnight telephone to the Hart
iord station sent the crew of the COM
plnat1on truck to Ganeston Park on
what proved to be wild goose chase.
Inc informant had reported a big
plaze, declaring the belief that the
woods lodge in the park preserve was
burning, but the f1remen found every.
thing In order, and after "cussing out"
some folks perverted notion of what
constitutes a practical joke, returned
to their station and uneasy beds.
Quiet in Police Circles
me police headquarters last evening
reported everything to be all serene
In that department for both the holi-
day and Sunday. There were no dis
turbances during the celebration in
this city and no arrests of any nature.
The sheriff's department reported
things equally as orderly, and Sheriff
Cummings found 1t an occasion for
comment that the holiday and Sunday
were two Of the quietest days in Off
clal circles for more than a year.
AT the Augusta General Hospital
last evening it was declared that no
patients had been admitted to the in
st1tution on either day. There seemed
to be an absolute dearth of serious in
1uries due to careless or unfortunate
handling Of fireworks and explosives,
nor were there any of the too usual
weekend automobile accident cases.
City Nearly Deserted
Except for the brief exercises and
demonstration in observance of the
second annual national defense and
mobilization test, there was absolute
ly no public program in Augusta on
Independence day. Many Capital City
folks took advantage Of the double
holiday to make trips by motor, train
and boat to the coast, lake and
mountain resorts, and large sections
Of the population of Augusta were to
be counted among those at Ocean
Point, Boothbay Harbor, Lake Cob
bosseecontee and other summer col
onies.
The automobile traffic was fairly
heavy during the early morning
hours, Saturday, ubt throughout the
greater part of the day was unusual
ly light. There was more travel
through the business streets and by
the traffic stations Sunday than on
the holiday and during the early
evening hours last night thousands
of machines paraded by the signal
beacon at Bridge and Water streets.
All of the dance pavilions in the
immediate vicinity of Augusta car
ried out the usual might before" pro-
gram to lure the dancers. At Island
Park and other places two sessions
were in order, with nearly as many
patrons at the sunrise session as at
the evening program.
The lowry weather Of Saturday
curtailed the plans Of many people
who had not made an early start, but
the warm and sunny day yesterday
permitted the enjoyment of outdoor
features with all nature in her best
attire and mod.