Waterville, ME Haines Building Fire, Jan 1936

$35,000 BLAZE AT WATERVILLE.

Waterville, Me., Jan. 24. -- Damage of about $35,000 was done to the two-story brick HAINES building on Silver street early Thursday by a fire which threatened to spread to the adjoining MORRISON block, a general alarm being sounded, because of the menace of a wind of gale velocity.
Starting around wires in the ceiling of the establishment of the FARRAR-BROWN Co., and the floor of the Colonial Club, a private organization on the second floor, the fire, which was discovered by CHARLES McBURNIE, night watchman for the Central Distributors Co. at 24 Silver street, damaged the FARRAR-BROWN stock $20,000, caused a loss of $30,000 in the plumbing shop of ARTHUR C. CAREY and damaged the building to the extent of $10,000.
Twenty automobiles stored at the Central Distributors Co.'s place were driven from the MORRISON block when fears for that building were felt.
One fireman was injured, EDWARD BELLIVEAU was bruised about the left leg.

Portsmouth Herald New Hampshire 1936-01-25
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Researched and Transcribed by Stu Beitler. Thank you, Stu!