Smyrna times., 1874-12-16
For the smyrna Times"
Destructive Fire in Dover.

About half-past II o clock Saturday morning
Miss Mary Crouch being reused by the sound
of cracking glass saw flames bursting through
the large show windows OF Wilmer B. Smith s
jewelry store in James Evans building on the
north side of LOcksrnan street.
La five minutes A. }. Wright's grocery and
feed store on the west, and Harry W. Evans
news stand and cigar store on the east, were SO
full of fire that they could not be entered, and
their entire contents were burned.
Ii was seen at once that Mrs. Hiss trimming
store, and Miss Whitney's hair millinery sd-
joining could not be saved; the goods were
quickly rushed out Mrs. Hiss store let burn
while Miss Whitney was torn down that the
post-office might be saved which was done by
the hardest fighting. BY watching and put
ting out the sparks as they fell on the First
National Bank and Hoffecker & Stewards store
the fire was kept from spreading eastward.
On the south side of the street, tho paint on
Elijah Crouchs house was blIstsred D. G.
Lohana's front was scOrched, and seven large
panes Of glass broken in the show windows.
Separated from Wright's on the west by z
foot alley is the building occupied by B. B.
Bennett, az a dwelling and confectionery store.
The goods were hurried out, plaster torn off,
roof and side covered with carpets, and kept
wet inside and outside. The men fought des-
perately here, for, had the fire crossed the
alley, there was no telling where it could be
stopped, as the buildings beyond are nearly all
large aud close together, and all the pumps near
were failing Jerry Cannon and Geo. Benn
stuck on the ridge pole throwing water until
all was over; several times their clothes caught
fire
Mr.. Evans loss on the buildings is about
81, 5OO-$I 300 insured in the Kent County
Mutual. He proposes building two large
brick stores in the spring.
| Mr.. Wright loses about 81 500. No lnsur
surance had intended to insure to-day. lie
had about GOO bushels of grain, a whole hog, {
whole beef, a large lot of meat, and a now. ful
stock of groceries. He will Opsn at once with
new stock in j. G. PGnnewlll's store house OF
the Green, and in January will move to th'
store house now occupied by +. VI. Stevenson
who takes the new store in the Insurance.
| Building.
Wilmer B. Smith loses about $1,000; ha
81 800 insule cd in the Kent 20. Mutual. H
saved all his customers watches, as he Away
takes them home at night.
Harry Evans loses $1,000; no insurance
He has opened in h. NJ. Stevenson's building
opposite NJ. e. Church. .--
Mrs. Hiss loses in buildings about 1900
no insurance. She saved her stock and ha
opened in her dwelling on Main street. adj0in
ing Hoffscker & Stewards store; purposes re
building with brick in the spring.
Miss Whitney loses about $3.50 in damag
to stock, No insurance. She has opened II
Steyenson's building over Harry Evans.
b. b. Bennett loses about 500; no insurance
Fortunately his Christmas stock is not VI
shipped from the city and he will be able
get it 10 time for the holidays. The buiIdiu
vas damaged about $3.50; insured in the Ker
Co. Mntua
Mr.. Fred. Williams broke into the post. offic
and sccnred all the letters and books in ma
bag. Miss Fanny Smith, the Postmistres