Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1882-03-10

dusk, the place was IN ashes except tn,
juil. which is a llg structure in rear OF th
courthouse, ihe dwellings of Mrs. Dowel
and Mr. Shemwcll and an old house bull
by Judge Magruder.
Mr.. Sumeryiilc So,lcrs. clerk ofthe coun
| " court, was in his office in the court
house, ami saved some papers, but will
these exceptions all the county record
we're 'ust, Every book and paper in tn
county commissioners office and in til,
office Of the register of wills were burned
up. In the clerks office all the orig ma
papers were lost, and great many re
| cords, running as far back as 1850, anC
many papers of great interest relating t.
he early history OF the county. Thes
"ccords and papers were invaluable, auC
heir loss will cause Inconvenience an(
expenses that wi be felt for many years
| The courthouse was brick structure
: quilt in 1918 to replace one that stooo
N the river bank and Was burned by thu
British in 1913, af er the records had beer
removed by the county authorities how
ever.
The Brcnttord House, the hotel 'hu
was burned was hui't dozen years age
by Judge DAniei Il. Magrudcr, at a cos
If about $4,000 and it was the fines
hotel in Southern Maryland. 1t wa:
named for Judge Brent and Ford whC
were the associates Of Judge Magruder OF
the bench. Mrs. Johnson. who had charge
Il the hotel, lost great many things
rev. j. II. hcslry, rector Of St Pauis +
f. parish, who boarded at the hotel. los
clothing and his entire library, mos
serious mishsp to him, as he cannot re
place it without assistance. The othe
boarders, viz, Mr.. Somervile Sellers aro
wife, Miss Sellers, Mrs. r ID. Sellers ans
Mr.. John i. Gray, all met with seriou,
losses. l. WAS stated that Mrs. Somer
vile Sellers had $1,000 in bonds burned
up with her effects. IL was uGderstoo,
there was an insurance of $500 on The
hotel, but none on the furniture Messrs
Wilson, Brlscoe and Gray lost very valua
hle laws books and private papers in the
destruction of their offices. Mr. Brisco,
estimates his loss at 81 geo in law book.
and office, and he had 500 piano burn
ed up in the hotel, where he had boarded
until recently.
! There was IN insurance Of S275 on the
| Journal building. but none upon press
type, etc. Messrs. Parran ( Sellers, pro
/ prG'ors II the journal, will At once pro
csrN Ia rc-gstabiish the paper with new
/ type and press, and will send cut as quick
, " Is possible, As they say. u better paper
than he old ore
/ NcssEs. J. V. >Ecmwcll < Bro. lost THEN
entire ok "l goods, hst the loss is cover
led 10y Al insurance of - 900 in Mont
| gomcry county aud in a Btliiusrc office
\ dog much priced 10y Mr. Shemwell rar
back int the burning Storehouse after lie
ing rescued, and the animal WAS burnct
up.
The new Methodist Church cost 81 COO
and i: is said the insurance had run out
/ fhe parsonage Wa. Insured for $1,000
The house occupied by Mr. King an,
townei hy Judge Magruder ASS valued a
- 600 Mr. jos \ " ilson lnsrs 81 900
The Jail made 3 arErnw escape from DIS
true ion. The only prisoner WIS iherat
ell and a. is'cd the cities at the fire
/ Miss Filth Daweil, pustmistr,ss, save,
he amps and postal c..'ds and q sex ins
machine tom the postot9ice.
4 The loss 10y the fire is estima ed at $50,
600. anil IS calamity from which Prime,
Frederick will not emerge i"G long tim,
"a come Senate Bond, e Caly,r, VIII,
came I" ia ilrInre asst evening from :ht
scene of des ruCtinn, said the county com
lmissiancrs met Monday 10 take steps ta
securing courthouse aud record o.hc,
rnom. / NcH courthouse wi he bull
nut il u I'll hr mex - Impossible 10 carr
on the business until the assessment; an,
other papers are supplied. IL said tht
people could not recover easily from sucl
: sis3 ter, and Prince Ereier Ill no
'Srf--f vsp...w-r~,ts-- rs,s~i Shtfn w~7
& Bro. Nlll - on with their business in
other quarters IN the village. Ga SUNDAY
county people from many miles around
visited tie scene Of dies ruction aud car.
I GicI homo relics >cna.or 3 nj say.
pieces of partly burned paper were found
iaur miles fcnsu the place, where the higl
wind h.i carried them. Melted type
ne'.l ran out into the street from III,
newspaper Office Rev. Mr.. Nj son and
+ iani came to Baltimore last erenin.
/ The, have the sympa by Of the pc pie ot
+ Calvert in their dis rcss The C.lycrr
Jnuraa' dated last Saturday was issued
/ - Friday before lie fire, and VS. mai ed
T TO subscribers
! Prince Frederick, like many c,untr,
towns, was built all on one road Il is =.
miles from Drum Point, Clyrrt county
/ and 20 miles from Friendship. on the
/ border betwce Calvert and Anne Arundel
and is on the p Ite4u between the Chcsa
/ peakc bay and the patuxent river, and
tour mi IS from each entering from til.
north. The first building on the lett sid,
II the road is npwelrs residence. thcl
Shemweli's both of which escaped. OF
the same side, in the order named wrr,
the odd Calvert County journal Office
Joseph A. Wilson's 1aN office, the new
Journal office, Shamwell's store. sho,
store, John =. Brisyoc's law Office, job,
/. Grlys law office. the hnte and ou'
buildings, and on the extreme south til,
NJ -ruder esta'e of 40 acres. tenanted h,
Sihs Ming. On the righ-hand side, com
~ from the north the first building Wa
he new Methodist Church. where the fir,
began / WIS opposite the OLD Ctlver
C"Unty Journal office, adjoining ii the
! parsonage, and Ia the south MAS the court
house. Back Of the cour house, and re
moved from the public street. was tn,
Jail, which escaped. The northwest wind
| 1t Wi be seen. could not have done other.
| vie than cause n dreadful havoc under
| these circums' ances, anI owing To tive
| iniiammsble nature of the buildings. 4
careful count Of buildings and outhuild.
ings foots ~ fourteen dies 'royed. Judge
hagrudSr, who resides in Annapolis
comes in for large amount Of sympathy,
rs he is the heaviest loser.
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