Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1883-05-04
Greentop Ga, herings.
Particulars Of tie Late Fire.
By our spechl Correspondent.

| Our town was thrown into state OF
excitement on Friday night OF last
week. Between j and l. O'Clock the
alarm of "fre" vas gwen. Fire was
discovered between DR.. Wilson'S drug
store and coal house on the east side
of Main street, and vas under quite a
Roadway when first discovered. The
wind was blowing frsn the southwest
and soon spread dwn Main street.
The following are4the houses burned
and the insurance on them.
DR.. Wilson's stock of drugs all lost.
Insurance five hundred dollars. The
building belonged to Mrs. S. w. Wright,
on which there was no insurance.
VIC. Wells grocery stock. Par Of
the stock saved. Insurance six nun
bred on stock. The building owned
by M. Speer. Insurance $500.
The office of DR.. Wilson. No insur.
ance on stock. A small insurance on
house. Part of the building was oc-
cupied by the two families of John San
ders and Jeff Long. Part OF the house
hold goods were lost. No insurance
on them.
W. G. Gatlin dry goods stock. In
surance thirty-four hundred dollars on
stock. On building six hundred dol
lars. Most of the goods were saved.
An ice house belonging to W. G.
Wells building burned. Ice saved.
No insurance
The next building was Hamilton 6.
Barlow's blacksmith shop and a strong
effort to stop the fire was made by wet
ting the shop with blankets which final
ly succeeded in checking the fire and
saved the shop. The shop was badly
damaged as an attempt was made to
tear it down.
The front of w. B. Reynolds store
house and the Odd Fellows Hall was
badly scorched by heat. We have not
ascertained the total amount of losses.
Dnrinn the fro zns,--nnA;n.d- a
number of gentlemen and hdies from
the country which worked faithfully to
stop it. If is supposed some unknown
parties started the fire.
DR.. Wilson and McKeehan will re.
build in short time. They will bring
on new stock of drugs this week and
will occupy the S. W. Phelps house I'M
til they rebuild.
John Hevline is building dwelling
in the north part of town.
Jas. Owen oul R. r. agent and Billy
McKeehan and VIC. Towles went to
Ottumwa, Iowa to-day.
Will Rich, of Huntsville, was here
last week, and painted the roof of W. S.
Gatlin's hotel and Uncle Dan Roberts
dwelling house. He did a good job,
and it looks well. II is the boss paint
for leaky roofs.
Nathan Speer and family have NOV
ed into the north part of town.
R.R. Wells is helping the locks Of
his residence by painting his fence.
DR.. Willard. of Kinks, lille, was in
town Friday of last week.
&c. Thatcher, of the same place,
was here Saturday looking after some
insurance business.
Quite a number of people fiom
Queen City were in our town Sunday
viewing our burned district.
Died. at his residence, five miles east
of Greentop, John LETTERS, of measels,
on Saturday night Of last week, aged
81 years. His remains were brought
TO this place Sunday for burial. He
leaves wife and several children and
a large circle of friends to mourn his
loss.
Mr.. Metcalf is improving. We are
glad to hear it.
Mr.. Burterield, adjuster of the Phe
NIX insurance Co., is here to-day, set
ting some insurance business. We
have not learned the amount he has
settled. Probably we will be able to
give full particulars next week.
SHIBBOLETH.
Morrow Items.
[GRArHIC Correspondence.