The Somerset reporter., 1886-10-27
The Pennington Fire.
on or TnF I1NE~T Villages OF MAINE


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diieten1 'i'iies III t''e eNe i'''i1 II '''N' ''''
afresh and was not got nharr eoh'f"i
until the large part OF the town
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aiHs''9ti s'''ies' es''e' 'i'''i' 49,
tels, two ie"spaPer eliiee>. hfamrIr
aud the Journal three lawyers offices.
t,,,. insurance. sttiee. tn count, iail I'm
''nn NJ IN f'.'
bank sPeoplcs Trust 10. one art studio,
bakery. plough factory muniripal court
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ne hie Wis iist als'"n -, ''!"'
/. NJ. ~ son 81 ale' l. J "tli ". AN,
men Norklhe on Tue SanoA hlN'i iai.' '''
tfaek III the eafh e"pf'' ny Nt''atH ,l'i'N
and was supposed 10 ha1e eaueh1 lI"il
sparks from the engine nl con- 'u.i'on
tram tilat was running aeh ana i"fih
frequently past that point
When the frc Nas dlseoNere" il a"l II
sneh head"aN ihal alillo,' Inc 'Hll my,
rior 81 the oafh WIS III haiii'7 - app"
was tue progress 81 tiit ialht> iilhi "'u
Mr.. stoWeH NiePlea IL NJ iio.. "'"'i'
ms hfsl reai hhoNfe LUX ~ IN ~ ~ W.,
the Slsit OF the rooi u NJ eaFh i"l.'',-
III. ne 2enerai aiafl'i VIZ i'i','D'''a'' =,
gwen anu III lev i'i"''i.itN ANUS "t'
the popuiaiioh was al "orh !" 'N'il'-"'N"
tile nre'
ne Viiage mas ohe i'ai' it' '"-'",
anu noon anu hi'iti 'oiil"Ha WI
iIlahhed. iiieie ar s'f''"i 49, IN =
n ,l ihefe was very Illle "ate' III mn. en-,
Inc oils spufee VI N"ieI SuPi,2 t''' t'''
burning barn was ftHefNelf i'o i'et MS
.an1. ne hte ut the p"ih pN u'i'I''' 'i
forts was soon got undef e"niFoi :" lhal
al Tour o CLOCK lle hte was 'hou-hl 10 .,
over But the citiAets tleh eN'Pi icH'ou
terrible surprise. 1t seems tl'a' WIN, VIII
the Darn was burning III t'a ., ', wv.
oree" 81 VIM sia' ~ ~ =, 80, ~
anu "lde' 50 'iat AT d - " ~" W.
ereht FOOLS were lo1'la 10 pe Oh l'it' "u'
only To soei' an extent a. u ~ '"Nl'S ~
tihsuisheu ny Tue use VI -" P'''H y.
Waler' henee at NJ ','oi' ""' NV
peiieNea W ne any u, ,,',i 9''i1
30 iiia'1ers .aie', az ~ :" ""It "a.
tha' iiioiileh' vi ~. ,,,It',-
~ HIS sara 81" a-uh III - i''l vi
berrs Sia'ie' ~ N :. ~ 'i''u-''o ''''n
lns "a It, 'ot on ,''2n' nv - ..
tioh' ne iouta tHe ihS'u' "a NV SUM-
eblazp He Mt once sounded the alarms
canoht M by every bell in town and in a
twinklinp the whole population was on
the streets Mr.. Gerry : house and barn
we're located nj abont The centre Of Pleas
"ele ioea'e,i AZ "'o ,' ~ r't.i... G,',a
mon. On each side were large. old-faSh-
Toned bnildinps-as old as there were in
town inis, a'>o' was anoln', "a"-''' ,''
nhatically centre of wooden finder
hoxes. Right in the midst of these build.
iprs and nearly opposite those of Mr..
Gerry. stood the venerable court house.
81 wears old. one of the oldest buildings
in Pennington. used lately rs II Town
Uonse-a tall and very large structure
TINT was fatcd to have no small part in
djstribntino the nights firebrands.
Mr.. Gcrry's house was soon in flames
and In n few minutes Mr. Albert Stcrry',
buildings on the north. and Mr.. VIM. Tar
box's on the south, were abaze Tn,
fire department meantile, notwthstand
inc it had not got dried out from the :
o'clock fire, was promptly ON hand. ably
seconded by men, women and children. al
at work at the limit of strength To say,
the town At this particular locality a.
elsewhere. reservoirs were exceedingly
low: but it is doubtful had they been
filled to Overlooking. II the town at thi
stage OF the disaster could have been
saved, with the simple hand tub and tAi
fire extnguishins facilities Of ancicn
history