Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-12-01

TWO BRICK BUILDINGS EN-.
T1RELY DESTROYED.

Au6 OOSIN ESS POR11ON OF HILIS.
BokO MAKES A NARROW ESCAPE.
Tuesday morning about Il
o'clock the brick building occupied
and owned by Postmaster Harry L
Parish caught on FIRE. The fire il
supposed TO have originated in 9
room next to Mr.. Parish's bed room
and adjoining the room occupied by
the Recorder printing office, Mr.. c.
+. Parish editor and publisher. Mr.
Harry Parish and two other young
men who were sleeping on the sec:
ond floor. made their escape by
jumping from a window to the side.
walk. The Recorder Office, press
type, advertising and subscription
books, DC, was entirely consumed
On the first. floor was the post.
Office and dry goods and grocery
store of MIR. II. L. Parish. Most ali
of The mail matter was saved. The
building was insured for 5000. No
insurance on goods. Loss on build
ing and goods about $4,000. About
onesthird of his goods were saved.
The flames then spread TO the
Berry building, a large, three story
brick house, The Y Of which al.
mos, hung over the Parish building,
and that was completely destroyed:
The cololed Odd Fellows occupied
the third floor. They raved all OF
their property. Mr.. Robert Eau
%cette's shoe shop and Mr.. Joe Tur.
ner's harness shop we're on the first
floor. These gentlemen saved all of
their goods. The basement was &c.
cupied by Julius Smith, who kept an
eating house. His loss was small,
but it vas all he had. The building
was valued at $4,000. No insurance.
The building occupied and owned
by DR.. .. Hooker was saved, but Is
almost a total wreck. His goods
were badly damaged by moving
Building and goods fully insured.
The dry goods aud confectionery
stores OF Messrs. d. NJ. Laws and E.
A. Rosemond, two frame buildings,
Que on the east and the other ad-
joining the Parish building on the
west, were saved by the hardest
work ever done at any fire. Laws
building was insured Tor $500. No
insurance on his goods which were
seriously damaged. His soda toun-
tain, which was insured tor $500, was
not moved. .lsosemond & Bros
goods were insured tor $1,000, and
the building tor another $1,000. The
insurance vii! probably cover their
loss.
Thegoods Of all the other met
chants OF tho town were moved, ex-
cett Mr.. e. NJ. Parks. Messrs. Jas.
Webb. Jr. d Bro, were insured for
$4,000 on stock Of goods. Their
stock was badly damaged, and it is
hard TO tell their loss.
Mr.. J. +. Jones was lot insured.
His loss was in handling ard moving
his stock.
Me>ers. Hedgpeth & McCollum
also lost by moving. No insurance.
Messrs. j. a.. Cheek and Samuel
I. Smith moved some of their goods
and their loss is not known.
Mrs. Taylor's millinery goods and
Mr. Chas. Cooley's furniture we're
moved with small loss.
The most wonderful thing about
the fire was the saving of the two
story frame building Of Mr.. D. NJ.
Laws. This house was next to the
two brick buildings burned. The
Berry building not only burned over
1t, but fell upon it, and then it was
saved This same building stood
the severe heat OF last winters fire
in which apples were b.ked in a
show window.
No other people fight fire like the
white and colored of our old town.
Our colored people deserve the very
highest praise. We are proud OF
them. To one and all we return
thanks in behalf of our merchants
and others, tor the good work done
at the fire.
We sincerely sy,npathize with al
who lost by the FIRE, and feel tina,
all of US ought 70 be very Thankful.
that the whole business portion Of
tho tou,p xroo ,1& h,rroI