The Newtown bee., 1894-02-16
FIRE NtMBER FIVE.

FIRE NUMBER ElN k. 1 E. On Sunday evening at exactly S.45 the
 cries of HFire.'' the blowing of the gong and the ringing of bells announced once more to. the well nigh fagged out citizens
 of the town thatlthe fire bug was still at it. Excitement was at fever heat. Men,
 women and children crowded the streets
 running in the direction of the fire. Strangesto say everyone bent their foot steps in the direction of the preceding ! fires as if led by some magic hand. Eff l teen minutes after the first sound of fire fwas given over 800 people were on the 1 ground in and around the Citizens hall, l to see the result of one of the most fiend-
 ish acts, yet one of the most beautiful
 sights the town has ever witnessed. l Fiendish, because besides being an enter l, ,tainment hall, three families lived in the basement who were left without home
 and only saved what few pieces of fur
 niture could be gotu out before the col
 lapse of the building. Beautiful, because
 you could stand in any part of the town 1 and look upward and see the heavens il l luminated, which refiecting cast a light over the town almost as clear as day | light and for two miles in the direction
 of Waterbury the air was full of fire
 flakes, resembling a thick snow shower.
 Thomas, Shields, ,at a distance of about
 50 feet from the hall, was. several times
 enveloped in the fiamesjand all efforts to
 save seemed to be fruitless. sYetl the
 pIucky fellows held on and fought man fully, though, being driven away several
 times with the intense heat till they sue fceeded in leaving to Thomas Shields his thouse saved with the, exception of a couple of holes, burned in the side next l the hall. It is needless to say Mir Shields is one of the most thankful men in town to those who fought the flames and as sisted in twice, saving his, property A |telephone was sent to " Waterbury for a fire engine, but before the train left the
 .Watertown depot the fire was under con l trol and the order was countermanded.
 A srLENDID, GRANGE; PROGRAM l The watertown Grange, which meets ! every Thursday evening in the Town
 hall1 from October to April. and every alternate Thursday from April to Octo- 1 ber, has arranged the following z pso.
 gram, which speaks for itself:i4 T aeE1 T
 February 1,-Installation of officers lts-C Conferringi firstand secoad degrees. | 15LR Roll call-In charge of Bethlehem 1 Grange. 22-Conferring third and I fourth degrees. Harvestasupper.- H hi.
 March I.-Frui5 culture and it's pro- tection, by Brother J. H. Hale, Glaston-
 bury. tOpen to publie!]l S-What duty l does one patron owe another. lo-Mar- Tried brothers night. Committee on pro gram, Brothers D, c. Calender, w. J! \ Munson, F. B. Atwood, O. D. Etsey, I George sGriswoid. 22-Farm help, in l side and { out. 29-IW Which pay best,
 mixed farming or specialtiess9 d sf9as 4ei. l. April, Potato culture preparing
 the soil, planting the f,s tubeTs and s best | raise, in order to have 'soamething to sell every month in the year? 26M7Hints for good gardening ... s3 s.,t sa,,aef -,au ;. l May 3,--Married sisters night.o Com : mittee on iprogram.---S ters1 Mary Black, ] Mrs Frank Peck, Mrs Camp. Grace bFoote, Mrs Albert Blakesley. 17-Con- ferring first, and second, degrees. 3l- hConferring5 third aad fourth degrees, 1 1sHagyest supper.i ai,a4Y ss-, ,,u sfa l June l4,-@F Flowerss in charge epf. Flora E2sa Success in stra wberry growing .1sr,a July l2-26-Womarl,s B wprke; made Iaasier and pleasures of farmers wiyess lIDpen to public. bsd sT sir ! ' August Gonferring first and second I IIdegrees,s Basket lunch sale. 23-Con- feFripgg third and fourth qTath degrees. HarT | vest upper. ias :. 5ssss
 bo September1 9yrr rSingl leI brothers night. I gemIittae PRI. pEag Eanl Bsesnefs ! AT
 BlakesIey, Burton Blacckk,1 a Frsstnnk st Mick. Mass