Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-02-03
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\ Ere ,ha, looked ike it would
destroy tie whole business portion
OF the town broke out las, Saturday
nigh, about ) O'Clock in the rear q.
Hooker's old warehouse telougn.
TO MF. /. \. Rosemond, and nsed
by hsm IS q livery stable. Tie
large wooden building was soon de-
stroyei. Besides the building, Mr..
lsosemond lost several bu-gies, a
large quantity Of feed, cuauo. salt,
shingles. &c. The building was in
sured for $500 in tie North Caro-
. Home.
Mr., kosemond estimates his loss
over and above the insurance on his
warehouse a. abou; $1,000
Mes-ts. Ellen, kopicn& Bro had
a large stock Of goods In the end OF
the bu'i'i'ng fronting on Churton
steeet. They valued their stock at
$500, and say they saved about
$1,000. They also lost s215 in chr
rency. gfeenhacks and silver. They
didn't have one dollars worth OF IL
surance.
The 2s,orv wooden building oc-
cupiea by Sm',h q Newman, ans.
owned by Mr.. {. VI Parks, was also
consumed. They saved Il good por-
ton 81 their goods, but lost tour or
FIVE hundred bushels Ct corn and
wheat IN the second story. Their
stock was insured for S900-s5o0 in
the Carolina and 500 IN the North
Carolina Home. The building was
insured for $500 in the Carolina.
The residence and kitchen OF DIR.
.. Hooker caught on fire once or
twice, and hard work kept these
buildings irom being consumed.
Dr.. Hooker and his next door
neighbors. the Misses Porter, moved
out their furniture.
Mr.. j. 4. Homes brick wall and
brave and determined men with
buckets OF water prevented the fire
from gong any torther south, white
another determined set OF men pre-
vented the destruction OF the OLD
stable and ou,huuses in the rear O
the warehouse, and thus kept TIE
fire from spreading in that direction
Mr. Jones ettire stock was moveo
out, and his loss iron damage Il
goods and otherwise is estimated "a
about $1,000. no Insurance.,
Major John w. Graham moved
gu his law library Postmaster Has
sell moved u The pos,ofiice. ant
Dan Morrow, the coIored barber
moved out his chairs AID shop fur
ni,nre.
Mr.. w. A.. Hayes moved GU.
=, ON OF bis drugs.
Three OF the handsome plat,
glass windows III the stote of jane
" ebb, Jr., were cracked. Loss ..
,imated about $500 ana covered l.,
insurance.
On King street, Mk +. \. Rose
mond, dry goods and CONNECTION
cries Mrs. VI. /. Taylor, millinery
and {. ). Cooley, iurnilure, move,
at.
: MI. J>hu Christmas, carpenter
+ had q work bench in the warehouse
lie lost all OF his tools. This is
serious loss TO a poor mau.
: rs TO tow the fire originated W,
have not been able To find out. /
| may have been set on fire or c.uset
fron Care.e+sncs-, we cant say. w,
do know, however, that all OF u
ought to fee. thankful ",hatihere wa
] no Wild at the tim OF the fire, 10
e II there had been, We believe th'
whole business portion Of the tow
would have been swept from tn
face out OF the earth.
We were on hand soon after til,
FIRE was discovered, aud We tax,
!. pleasure IN SAVING that BODY
: lo,d and young, mae and icmait
White aud black, seemed 10 tc t-y
; ing to do ali they could to help 81
who were in trouble. We hav,
!, heard ttat there wa some stealth.
gong on during the fire. We ne ,e
saY any ole that even locked iih,
they wanted t. sieai anything
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