Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1895-07-09
Fires and Projection From Loss
Thereby.

ms md disastrous. glcklnS up W. sl
aa,lv papers you frequently find
there the records of large conaaga-
lions in the cities, towns being wiped
nut of existence, and families rem
dered homeless. The loss of prop
ertv from this cause is steadily on
the increase, but it is somewhat sur
prising that here in Jefferson county,
where both our moral and physical
hazard, which form the main factors
of fire underwriting, are acknowl-
edged to be unsurpassed, We
are similarly affected and the fire
waste larger than ever before. This,
of cour Sc, is something over which
which we have no control, but it is
indeed fortunate that we are able to
protect ourselves from loss hereby
through the medium of Insurance
And that the majority of our citi-
zens avail themselves of this privi-,
lege is demonstrated by the fact that
as far as we know, that every loss
from fire in the county during the
past six months has been covered by
insurance. Thinking it may be in
teresting to our readers, we recite
below partial list of same:
John S. Grantham; partial loss to
his dwelling in Middleway; occur
red January 20. 1895; paid January
%, 1895.
Miss A. v. Wilson; partial loss to
Mt. Parvo dwelling, Charles Town,
occurred February 8, 1895; paid
February 80, 1895.
r. W. McIntrye; partial loss to
dwelling in Middleway on February
G, 1895; paid February p, 1895.
A. S. Reynolds 6 Co.; total loss
to Touring mill in shepherdstown on
February 2, 1895; paid March 2,
1895.
B. C. Washington, Agt. for Mrs.
Ewing; total loss to tenant house
February z, 1895; paid April g.,
1895.
Chas. E. Jones; partial loss to
furniture, near Karneysville, fire
occurred March 6, 1895; paid March
%, 1895.
Valley Fertilizer Company; total
loss to factory on March 10, 1895;
paid March %, 1895.
James B. Lucas; total loss TO
dwelling and partial loss on furni-
ture, near Duffields, LETTERS on coun-
ty, W. Va. Fire occurred on March
6, 1895; paid April 8, 1895.
Daniel Hefebower; partial loss to
store building at Rippon, on March
IL, 1895; paid April 80, 1895.
Eugene Baker; total loss to dwell
ing and furniture, on March 10,
1895; paid June 81, 1895.
Washington & Alexander; total
loss to fertilizer in storagein Charles
Town, occurred March 10, 1895;
paid May 18, 1895.
S. L. Williams; partial loss to
store building at Shenandoah juno
ton, on March %, 1895; paid March
80, 1895.
Burns & Frazier; total loss to
farm produce, on March %, 1895;
paid March so, 1895.
Jesse A. Engle; total loss to
dwelling house at Bakcrton, w. Va.
Fire occurred April IS. 1895; paid
June 27. 1895.
Mrs. j. F. C. Mitchell; partial
loss to dwelling and furniture
Charles Town, on May Ia, 1895 i;
paid May "a, 1895.
Joseph L. Cookus; partial loss to
building and furniture, in Shepherds
town, on May IS, 1885: paid June
-, 1895.
The prompt and reliable firm of
Washington & Alexander have set
tied the above as shown. These
furnish ground for the claim that
the insurance business has been
Improbable; causing the com
panies TO use greater caution, and
in many instances, to increase their
charges to some extent. Still the
cost is small, and non-insurers should
hesitate about allowing their property
to go without such protection.
Because of the threatened lynching
of Henry Robinson, colored, con-
fined at Berryville, Va, charged with
criminally assaulting Miss Nails,
Governor O'Ferrall has sent a mill
tary company from Charlottesville to
BerryviIle. The trial of Robinson is
not yet concluded.
A JOKE on RoUss.-Ex- Confeder-
ate private and multi-millionaire
Rouss, sometime our friend and COM
rnCie 0iyes vent to his peniaI humor