The Press., 1897-02-04

in condition for travel. twill no doubt, make some little expense to the town, but MT. Glover has been as economicai as possible and done all that 1t was possi- ble for any man to do, and 1t gave an op- portunity for some unemployed to earn little money. Take 1t all in all. the storm seems to have been Ia blessing in dis guise." s.s f5E-
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 w. F. Peel has new horse. and it is thought that it will be able to go along some. .*@
 R. M. Chamberlin is wishing for waIm- CT weather 80 that he can commence re- building. ,
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 Mrs. A. L. Benton, who has been very Ill, Is improving. Miss Anges Manning is visiting friends in New York City.
 Robert Doyle has leased the Sears farm, and will take possession March l..
 Mrs. O. A. Leonard has been quite i'll with the grippe.
 The severe storm of last week delayed travel to a considerable extent. and Is considered the most severe snow storm since the blizzard" of 'SS. The stage did not miss a trip to Rockville. although it took about hours to make the trip to Rockville and return on Thursday after noon. Some of he roads are drifted very badly being in some places impossible, so that 1t is necessary to go through lots.
 The infant child of Charles N. B. New man has the pneumonia.
 Only four prisoners are in the jail at present, the smallest number at this time of year for many years.
 The Belt Factory Burned. One of the largest fires that ever occur red in Holland, If not the largest, took place Sunday evening, when the entire factory of Wm. Sumner Betting Company was totally destroyed. The fire was dis. covered about 5.45 p. m., near the center of the building and on the north side. The fire had gained such headway when discov. cred that all efforts to extinguish 1t were of no avail. The fire spread rapidly, and the entire structure was soon consumed The large six tenement house owned by the Holland County Mutual Fire Insurance Co.,, situated some hundred feet from thu factory, soon took fire and was totally | burned. One tenement was occupied by Henry B. Phillips, who saved most of his furniture. None of the contents of th' factory were saved, except few persona papers which were secured from the offic, by G. w. Lansing. The building wal built by the Underwood brothers som' years ago, and was occupied by them fo l the manufacture of belts, until a few years ago, when they were succeeded b. Wm. Sumner as proprietor. It was fou story wood building, about 150 by 40 feet A part of one room of the lower floor haa L. Adams for making yarn. All his ma chinery was destroyed insured for 5000 The cause of the fire is unknown. Th loss is estimated at about $50, 900 insur ed for $20, 900. A very large stock o belts was on hand at the time. Tn largest part of the interest was owned b, Vim. Sumner, with W. A. Agard as tn manager, Edwin s. Agard, treasurer, ant Geo. w. Lansing, secretary. MT. Sumne arrived in town Monday afternoon, bu has not decided what course will be takel in regard to the continuance of the busi ness. The fire proof vault in the office o the company was not damaged, and tn contents were found in perfect condition A room in the court house is being occu pied as an office for the present. Between three hundred and four hundred cords O wood were piled near the boiler house, fl the rear of the factory, and only about 2 cords were saved. The sparks from tn fire rose to a remarkable height in the air and the buildings of David A Brow were in great danger, and but for promp action might have been burned. Had strong wind been blowing there woul have been a much larger loss. The fir Is very great financial loss to the towr as most of the people of the town will b affected, directly or indirectly. FLORA.