The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-27
NINBOLA CALLS IT A JUDGMENT.
Three Buildinss Formerly Used - Saloons
Destroyed BY Fire.

MnBoLA. June S0.]Temperance people In
this VILLAGE are pointing with triumph 10 ths
fate that has overSAksn the three buildings
formerly used "a liquor saloons on the road
north Of the broad PLAIN on which Camp Black
IVES pitched. Up 70 the time Of he coming
Of The camp thsre were no places for the sale
Of liquor outside the towns. but soon after thS
establishment Of tho camp saloons sprang
up on either side Of Il. OF the three on this
dde Of the camp. on or near the HioksviIle
rosd. not one remains standing to-day. All
have been burned 70 ths ground, the last hav-
Ing been destroyed recently at night. II IL
supposed that IL was struck by lightning, but
nothing definite Is known about v a. the build
Ing was unocoupied a. the time.
But one OF the three buildings antsdated
the military camp. This was an old farm
housA said TO have boon built nearly a hun
drsd pears ago. A man named Ma&nnls
rented II, got q license and started a saloon
thsre from which he made . considerable sum
Of money. He called his place Fort Maginnls
nod Il was popular with the soldiers, being
convenisnt 10 the lines. Shortly after his es-
Enlistment another New York man came
out and seeing a good field for The liquor busi-
nsss bought a small lot on which bs put M
q rough shack. the fittings OF which consisted
mainly In q pine bar. a big Ice ohess. not always
supplied with Toe. and a oonspiOuouAy displayed
license. His arrival was followed within a
few days by that Of still another New Yorker.
The third conner leased a piece Of land and pu,
up . ahsck much like that Of his immedi alta
predecessor. II appeared that there was
business enough for all Of them. and il is said
that all did well financially.
When the camp was given up the LIQUOR deal.
ere closed their places. There was no more bus
iness for them. A few months later the first OF
the two saloon shacks caught fire In some man
nef unknown and burned TO the ground. Next
Fort Maginnts burned down and all that Ii now
l4fttUf IL IL a chimney lna sad state Of dilapidation
This caused some little mme People sud
that As the house had stood for a century with
out Q mishap 1t was strange that II should be
consumed shortly after being used N a place
for the sale OF liquor. This line OF suggestion
w9s fortified by the similar destruction OF the
other place. "A temperance revival lecturer
In Hampstead made the fires the subject OF a
stirring address, IN which he declared that they
were the judgment Of heaven upon the liquor
traffic. For a time the matter was foraottan
but the recent burning of the third saloon has
reused comment again. The Temperance peo-
pie call attention TO the fact that fires are rare
In this vicinity aud say that three fires. all OF
which destroyed former saloons, are something
an extent ha, the matter attracted attention
that II may prove to be the basis VI q new TEN
perence revival in this vicinity. Among SOM
Of the more ignorant negroes and whites In ths
neighborhood the sites Of the burned building,
are regarded with superrtit!ous dread. md IL |,
even said that at night q flaming apparition o.
evil has been seen providing around the place.