The Newtown bee., 1902-04-11

AND COAL YARDS DESTROYED SATUR
 DAY NIGHT.
 Patterson, N. Y., was visited by the most devastating ire in it's history Sat urday evening when two stores, a dwell- Der yards, coal sheds and feed store were destroyed. The fire started in the large sash and blind factory owned by Pendeton x Townsend, earlyi n the evening, and at o'clock the reflection of the blaze was brilliantly visible in this city. On some of the hills in the city the flames could almost be seen, and the reflection of the fire was viSi- ble as late as eleven o'clock. The Ori- gin of the fire is unknown. The loss will be many thousand dollars From the sash and blind factory the fire was communicated to the other buildings. all of which were of wood, and many of them old, until half village square was consumed. The burned portion of the village was a corner fronting on road avenue and side street, and was nearly opposite the railroad station. Next to the Pendleton X Townsend factory were Aiken and Mulvihill'S coal sheds, lumber yards and feed store, which were totally destroyed. On the other side of the factory the flames communicated to a shed and then to J. l.. Irish's general store Thompsons general store was the last building to be destroyed, for it stood at the furthest corner of the block. Adjoining nearly all these buildings | were the usual assortment of sheds and barns, found in a country village, which were all burned The other half of this square escaped destruction only because the wind was blowing in another direction, and then only by heroic work of the villagers and the many imprOmptu bucket fire brigadeS. MT ThOmpson'S residence. which ad- joins his store caught fire, but was say ed by the bucket brigade. Many farmers and dairymen bring milk to Patterson just at the time when this fire broke out, and they all drove to the nearest brook, filled their milk cans with water and took them to the fire: in that way the fire was prevented from spreading further. Jacob Stahl S cigar factory stands just at the edge of the burned district. There was no insur- ance on the Thompson and Irish stores which are complete loss. The other buildings and contents were fair ly well insured-[D Danbury News.
 The Station at BotsfOrd was broken into, Tuesday night, but nothing was taken. It was presumed to be the work of some tramp whose purpose was to get in out of the cold.
 George Non Nolkenberg has taken on shares the farm of l. c. B. Ransome in Stony Hill for the ensuing year.
 Mrs J. B. Fairchild and daughter Ella, are ill with the prevalent gril colds
 Taunton school was closed, Tuesday owing to the illness of the teacher, NJ F c. $. Platt.
 An epidemic of colds, which is moi unlike grip in it's effects, is prevalen in Taunton district.
 Mrs NJ. lIOnan, who has been quit seriously ill for several weeks, and un der the care of Dr Schuyler, has so fal improved as to sit up short time daily.
 Judge of Probate NJ. J. Bradley com mitted Charles Bevans of Hattertow1 as a neglected and dependant child or Monday. He was taken to the Fair field County home at NOrWalk by Con stable c. B. Johnson.
 A musicale by the piano pupils O. Prot c. $. Platt will be given at Glov CTS hall. Sandy Hook, on Thursday evening, ApriI 24. The pupils will ap pear in solos and duets. The program will be enlivened by readings, and by