Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-01-05
BrooksviIle Items.

December 81, about 10 o'clock p. m.
the fire alarm was given in the south
ern part Of town. 1t was soon found
that the new unoccupied cottage Just
south Of the c. p. parsonage. belonging
to T. J. Wilkins, Jr., was almost burned
Up. Nothing could be done, the fire
had too good a start. There was $500
insurance on this building. As the
men we're returning from this fire, some
Of them discovered that the brick store
house on the north side of Main street
occupied by Dotherow Bros. Mercan
tile Co., was burning and that smoke
was pouring from DR.. SANKEY'S drug
store on one side and the pool room on
the other In few minutes both Of
these were blazing, also the Brooksville
Mercantile Co. The citizens were al.
most panic stricken for little while.
as it seemed the whole business portion
of the town would be burned, but they
soon recovered themeelves and went
bravely to work The wind was from
the east so that there was a possibility
of saving the stores on the south side Of
Main street opposite the burning ones
and this was done by watchfulness and
hard work, but when the Brooksville
Mercantile caught the wind changed to
the northe'st blowing the flame and
heat right across to Cunningham End
Tate's. Mr.. Tate, his efficient corps Of
clerks and colored bucket brigade by
untiring efforts kept the store from
catching, though the front was gconsid-
erably defaced. and thus South Front
street The favoring wind and the dill.
gence of the employees prevented the
banks Burning.
The next and worst point of danger,
as it was separated from the fire by
only narrow ally, was the little wooden
store on North Front street Just back Of
the Brooksville Mercantile Co. in which
Mr.. j, A. Short did business He
moved out his stock of goods and by
the superhuman efforts Of those inter
ested in the brick buildings beyond, and
Of their friends, the little house was
KEPT from burning, though it is in
iure1 beyond repair.
As the fire was checked at different
points we realized what had happened.
four large stores and their contents
| gone up in flames, DR.. J. 7. Hardins
store containing DR.. Stanleys stock Of
drugs, store was insured for $1,000, no
insurance on the drugs Ia $4,000 loss for
DR.. Staney,) Mrs Lizzie Cook s store
house and Dotherow Bros. Mercantile
Co ali insured the stock for $1,000
Mr. Jas, Robinson's two stores, insured
for $4,000 the pool room in one, the
fixtures insured, the Brooksville Mer-
camille Co in the other, stock insured
for $4,000
Our colored citizens deserve much
praise for the cheerful assistance they
gave in stopping the fire The origin Of
this destruction in both cases is a pro-
found mystery.
Mr.. Latt Madison, who spent the
holidays at home, returned TO Atlanta
Thursday,
Mrs. Wells Cook and children of Me,
ridian, who have been with relatives II
town and country for several weeks
went home Thursday.
Mrs. F. E. Scales is enjoying a visit
from her daughter. Mrs. shannon auG
family of kentucky.
Thursday morning the Rev, S. W
Sibley left for his new field of labor, Ty
lertown. His family will 60 the last 0
the week Mr. Sibley's many friend
deeply regret his departure He pos
sessGs moral courage and manliness il
no small degree, and these traits 0
character have won for him the respec
of all
New Years Eve Mrs, viii Wake
! gave a party In honor Of her guest
Miss Ruby Cockrell Of Macon. Tb
same evening Mrs. J, NJ, tanley enter
tanned the grown UP people.