The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-28
TI3L e? BENNETTSVILLE.
Halt of the Business Section is
Swept kway-Heaviest Loser IS
A. J. Matheson
News and Courier.

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of 1Eo,cor Rousa &. Bostic. 1le Marl-
bo~, i,r;,n r>nrranv. offices Of the
co,4. 1,,,,r>.r Co,n,a,1- officas of +
= S>c..cor tho N1ns;c Room and the
A,7;.,,;,.,, Ill va]ued a. a1,ont s23.-
nc, =, , :,:,r~od for s10 600 Tn ad-
dition th,, Store rooms Of E.D. Moore.
r,1,,oa =. &c c00 and insurad for
obo.. 81 aGo. .5o two offices Of Mrs
Ero,1. r,,sl,,1 v,1,ad 81 81 300 and
insured for $3.50: the store rooms Of
c. F. Exum. valued at $4,000. and
insured f5r Sl1.0G0; and the store
rom IF S. J. Pearson. valued at So
OOG and insurance S1.4OO: and tle two
Offices owned bv DR.. ". J. Crosland,
valued at about $500. and also par
tiallv insured. were burned.
THO business firms which were burn
cd a,,7 the amonnt Of their stock with
Insurance vara: Marlboro Drug Com
many stock Of sl4 600 insured for &c.
mn. pparson,s ;ewel,v sore. stock Of
$4,000. insured for $1,000; sol
Browns furniture store. s+,:k IF ST.
900, injured for $500. grocery store
of I. /. Hamilton, stoci, Of $1,000. in
sured fer S4,5OO; Excelsicc Hardware
Com:a:1y. stock Of $4,000. insured
for 81 0GC: Livingsto2's law offic2.
va!r~;! al about $4,000, insured for
$500: &,rtsl offices cf Fl. f. Stockton.
valued at $1,000. insured for $500;
goth Century Library. books worth
$1,000, insured for $7Oc: Benefits
Vile Social 7lub, fuun: :uie worth $2.-
500, insured for 81 800; J. E. Spencer,
stock Of $500, insured for $500:
music room of Mrs. Carlisle, worth
$500, insured for $3.50: Mercer. Rouse
& Rostic. stock Of about $4,000. insur-
ed for $1,000; book store, stock of
$4,000. insured for $1,700: Town
sends office, damage estimated at
$500; damage to E. C. Morrison's
shop $500.
TIE large store Of Crosland & Co,
across the street. was damaged to
the extent of $4,000. McCar-Weath-
erly Company also suffered damage,
as did J. T. Douglas, Baldwin and
some others.
Tb-n Offices of the railroad and the
lur1F,er company we're also burned,
but the amount Of their loss is not
known. The Bell Telephone Company
had some Of their wires torn down,
as dil also the electric line. It will
take between $500 and $4,000 to re-
store these.
Several Young men had furnished
rooms in the annex to the hotel and
all their effects were burned.
The handsome residence Of Judge
J. r. Hudson. valued at $4,000 and
insnraa for $4,000. was burned.
Che other three houses and their
vaaae as we'll as insurance we're: The
Bristow House, value $4,000, lnsur-
ance $2.250: residence Of Ed Rowe,
value $500. insurance $1,000; the