The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-16
JED PETERS
 BLOVD UP ]! He Didn't Know He Was h Danger And Was TgTFibls
 Surprised

Jed Peters. our intelligent school tea cher and also one of the most respectful citizens of Bipgville, met with whot might of been instantaneous deth on last Tue sday night if he had only been little mite neerer to the deth trap. As It was Jed excaped with his life fast to him. but he was considerable bruised and shuk up
 We have went to a. ~grate cal of pain to gether up fackts in this case for the req ders of the Bugle, and we hope that our enterprise will be appreciated. From whot we could Tern 1t was like this:
 Hen weathersby has been a-trying to take account of stock for the past two weeks, and being as he has felt purity poor in health. fe didn't sem to make no hea- dway at tall. so he hired Jed to tend store ev'gs and do the hggerin, paytn him by a wore out pair of gum boots and ole hat, wich Hen didn't need no longer. beings as he has wore them a long time as it Is.
 Things seemed to be a-going along fust rate. and Jed hood out every nook and cranny and found a hole, lot of ,sfuR stowd away in boxes and drawers that hadn't seen the light of day for good menny years and so neller with age that he throwd it all in a heap tp tfe rear of the store.
 We'll. Tuesday night as Anne Hitler and Lafe whittacre sit there playin check CTS. the fire in the stove burned all out and nobuddy noticed it till 1t felt purity cold in the store, and Anne ast Jed If he was a-trying to economise while Hen was out. Jed said no. he was that bizzy he forgot all erbolt the fire. So Jed he goes to the rubbish pile and gets a handful of old papers with old pkgs. of spices mkt In them and puts them into the stove and tetches a match to 1t and then stood up by the stove a-wachin the boys a-trying to finish the game a mint before he goes to git some wood. But Jed didn't stand there long. They was awful explosh- ion and Jed was blowd head over heels right aorost Anne and Lafe and landed in- to Hens best show case. smashing same all to pieces besides everythink in 1t. while Anne and Lafe rund to the back wind CT and both tried to git out at the same time and rasseled and fit till they both fell to the floor exhosted.
 Ramse Smiley and Heck Jordan was In the front of the store tellin stories and both of them lit outen the store like all Sam Hill, hollerin fire and help. The store was filled with smoke and the and the other two fellers blamed neer sneezed their heds offen them before they got out.
 In less time than 1t takes to write this catasstrophee the streets was filled with men, ,wimmen and children. a-wonderin whot in naShion had happened and con sternashion and pandemonium rained soo- preme.
 As they heard the fatal spot they saw Jed laying in the show case on his back with his face all blackt up and they thort he was a dead goner; but he was only dazed a little and soon recovered.
 Some of the men folks went into the store and put out whot fire they was, wich was in the saw-dust box in front of the stove, and drug the fire victims outen their perillous posishion. and opened the doors to let the smoke out.
 Two members of the fire dept. respond ed to the call of duty, but didn't bring their pails, as they didn't know wether the fire was big enuff to go to all the bother of gittin them or not. It wasn't
 Anne and Lafe excaped without fatal injuries, while Jed singed his whiskers and hands some, and the explode jarred him up a good cal.
 After all was over Jed went back and found out whot made the stove 9th of July on him, wich was some old nre- works. that was throwd around loose in some old paper that he cleaned outen drawer a few days before and forgot all erbout.
 When Hen heard erbout the disaster he made Jed take ali the old ruhbiSh