St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-06-17

| MIR. Cass SECOND and MT. roh.ah
barely escaped it, reaching the
shelter of the arch in the doorway
inst ia nick of time. Mr.. Pape re-
trrned to his jeWeiry store to save
some things and shut the door pe-
hind him. Meantime the fire got
so hot that he tried to make ms
escape through the skyiight, Fail-
ing in this, he again went to the
front of the store and made q rusn
/ through the deor. He managed
tn reach the corner but the back OF
nis neck was badly blistered and he
came near not making It, Barciay
saith was locked in the store OF
thf. Smith Hardware Company. ne
ncunded upon the walls and door
and called as loud as he could, put
failed to be heard. His father, nap
| nening to see his hat, it occurred 10
him that he might be in the store
and onening the door found him.
Mr.. Rockenschuh picked up MS
mother in the street. where sne hau
tainted. and carried her home on
his shoulder, and several OF the nre-
p.en became exhausted from the
heat and strain Of overWorkI e. 4
- Tha sneoDls had the same expert
once ia the removal OF the house
!, | hold effects and merchandlse ina. M
| they have had during others nres
+ III Covington. Instead or removing
$ them so far from the scene OF Gan
) ger that they could by no possl9ie
e means be overtaken by fre, mahs
e pus their things in vacant lots Wher'
t they were afterwards consumed
: some lost goods through theft. onee
n man was evertaken with a sack O
n coffee on his shoulder, while another
/. who was carrying away q sack O.
ID bottled whisky got off with It. Mr
l. Garcia missed some goods that na'
# been saved, and remembering ina
s he had seen a negro acting suspici
It usly, called at his house and demand
d ed the goods, promising him I'M
l. mpnity if he waud give them u
q without trouble. He got his sui
e of clothes, and learning that the ma
,e had with him twelve compan1on'
he secured their names and at eac
t. r;ace visited he found goods ths
rs lad been taken from his store. Man
,e things that had been saved and wei
r living unguarded were stolen. II
ed cash register of the FitzSimons &c
MT was taken to ]. Stern & Sons II
he safely. 1t contained $500 in cas-
ut and was burned when the sto
he burned down. G. S. Eredeflck le
of his coat with $500 in the peck
ed in i the Depriesf barbership. 1t "
Ar. also burned with the building.
nix Counting ali the buildings tn tn
rst st burned tAers gbSi,S sbiy {sscht s2oQ 90
tS. insurance ip companies repfeseaa.
led by the Niisen-sredericK lnsuiall
Ia Company, $41,7v4; hy outside 60
panies, sis.5ad: !,
ep- Mr.. Vernon Baird, manager or !
de- Cumberland Telephone Company
res to be eomplimented upon his aA
ind work in restoring long distance te
Mr.. phone service. Within twenty m
no utes after the quarters nad ne
.rd- burned and vacated he had estahil
the ed connections with the long 9
rge tance telephonse and had notlf
fire the company at Nashville, Tenn,
begin the building of central swl
,me board. Mr.. Baird expects the &C
he pany to be in running order VIII
if week, or as soon as the DO
.ner can be gotten to Covington.
roix Cumberland Telephone Offices
,ght now situated in the Wehrli buildi
that just across from tneir oiu quaa ~.
ef- The Covington Bank and T
yot- Company opened in the St. STamm
NTH Banking Compaay and Saw
ank Banks counting room, by cour
ings OF that company, until it can To-
this il, its new quarters on Colun
n Of street, which will be the haal
llbita building they Luilt and occupied
d ii fore they built the handsome st
Iheyy ture which has just burned !
,sing will rebuild as soon as they can
gton the men to work. The Pape jeV
bb boys store will occupy hsif OF the
1ercs of Mr. leon Hebert. The Fas
They Store (F. GARCIA will be in
YORK Southern Hotel Building. The
with priest barbershop will occupy
, the OF the town hall building. The =
= ii Hardware Company Is located II
from Babington- Thomas building, JUS
oston pasite the depot. The Atlantic
nger. Pacific Tea Company tFitzSim
much is in the Badon building, cornt
, the Columbia and Gibson streets. Sc
e Fontan have half Of the
canes Pool Room, corner of street
Had Courthouse alley.
,ment 1t is not yet known where ].
lerick & Son will locate, as Mrs. j.
heen was on the road to visit in EaHt
ruice: and cannot reach here for sc