The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-21
EIGHT BUILDINGS
BURNED AT NARROW
Loss of $4,000 With But Little In
surance - Heavy Blow to Town
with 450 Population.

MARROW, \. H., Aug. 21.-One of
the worst fires in Cheshire county in
many years destroyed eight buildings
here soon after daylight Sunday. The
loss is from $4,000 to $4,000. A few
of the owners Of the property DESTROYED
carried some insurance. None OF them
carried enough to cover the loss.
The fire started in the shed of the
NARROW Inn and spread in either direc-
tlon, making clean sweep ON one side
of the Main street. 1t was discovered
about o clock by Harry Lewis, the
proprietor of the hotel who was awak-
ened by the barking of his dog.
Mr.. Lewis aroused the people in the
hotel and they escaped in their night
clothes. There were 10 persons in the
building. The horses, automobiles and
carriages were removed from the barn.
but quantity of hay and grain
burned. The hotel property is valued
at from ST 600 to So 600 and the con
tents at about $4,000. There was
$4,000 insurance ON the property.
Two buildings west of the hotel
owned by the Ladies Aid society and
Perley Fox, were destroyed. The loss
to the Ladies Aid society will be up
ward of $1,000 with no insurance.
Mr.. Fox had in stock large number
of sugar pals, syrup cans, several evap-
orators and a stock such as carried in
a country hardware store and plumbing
shop. Many Of the pals, paints, hard
ware and one evaporator were saved.
Mr.. Fox 5 loss will be upwards of
$4,000. No insurance.
Tho fret hYilJiu.,
was owned by Mrs. Mary Wheeler of
Boston, and occupied by Edward Brit
ton. y portion of the furniture was re-
moved and some of the contents of the
barn were also saved. The loss to the
house, barn and contents will be about
81 800.
The next building was owned by L.
d. Tinker, and occupied by j. A. Aver
as a store ON the ground floor and
dwelling above. Mr.. Tinker's loss will
be close to $4,000 Mr.. Ayers loss
will range from $1,000 to $1,000. A
considerable amount of his stock was
removed. The buildings and contents
were partially insured.
The next house and barn were owned
by Jennie Crosby of Milford, y. H..
and occupied by Milan knight. The
loss to the buildings will be more than
$1,000, while the loss to the contents
will be less than $500. Most of the
furniture was taken out
The next set of buildings. owned bv
Charles Britton, were damaged about
$1,000. This property was partially in
sured.
The last house in the row to be swept
W flo 1,
Howard and occupied by Napoleon Por-
ter and Mrs. Alice Hannaford. The oc-
cupants of each tenement were away
and the doors were broken down and
some furniture taken out. Mr.. Howard
stated today that the insurance on the
building had expired Saturday.
The loss to buildings and contents
will be about $500. Henry Dodge
lost about $3.50 or more in hay, grain
and harnesses in a barn that was
burned. Fortunately the live stock in
all the barns was saved by corps of
volunteer firemen from this town and
tiremen who came from Newport, Wash
ington, Keene, Alstead and Gilsum.
There was plenty of water but lack
of pumps.
All of the buildings destroyed were
on the north side of Main street. with
pond forming semicircle Just back
of the buildings. After the firemen saw
that the row was doomed thcv turned
their attention to saving buildings on
the opposite side of the street Several
houses were badly scorched. The fraI
is heavy blow to the town, which has
a population of only about $50. Hun
dreds of automobiles came to NARROW
to view the ruins during the day.