The courier-index., 1918-08-09
hree Stores Are
 Destroyed by Fire

.ove o'clock last Saturday night fire destroyed
 Dss houses in Marianna, entailing loss of approxi sa hundred thousand dollars The stores those V uy;anzck Brian Frazier and Davis & Sims, located s ponlar street The building occupied by Wienzick
 I m Mrs Nemsn of Memphis and was valued at $8,000 S; nartiay covered by insurance Mir. Frazier owned adoe he occupied He valued the structure at $7000,
 s nsurance amounting to $S,0OO The building occu- - nov;s Sims was owned by R. M Boon and was worth yn S70OO and So'ooV. insuEance amounting to so'ooo carried
 T Wenzck stock invoiced $f8OOO, and his insurance lm,sd slOCOO Goods valued at approximately $3,5O0
 ved Mir Wilenzck estimates his net loss at $50OO. Frazier stock and fixtures, including laundry machinery
 ued lat Stl 5OO with insurance amounting to $7OG- Davis Sims stock was valued at Sl6OOO, on which insurance was carried
 m fire started in Brian Fraziers store, presumably in
 e in the of the main store buding and IS SUD- to have been caused by drippings from candle The m light system conforming to practice that become nar of the schedule went out of commission Saturday forcing all places of business to resort to candles. MT fer had closed his store about eleven o'clock and was ang to leave when customer came to pay an account proprietor lit candle, went to his offlce opened his safe made the settlement is thought of the drppIngs
 the candle fell in waste basket and smOuldered for an hour At any rate, Mir. Frazier says he evil M fire when he finally locked his front door Between n brtv and twelve o'clock fire was discovered in the of his store At that time the flames had gained little way and could have been extnguished with small dam the property but the break down at the light plant put system out of commission, and III consequence the department pOweress to fight the cOnagration For "a lily enough steam generated at the plant to start the D in the we'll, but the pressure so weak it was of service in combating the fire By this time the flames spread to the Davis Sims store south of Frazers, and De Wienzck store north of the Frazier building. The department directed its efforts to saving the two story hing on the north occupied by the Fair Store and by Dr. Cohen dentist and the building on the south occupied Mississippi store. With great difficulty working under handicap of limited supply of water with no pressure lire boys succeeded in cOnfning the cOnflagratOn to the buildings occupied by Wilenzick, Frazier and Davis Some damage done to the building occupied by E store and Dr. Cohen and large plate glass window street. was broken by the excessive heat window front of the Beazley Companys store was also dam- None of the merchandise from the Frazier and Davis stocks saved. Goods valued at approximately was saved from the WiIenzick stock.
 VT Frazier stated yesterday it not his intention to T business at this time In fact he last week enlisted I'M C. A. work and expected to dispose of his ness h week. He had five prospective buyers who were ave been here to make bids the stock of goods fixtures andry plant Now that the business has been destroyed MT Frazier said he would make attempt to rebuild ume but would leave Monday for San Antonio to take a work preparatory to going After spending weeks weeks m San Antonio he will go to Princeton or some university in the east and study for two months. By rance
 r Wlenzick said he was negotiating for building and M Weu c 10 resume business within thirty days.
 E olis o the firm of Davis Sims stated he would de- % aenton to his farming interests for the present. and @ s' 'ne war he would probably re-enter the mercantile Boon, owner of the building occupied by Davis & pr hl ig rom Bentonvlle He expects to rebuild The n uadng will not be replaced now. It is not known s M Nenlan of Memphis, of the building occupied
 expects to do. It is assumed, however, she will snOther building on her lot
 n an a expression of appreciation for the splendid work mg - me members of the fire department in the face of aos y serious handicap under which they abored cash WI W'Ins r. nave been voluntarily made as follows: G. n Friedman S5; Freeman Co.,, $20; L. Shaui. $25; sy sS National Bank, $25; L. WiIenzck $25; M F. New ps, ps, pr A. IS. Cohen $1O; M Nathan, $lO; H. Gilberg 'ayhe Bros, $25.
 .Rf CARD FROM MIR. FRAZIER
 c's &aVlng Maranna to take up my work in the army s r; want to express my appreciation to the people Gya ana section for the very generous patronage they me b me during the years have been in business here td With nothing and through the liberality of my y eD was able to build up good business. While put sc y and ability into the business, attribute what y fr attaned to the help and consideration gwen me < S sr hope to be of some service to our country S SM M war; and when the conflict is over expect to an aaranna and re-enter business Before concluding WAr L , ,sIo