The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1921-03-02
BEAVER DAM VISITED
BY $4,000 FIRE
Almost Entire Block is Destroy.
ed; Originated in Rear OF
Aliens Grocery


this county, was visited by a fire
early Saturday morning. which de-
stroyed approximately s30,000.00
worth of property and left the East
side of Main street, for a considera-
BILE distance, nothing but a plot of
ground covered with debris.
The blaze was discovered and re-
ported by trainmen on passenger
train No. 102 which passed through
Beaver Dam a few minutes after
midnight. The telephone operators
Immediately spread the news and
the citizenry turned out in great
numbers to combat the flames. The
consensus of opinion is that the fire
originated at the rear of Allen 3
grocery, but how it started is yet
mystery. The row of buildings
from the Commercial Hotel to the
Post Office were completely de-
stroyed. Following is list of those
who lost property:
Commercial Hotel, building and
contents owned by Marshall Flener,
totally destroyed. Loss estimated
at 100000 or $7OO0.OO. Insurance
100000.
Barber shop equipment of Guy
III n1v.,r fv, 20 rAt, ~.
Hotel. Los about szoo.e0. No IN
surance.
Restaurant building owned by E.
J. Tilford, totally destroyed. Loss
about $500. Insurance 100000.
Restaurant and confectionery
stock in above building, owned by
Gordon Chinn. Loss estimated at
s24OO.OO. Insurance $1,000.
Mercantile building owned by
John Pierce, totally destroyed. Loss
estimated at s15OO.oO. Insurance
$4,000.
Stock of groceries owned by John
Allen in above building. Loss esti-
mated at $2500.00. No insurance.
Army goods owned by Lucien
Sandefur in above building. Loss
estimated at $4,000. No insur-
ance.
Building owned by Thomas Bar
rass, totally destroyed. Loss esti-
mated at $12O0.OO. No insurance.
Restaurant stock and equipment
owned by Charlie Peters in above
building. Loss estimated at $40O.-
90. No insurance.
Shoe repair equipment, stock Of
shoes, etc. belonging to Mrs. H. L.
Leach in above building. Loss es-
at $25O0. Insurance
100000.
Sewing machines, etc., belonging
to VIM. T. Thomas, Singer Agt., in
rear room of Barrass building. Con-
siderable loss. No insurance.
Post Office building owned by
Wade I. Hodges. Not totally de-
stroyed. Damage estimated at
S1500.00. Covered by insurance.
No mail was damaged.
Brick livery stable building be-
longing to James Taylor, Miami,
Fla. Roof damaged about $4,000.
Buildings belonging to John Bar
mes, but occupied by Cooper Bros,
Taylor's Drug Store and Ideal
Theater, and located just across
the street from the destroyed prop
erty. Glass fronts and windows
melted out. cracked or otherwise
Loss estimated at $780,
90. Covered by insurance.
Business house owned and oc-
cupied by ]. T. Vinson and located
across the street from the destroy
ed property. Glass front badly
damaged. Loss estimated at s40O.-
90 or $4,000. No insurance on
r. w. Kings jewlery stock dam
aged when removed for fear fire
would reach store. Covered by in
surance.
Beaver Dam Drug Co. considera-
BILE loss caused by damage when
stock was removed for fear fire
would reach store. Covered by in
,urance.
Cumberland Telephone Co. Loss
10 cables, poles etc. estimated at
$4,000. Farmers Mutual Tele-
phone Co. loss Of wires. boxes, etc.
estimated at $4,000.