The Telegram. — 1893-11-14 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

FARM FIRE.  Much damage was done by • tire which ;broke out on Mr. D. If. Brake's farm on Friday morn, Mg. The fire, which originated in a barn, was fir 4 discovered at 420 a.m. by Abraham Miller, the driver ut the thrashing engine, who was going to work at that time. On niakine on 11):41111illitti011 of the building be 1111 w come flames coming from the window, and found the barn all in a blaze. He at once called Mr. Brake and Mr. S. Y. Brake (the coil), the latter immediately going to Yeovil for the Fire Brigade. .In the meanwhile, all the farm hands , were arensed alld these, together with some men from Preston, including Mr. T. S. Curio arid Mr. E. A. Twee, lent valuable assietance in helping to subdue the flames which, fanned by the strong wind which was blowing at the time, obtained a strong hold of the budding. With cunimendable • promptitude the Yeovil Fire Brigade was soon on the spot, and there being a plentiful supply of water at hand the the was soon got under, not, however, before the barn had been gutted and the contents—about 100 sacks of corn and barley nice!, an apple mill, a mill to grind corn, a cider press and bed, a chaffcutter, a quantity of straw and chaff, and sundry other things—had been destroyed. Supt. Self, P.S. Berry (Mattock), Prideaux (Montacute), and P.O. Catley (Yeovil) were also on the spot and rendered what assistance lay in their power. When the flames were at their highest the wiud was fortunately blowing away from the other farm buildings, or these might have been burnt as well. The ruins were smouldering the whole of Friday, end men were on the spot all the time to prevent any further possible outbreak. The cause of the fire is at present uukuown, and the damage done is estimated at between £5OO and £5OO. The property belongs to Mr. T. Moore, of Yeovil, who is not insured but Mr. Brake's property is fortunately fully insured, so that he will not suffer any great loss. All the machinery that was in the building was totally nestrovt.d.  Reports received hi New York state that 15 towns in Cuba are in open revolt.  Emmanuel Hamer, convicted of murdering an old woman named Tyrel, at Salford, la to he hanged on the 20th. An !icusl who helped to arrange the Lord Mayor's show in London states that the coat will not be under £2,500.  Mr. Lebow:here, writing to a correspondent, expresses doubt whether mining royalties could be abolished without compensation. The Local Gov-eminent Board last year gave parochial relief to 884 women obiiged to seek the aid of the workhouse in consequence of their husbands' confinement in prison. Mr. W. F. Bryan, a successful home missionary in the NVesleyan denomination. has accepted an invitation to the pastorate of the Congregational Churches at Pateley Bridge and Dacre. . _ .  At Griinsby, on Saturday, Henry itumbold, a skipper, was committed for trial charged with murdering Harriet Itualtby under circunistances already reported. He appeared indifforent. In consequence of the absence of rain, the farmers about Nantwich are entbwing great inconvenience. The pits from which water is obtained fuc cattle are dried up, and water has robe carried long distances.  • .