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Clinton, March 29, 1900.
ANOTHER MORNING FIRE
SMl'Pli
BLOCK IN WHICH WAS
KIRKBY'S BAKERY, BEACOM &
SON'S GROCERY AND EMMER-
TON'S BARBERSHOP WAS DES-
TROYED BY FIRE: THIS MORN-
ING.
Clinton is having roan fires this
winter. The most expensive took place
1 his morning and Smith's block is now
a heap of smoking ruins. W hen first
seen the fir e was in Mr. Kirkby's bake
room and though the firemen quickly
had two streams of water playing
upon the building the flames
spread despite all their exei tions and
the whole Klock was soon doomed.
The Brigade worked hard add the citi-
zens are well satisfied', with them.
Four tanks of water were thrown upon
the fire and had it not been for the
Fairs in pumping from the pond to the
tanks the result might have been more
serious. Thus twice in a week has
the will's fire -fighting system been of
good service to the town.
For a time the Clarendon Hotel was
in danger and though it escaped, the
interior is again smoked, for the sec-
ond time this winter.
Mr. Kirkby lost all his stock and
though he has an insurance of $400 h e
will he at considerable loss.
Beacom & Son, who had just moved
their stock of groceries, etc., into this
block the day previous, had the hulk of
their stuck, valued at$1500, destroyed.
They have an insurance of $1000 but as
they will have considerable difficulty
in getting a suitable stand the inter-
ruption of business will add to their
direct loss from fire.
Mr. J. T. Emrnerton was enabled to
move out all the implements of his
trade except the big case, a handsome
piece of furniture which he cannot re-
place for $100. He will open out again
right away in the room at the
south-east corner of the Clarendon.
Hotel.
Mr. James Smith, who owns the
Klock named after him, had an insur-
ance of about $2500. He will rebuild
at once.
Because of the gallant manner in
which our Firemen acquitted them_
selves the town council would only be
doing the right thing in granting them
a bonus, not forgetting Chief Wheat-
ley who is always where duty calls.
Whitechurch.
On the 20th inst. Mr. Thomas Mire -
house passed to the great major-
ity, Mr. Mirehouse took sick about
four weeks ago and was treated at first
for inflammation. He grew worse and
his attendant physician, Dr. Jamieson
of Whitechurch,• assisted by Drs.Chis-
holnr of Wingham and Elliott of
Lucknow, performed an operation for
appendicitis,on the 12th inst.which was
successful, but Mr. Mirehouse's system
was too weak to stand the strain and
he succumbed as above stated. Mrs.
Mirehouse is very ill with inflamma-
tion and Thomas, aged 23 years, is un-
der the doctor's care with blood poi-
soning.
Sudden Death. —On the 19 inst. the
wife of Mr. C. Rheinhart died sudden-
ly at her home in Whitechurch. Her
death was due to heart failure. The
funeral to Whitechurch cemetery was
well attended.
We are sorry to learn that Miss S.
Henderson, one of our most popular
young ladies, is very low with decline
and her death isdaily expected.
Messrs. Henry and John Baker of
Goderich township were in this neigh-
borhood looking for stock cattle but
did not buy as they could do better at
home. Stockers are away up in G in
these parts.
The many friends of Mr. Peter Reid
will be sorry co learn that he is very
hew at present. His organs have all
ceased their functions except hie heart,
whose slow beat is the only sign of life.
Mr. Reid has a receird as Township
Clerk, which is hard to beat. For 44
consecutive years he tilled that office
for the township of Kinloss and was
never absent from a single meeting in
all those years. He resigned last New
Years on account of old age.
Dr. Jamieson of our village is the
hardest worked man in the neighbor-
hood, as he has had no rest day or
night for a month.
IIOLMI3SVILLE.
At a public meeting of the Holmes-
ville Cheese and Butter Co. called here
last Saturday the following milk rout-
es were let at the prices named, No 1,
Jas Butler, 10c. per cwt ; No 2. D.
Deeves,8c.; No 3. Geo. Coover,l0c.; No.
5,S. Merrill 9c.; No 6, N. Steep 8.; No,
7. W. G. Whitely, 8 ; No 8, Jas. Ster-
ling, 9.
The Hblinesviile branch of the W. A.
M.A. met at Mrs. Robt. Elliots 7th con.
on Wednesday last.
MRS. McNAUGHTON VERY ILL.
Mrs. McNaughton is still very low
and only slight hopes are entertained
for her recovery.
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