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Show Fires. A fire on the church farm south of the city on Sunday afternoon, which burned throughout the night, did some damage to the fields. The Blacks were preserved from the fire by the activity ot the workmen. The origin of the fire is unknown. Last evening a fire was discovered in the Bouth end of Mr. S. W. Sears garden, the cause of which was unknown. un-known. The damage was very slight, only a small portion of the fence having hav-ing been burned; the injury, howevei, would have been much greater had :t not been for the timely discovery by Mrs. Sears, who called for assistance assist-ance and succeeded in extinguishing the blaze. It is believed to have been occasioned by the combustion of Borne damp straw. |