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Show BIG FIRE AT WILLARD. Ilnirtho Tiiwn Endnncered-T.nsH SSPO No li:si!in!icc. Van Sri it. Our water supplv is getliim i "short." Our local fruit merchants are do- ; iug a good, lively business. Considerable prospect ing is being be-ing done in the hills east of town. Our genera! ehoir leader, li. B. Kaird, has enjoyed a pleasant trip to the coast. At about 10.30 p. m. on the 5th. j inst. the cry of fire resounded through our qu;et town. The S wind was blowing a gahf from the I southeast and in a few minutes the j barn of C. W. Hubbard was enveloped envel-oped in llames. The structure was 25x-15 ft. with 2 ! ft. of stabling. It war? filled with lucern. Tin: heat was so intense that the gran-1 gran-1 arv. corn-ei'ib ::nd wat'on sheil on the south soon caught fire. but. with the exception of the shed, tho-e buildings were 5-a vt-d. It was only through the gallant exertions exer-tions of our worthy neighbors, about 150 of whim: were soon on the grounds, that the residence of ( lark Hubbard was saved: a-" we'd a the stacks, etc. on the east. Tnc llames iit up (he entire town, and the wind carried fire-brands for a quarter of a mile. Sparks ignited rhe stacks mid rdabiing of Mayor Lowe: the slaUintr was consumed, hut. foj-tunal'-iy. the hay was saved. sav-ed. Caroline Haulier's rr si deuce caught lire several times but the I bines were extinguished before , much daiua-je was done. The li r-is r-is suppoHi-d to have origin.::!' d j through the careh-.-m ss of a va-j va-j grant. I.o--' M1), No insurance. II. i Wiu..iK Aug. Bitb.. 'ol. |