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Show A Conflagration. Un Monday iiltornooii boiweou the hours of 3 and 4 o'clock, n Tiro brolo out on tho premises of Mr. Geo. Austin, near ills stable, between ii and the stack di Mrs. Hannah Done. Tho flaines, befort help could be had, consumed ths rub blsh between the two places, nnd leaped to the hay-stacks of both persons, and theslrawstackof Mr. Austin, Tho fin alarm was given and ms'ii and leant, were soon seeir making their wato'tht. flro from 11 directions, and tho bell pealing til deafening tones, soon bronght a host of willing hands lo the scono Tlio water was turned down the ditches ou both sides of Mrs. Honq's plncc',nnd a bucket brigade was formed'and for a fow minutes it was a desperate, struggle. Tho flames shooting forth into tho air from three stacks at tho eanlotltiid, nnd being within a few foot of Mr. Austin's stables and Mrs. Hone's thru. Men climbed upon both of theso places anil spread blankets, and a stream ot watcc being kep't on them eared Will bnildlngs. The flame's whli'h were devpur'lng the stacks were"soon iWight'.umler control, and what at fiist indicated ould be, one of tho worst coivflagrttions Ulil had ever seen, was Lrouglitundir,lliecoutro1 ot the many, tiilllng ban JfHhkhwdrkiil as men -Vlltorliy work ! UVirttWftfe Ul death. The sack's are entirely ruiottw, for that which is not cunsomsd. isi.. Blroyod.bwat)ar. Th)o-rilli(borit fi7Si 'ltl..rslnsumf. The supposition is that the place van flred.by a trauip.-.wliob.uta tmliiiite before the, flfil&tike otil', calltiat Mr. Austin's place and asked for something to ut, but(l)lsiui-iiter, who was hoiui at 'the (line,-- d'id not have anything cooked to give him and lie itemed to livery li-very much displeased. -TMeofflMr have di)riy their best to Cnplri 'htA; but tip to date havo failed. |