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News Articles from the Past - 1893

Last updated December 31, 2008

Adams County Press
Friendship, Adams County, Wisconsin
Saturday February 25, 1893, Page 5 Column 4
Transcribed and submitted by Joan Benner

HANCOCK BADLY SCORCHED

On Wednesday morning of last week our neighboring village of Hancock received a rather severe scorching--the severest in its history. The fire was first discovered about four o'clock in the morning in the CAMPFIELD Brothers' grocery, situated in the building owned by O. G. HUBBARD. In the same building was located the furniture store of HUBBARD and MOORS.

Near the HUBBARD building was that of H. BARTON, occupied by him for a dry goods and grocery store, and by J. CAMPFIELD for a saloon. South of this, and between it and the MOORS Brothers' store was the building of F. C. WOOD, occupied by him for a general store. Six carloads of potatoes in the cellar area total loss. All the buildings above mentioned were entirely consumed. C. L. STOWELL, who occupied as a residence the rooms over BARTON's store, lost nearly all his household goods.

The stock of goods in the MOORS Brothers' store was moved out and considerably damaged by water and smoke. Their store had a narrow escape and was considerably damaged. Their loss is probably covered by insurance, but the others it is understood carried little or none.

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