A small store owned by Arthur Stanley, 511 S. Court St. was visited by a small blaze about 10 o’clock Sunday evening that caused a heavy loss due to smoke and water. The origin of the fire is not known but it is thought that to have caught from a box of matches in a cigar case that may have been ignited by mice.

Mr. Stanley was in the store on Sunday and passed by the front of the building about an hour before the blaze was discovered. The fire burned a hole in the side wall and ceiling and had burst out of a window when the fire dept. arrived.

The fire was jumping out of the window toward Mr. Stanley’s house when the dept. arrived and by quick work they not only saved the house but the store building water and smoke, however caused damage which Mr. Stanley thinks will run up to $2,500 or $3,000.

He had recently purchased a stock of goods and fixtures from another store and had these in the store at the time of the fire, making his loss heavier than normal and also accounted for his not being fully covered by insurance. Mr. Stanley estimated his actual loss above insurance at $1,000. Besides the store, Mr. Stanley operated a shoe repair shop on S. Market St.

(Extracted from local newspapers and compiled by Harry Boyd, posted at  http://www.marionfire.us/ )