1894, March 1 – Aikman’s Lumber on N. Market Burns

The alarm of fire was given on last Tuesday evening about 11 o’clock.  One of J.M. Aikman’s lumber houses on N. Market St., just north of H. Spieldoch’s residence was found to be on fire and the old blacksmith shop and dry house together with a small dwelling and barn were completely destroyed.  Continue reading

1882, February 2 – Goodall Hotel has fire

Our people, and especially those on the east side of the square, were given a genuine scare on last Monday morning.  At about three o’clock the family of Mr. Thomas Perrigan, who occupy rooms in W.P. Goodall’s building, were aroused from their slumbers by the presence of smoke in their apartments.  They were not long to discovering that the house was ablaze in the closet under the steps in the front part of the building. Continue reading

1877, December 20 – Tobacco Barn Burns

 $6,000 blaze! Our citizens were thrown into a frenzy of excitement on Sat. afternoon last at about 2 o’clock by the cry of “fire!” It was soon discovered that the large tobacco barn of the Messrs. Goodall & Campbell, situated on the north-east corner of Van Buren and Union streets was the seat of the fire. Continue reading