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1863, December 4. House of Davis S. Packard slightly damaged by fire.
1864, July 8, Barn belonging to Henry Edson destroyed.
1864, July 31. Barn belonging to Alvin P. Kingman destroyed at eight o'clock A. M.
1864, August 11. Barn belonging to Deacon John W. Hunt de- stroyed at half-past eight o'clock P. M. Loss $200.
1864, August 14. Barn belonging to Marcus Holmes destroyed at half past eight o'clock P. M. Loss $500.
1864, August 16. House belonging to Hugh Burke destroyed at eleven o'clock P. M. Loss $600.
1864, September 3. Lot of wood owned by Rufus S. Noyes. Loss $200.
1864, September 15. House in the northeast part of the town de- stroyed by fire. Also a barn.
1864, October 10. House owned by Salmon and Galen Manley, on Cottage street, destroyed by fire. Loss $400.
1864, November 6. House owned by William Perry partially burned. Loss $200.
1864, December 1. Carload of straw took fire at the railroad station and burned. Also freighthouse partially burned.
1865, March 21. Shoe manufactory owned by George Stevens at Campello partially burned at three o'clock A. M.
1865, April 3. House on Pleasant street slightly damaged.
1865, April 18. Shoe manufactory belonging to Peleg S. Leach, on Pine street, entirely consumed by fire at eleven o'clock.
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1865, June 6. House and barn belonging to Joseph Brady on Ash street, near Charles B. Crocker's, at 11.30 o'clock P. M. No insurance. 1865, August 5. Barn belonging to Reuben Drake struck by light- ning and destroyed by fire, with from five to six tons of hay.
1865, August 24 Barn and slaughter house, on Pearl street, belong- ing to Mr. Sanford Winter destroyed by fire.
1865, October 28. The shoe manufactory belonging to Messrs. A. and A. B. Keith had a slight fire from spontaneous combustion in the engine room.
1866, April 19. The forge of Ephraim Howard, on Pleasant street, took fire from a spark. Loss, small.
1866, July 9. A dwelling house, known as the "Temple," owned by Josiah W. Kingman, Esq., corner of Main and South streets, Campello, damaged by fire on Monday night about eight o'clock.
1866, July 18. Dwelling house of Asa Tribou at Campello struck by lightning. Slightly damaged.
1866, September 27. The house of Rinaldo Bancroft in Pleasant- ville was destroyed by fire.
1866, October 8. The barn owned by Rufus P. Kingman, Esq., on Belmont street, destroyed by fire.
1866, October 10. The shoe tool manufactory belonging to Wilbur Webster at Salisbury Heights destroyed by fire.
1866, October 13. Fire on Grove street. Loss, small.
1866, October 27. Two school houses, the Centre and North Centre, set on fire and damaged considerably.
1866, October 29. F. B. Washburn's bakery, slightly damaged by fire on Monday evening at seven o'clock.
1867, August 27. An energetic attempt was made to destroy the stable of A. S. Porter, and but for the efforts of Mr. Porter in quench- ing the flaine, there would have been a serious disaster to the town.
1868, November 17 The dwelling and homestead of Capt. John W. Kingman on Belmont street narrowly escaped destruction by an incendiary fire.
1869, December 22. The blacksmith shop occupied by Tyler. Loss small.
1870, March 2. Fire in O. O. Patten's blacking factory on Pond street. Loss, small.
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1870, March 3. Fire in Tribou's carriage manufactory. Loss, small.
1871, March 14. The barn of Philander Holmes was on fire to-day, but was extinguished with little damage. Incendiary.
1872, Sunday, April 21. Fire in woods north and west of Downing- ville. Fifty to sixty acres of land burned, belonging to Hon. Henry W. Robinson, Peleg S. Leach and Sidney Perkins.
1872, May 10. A dwelling house belonging to Mrs. Pike entirely consumed, together with one hundred and fifty acres of land burned over, near " Walnut Bottom." The land belonged to Captain Worth, Enos H. Reynolds, Curtis Haven, Zibeon Brett and others.
1872, September 4. Fire in Allen Crocker's carriage manufactory on High street, a very narrow escape from a conflagration.
1873, January 2. Fire in the shoe manufactory of F. A. Thayer & Co. on Centre near Montello street.
1873, January 13. Fire in the house of John Russell on Quincy street. Loss, small.
1873, April 23. Fire at the tack factory of William B. Cross, esq., on Pleasant street. Loss, small.
1873, May 28. Fire destroyed the stable of Levi Leach on West Elm street.
1875. A barn on the Daniel Cary farm, "Cary Hill," belonging to Avery Noyes, together with a cow and two tons of hay. Loss $300. Cause, smoking by a tramp.
1875, October 26. Dwelling on Battles street, owned by B. F. Bat- tles and occupied by Widow Phillips, entirely destroyed.
1875, December 12. A small barn owned by Patrick Sullivan, near the Methodist Church on Pearl street, destroyed. Loss $400.
1876, January 13. An old house on Oak street, owned by Mrs. Joseph H. Reynolds and near to the Deacon J. Beal farm. Incendiary.
1876, March 7. Barn owned by Isaac Merritt, on the Capt. Luke Packard farm. Loss small.
1876, Sunday morning. House and shed on the Isaac Eames home- stead, owned and occupied by Edward Keough. Loss $1, 100.
1876, April 20. A slight fire in the Box Toe Factory on " Prospect Hill," caused by the upsetting of a dish of parffine.
1876, April 27. Fire in woods west of Campello, near to the dwell- ing of Harrison Bryant.
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1876, August 21. Barn belonging to Mathew Murphy, north of Court street. Loss $200.
1877, April 10. The dwelling house of Thomas Donahue on Centre street partially destroyed by fire.
1877, April 29. The dwelling house for a long time the residence of Freeman Holmes on South street, near Ridge Hill, destroyed by fire.
1877, May 15. A lively fire was that in the woods at Brockton Heights.
1877, December 6. Fire at the Central House. Loss about $2,000.
1877, December 17. Fire in Music Hall, Main street. Loss $10,000.
1877, December 20. The shoe manufactory belonging to P. and N. Copeland, in that portion of West Bridgewater now included in Brock- ton, destroyed by fire. Loss $50,000.
1877, December 23. Fire in the dwelling house of Henry Talbot. Damage $300.
1878, February 20. Slight fire in Porter & Southworth's factory, occupied by Packard & Field. Cause, explosion of gas.
1878, February 23. An attempt to burn the Perkin's block on Main street.
1878, March 6. The large shoe manufactory of Peleg S. Leach on Belmont street totally destroyed by fire, throwing 300 workmen out of employment and destroying stock to the amount of $70,000. Fully in- sured. Machinery $30,000. Building $25,000.
1878, March 10. An attempt made to fire the exhibition hall in the fair grounds, Belmont street.
1878, March 12. Attempts made to fire the house of I. A. Lincoln and the mill of J. A. Young.
1878, March 22. Another effort to burn the house of I. A. Lincoln.
1878, April 15. The barn of Marcus Southworth on South street, Campello, totally destroyed by fire.
1878, June 2. Blacksmith and wheelwright shop on Montello street, belonging to Albert Keith, destroyed.
1879, January 17. Fire in the Gazette building. Loss small. Caught in the cigar store of T. J. Smith.
1879, January 20. Some one attempted to burn the dwelling house of Augustus Lincoln. Papers were found saturated with kerosene and ready for use.
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1879. Accidental fires were discovered in the manufactory of J. S. Allen and in the Holbrook House about this time.
1880, October 5. Fire in Keith's shoe factory on Pleasant street.
1880, December 8. Slight fire in the factory owned by Otis F. Cur- tis, Factory village.
1880, December 18. Another fire on the same premises.
1881, June 25. The building formerly known as Kingman's Tavern and Bennett's Hotel, Satucket House, Cobb's Hotel, Washburn's Hotel, and Brockton House was riddled by fire.
1882, January I. Fire at dwelling house owned by Addison Shaw.
1882, January 4. Fire at the corner of Main and Crescent streets, known as Bryant's marble works building, the property of Henry L. Bryant. Loss about $15,000.
1882, March 3. Another fire at the above named place. Loss about $6,000.
1882, March 10. Fire at Nathan Pinkham's stable, Campello.
1882, March 18. Fire at Horace G. Keith's shoe factory, Spring street.
1882, March 22. Fire at the dwelling house of William H. Tobey.
1882, April 15. Fire at dwelling house of James Hammond, Brock- ton Heights.
1882, May 12. Fire at Howard T. Marshall's shoe factory, Franklin street.
1882, June 17. Fire at David Snow's stable, Brockton Heights.
1882, July 18. Slight fire at the shoe factory of Preston B. Keith, Campello.
1882, August 17. Fire at corner of Main and Centre streets, owned and occupied by George E. Bryant, clothing merchant, D. F. Burrill, photographer, and Mrs. F. A. Tripp, milliner ; erected in 1851. Loss $15,000.
1883, January 13. Fire in Joslyn's express office.
1883, February 8. The post office block at the corner of Main and Centre street, owned by George E. Bryant.
1883, February 10. The dwelling-house of Levi Leach, corner of Elm and Brett street, was burned.
1883, February 16. Fire at factory of William Field on North Main street.
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1883, April 4. Barn of the late Zenas Brett on North Main street.
1883, April 11. Another fire at William Field's factory.
1883, April 30. Fire in shop owned by William Perry, Centre street.
1883, June 8. Fire in fair grounds, Belmont street.
1883, July 1. A building owned by P. Donley, Spring street.
1883, August 6. A fire at the corner of Main and Crescent streets Buildings owned by Henry L. Bryant. Loss about $35,000.
1883, August 9. Fire in stable of John J. Whipple, Green street.
1883, October 3. A fire in Charles Howard engine room, on Montello street.
1883, October 14. Fire in store of Tyler Cobb on north corner of Main and High streets. Loss about $15.000.
1883, November 4. Fire in store of D. B. Lovell & Co., in Kingman's brick block, Main street. Damage about $7,000.
1883, November 8. Fire in house owned by John J. Whipple on Mulberry street.
1883, November 15. Another fire in store of Tyler Cobb.
1883, November 23. Fire in small shop of Charles Howard's needle works.
1883, December 14. Fire in George Gurney's factory on Elm street.
1883, December 26. Dwelling house of D. C. Bird, corner Elm and Pond streets took fire.
1883, December 30. Fire in store owned by M. Dunbar on Main street.
1884, January 2. Fire in shoe factory owned by Fred French and and occupied by Joseph Hersey, corner of Centre and Montello streets. Loss small.
1884, January 16. The billiard saloon owned and occupied by Tyler Cobb, south corner of Main and High streets. Loss $1,672.43.
1884, January 22. Stable owned and occupied by D. McKay. Loss $450
1884, March 1. Dwelling owned and occupied by Oliver Reynolds. Slightly injured.
1884, March 10. Dwelling house owned and occupied by Mrs. Herrick. Damage to the amount of $450.
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1884, March 12. Dwelling house owned and occupied by Mrs. Martin. Loss small.
1884, April 10. An unoccupied building owned by John Kindnegan. Loss $611.73.
1884, May 23. The Reynolds Plow Company's building off Court, street, near Railroad. Damage $2,000.
1884, May 26. The shoe factory owned by T. A. Mitchell and occupied by Isaac L. Emerson on Clinton Avenue. Loss on the above including insurance to L. & E. Keith, one of the occupants, $17, 106.
1884, July 26. The iron foundry, known as "Campello Foundry," owned by William S. Green and others on Auburn street, Loss $5,750.
1884, July 26. Shoe factory owned and occupied by Edwin Keith, Campello. Loss small.
1884, August 17. Building known as "Theatre Building," owned by Ellis Packard, and occupied by McCann Brothers, on East Elm street. Loss $328.
1884, September 19. Dwelling house owned and occupied by John Beals. Loss small.
1884, October 17. Slight fire in M. Linfield and Co.'s last factory on Perkins near Crescent street.
1884, October 31. Shoe factory owned by Porter Brothers, and occupied by Daniel C. Bird on Pond street. Loss small.
1884, November 5. Drug store, owned by Daniel S. Howard and occupied by M. B. Crowell & Co., "Linden Block," North Main street. Loss $100.
1884, November 18. Dwelling house occupied by Mr. Burrell and owned by Lyman Clark. Damaged $742.
1884, December 3. Slight fire in the box factory of Vittum & Bon- ney on Crescent street. Damage $250.
1885, January 29. Eldridge & Fullerton's shoe factory, in Campello, partially destroyed.
1885, February 11. The shoe manufactory of Fullerton & Barrows on Montello street, Campello. Damage $600.
1885, February 12. A tool-house belonging to Charles Manley, near Tilden's Corner, was partially destroyed. Loss $500. It was a bitter cold morning. Themometer below zero.
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1885, March 25. Meat market belonging to Johh Ashton, on Main street. Loss small.
1885, April 2. Dwelling house of William F. Willis, on Belmont street. Loss $300.
1885, July 2. Stable belonging to Benjamin F. Wheeler, on Church street.
1885, August 9. Shoe wax factory belonging to Oliver O. Patten, on Highland street. Loss $1,000.
1885, August 13. Dwelling house of Rev. Thomas B. McNulty, on South Main street. Loss small.
1885, August 15. Blacksmith shop of James O. Macomber, near Pleasant street. Totally destroyed.
1885, August 31. Dwelling house of Thomas Nolan, on Spring street. Loss $1,000.
1885, October 20. Metropolitan Hotel, occupied by Neal & Dunbar and owned by the Messrs. Curtis. Loss small.
1885, October 22. Stable of Augustus T. Jones on Main street, burned. Loss $600. At this fire an ox was burned, belonging to the city ; one of a pair used on the highways.
1885, December 1. Shoe factory of Messrs. Howard, brothers, on Foster street, destroyed by fire. Damage $2,000; insured.
1885, December 26. School house on Summer street belonging to the city. Damaged $550; not insured.
1885, December 28. Barn owned and occupied by John Hartwell on Liberty street, Marshall's Corner.
1886, January 7. Barn on Belmont street owned and occupied by H. W. Willis. Damage $1,075 ; insured.
1886, January 13. School house on East Elm street belonging to the city. Damage $2,500.
1886, January 22. Dwelling house of Maurice Bottomer and occu- pied by Mrs. O'Connor, on Bay street. Loss $75.
1886, January 29. Blacksmith shop owned by B. F. Wheeler and occupied by W. E. Bryant. Damage $300 ; insured.
1886, February 27. The " Gem " restaurant and dwelling owned by Ryder and Holmes, on Centre street, and occupied by J. S. Hallett. Damage $3,681; insured.
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1886, February 27. S. T. Copps' paint shop on Centre street. Loss $1,800.
1886, February 27. At same time a building occupied by Gage & Co. as a market and A. M. Bridgman for newspaper publication, and owned by Messrs. Dr. Edgar E. Dean and D. H. Blanchard on Centre street. Loss $103.
1886, February 28. Metropolitan Hotel building occupied by T. Cushing as a jeweler. Loss $20.
1886, April 12. Dwelling house of Walter Scott at the corner of Warren avenue and High street. Damage $1,650; insured.
1886, May 15. Tenement house owned by Augustus T. Jones on Wyman street. Damaged $1,200; insured.
1886, May 19. Dwelling house of J. E. Donnelly on Ashland street. Loss $87.
1886, June 18. Dwelling belonging to Reuben Drake and occupied by F. A. Jackimowier, near Pearl street, Brockton Heights. Loss $1,750.
1886, June 18. The " Old Tavern Building " belonging to the heirs of the late Aaron B. Drake, on Main street, Campello, was burned. Loss $800.
1886, June 23. Dwelling house and laundry belonging to Ryder Brothers, on " Ryder Court," and occupied by Mrs. Holbrook and F. Stoddard. Loss $160
1886, July 19. A building belonging to the heirs of the late Aaron B. Drake, on Main street, Campello, and occupied by A. E. Randall and others. Damage $2,925.
1886, August II. Frame block of stores, post-office, etc., belonging to Martin L. Keith, corner of Main street and Perkins avenue, Cam- pello, and occupied by Flagg, Macoy, and others. Damage on block $7,008; on contents $2,575.
1886, August 3. Metropolitan Hotel corner of Main and High streets, owned by S. B. and G. E. Curtis. Damaged $700.
1886, August 12. Building known as the "Gazette Building" owned by James Luddy and occupied as a saloon. Loss $134.
1886, September 12. Shoe manufactory belonging to William S. Green on Montello street, Campello, and occupied by Messrs. Thomas & Green. Damage to building $4,259; to contents $3, 192.25.
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1886, September 16. Dwelling house owned and occupied by Hamilton L. Gibbs on Fuller street. Damaged $1,791 to building and $1,850.50 on contents.
1886, October 6. Barn on Ashland street occupied by John Ed- wards. Total loss $100.
1886, November 24. The old and well known "Isaac Keith house " formerly situated at the corner of Main and Chestnut streets, Campello, and afterward removed to the corner of Myrtle street and Warren ave- nue, occupied by Ole Ness, was destroyed by fire. Loss $200.
1886, December 2. The "Opera House Block " owned by Henry L. Bryant on Main street, and occupied by Loring & Howard, Edgar & Reynolds, Shaw & Rice, William Jones and others. Damage to building $50,783 ; to contents $104,324.62. It was in this building the new city government was inaugurated in 1882.
1886, December 2. At the same time as the last fire and caused by the same, was the old "Independent No, 5" engine house on East Elm street, owned by Henry L. Bryant and occupied by F. S. Tolman, printer. Loss $2,350.
1886, December 2. At the same time the old "People's Theatre" on East Elm street, owned by Ellis Packard, was damaged $100, and a store house for furniture owned by the same party and occupied by McCann Brothers was damaged $2,800.
1886, December 19. Shoe manufactory belonging to Charles W. Copeland on Main street, Campello, and occupied by Casey Brothers, Ellis F. Copeland, Wilton Copeland, Swanson & Carlson and Frank Keith, shoe manufacturers, and Keith & Trufant machinists, was dam - aged $6,323 on building; on contents $16,837.
1886, December 30. Dwelling house owned by William Oakley on East Elm street. Damage $325.
1886, December 30 Dwelling house owned by George A. Stevens corner Court and Hunt streets. Loss $2,900.
1887, January I. Skirting factory belonging to William F. Field, occupied by Charles Wakeling. Damaged $3,598.
1887, January 4. Dwelling house of Lucius S. Perkins. Loss $609.
1887, January II. Shoe factory of Isaiah A. Beals, near the bridge on South Main street, and other buildings including a stable owned by the Lyman Clark estate. Loss $20,622.
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1887, January 29. Dwelling house belonging to George C. Cary on Ford street. Loss $125.
1887, February 13. Store on Centre street owned by A. H. Fuller. Loss $210.
1887, March 3. "Crescent Block" owned by Henry L. Bryant, cor- ner Crescent and Main streets. Loss $6,675.
1887, March 30. Blacksmith shop of Snell & Atherton. Loss small.
1887, April 14. Stable belonging to George Taber on Huntington street. Loss $400.
1887, April 23. Barn belonging to John Sweeney on Ashland street Loss $600.
1887, May 6. Dwelling house of D. C. Dunbar on North Montello street. Loss $350.
1887, May 6. Store of J. D. White on Main street. Loss $325.
1887, May II. "Post Office Block" owned by George E. Bryant, occupied by H. S. Bagnell and others. Loss $1,490.
1887, May 17. A three story frame building occupied by T. J. Kinney and others for stores and dwellings, on East Elm street. Loss $1,600.
1887, July 20. The shoe factory occupied by Marcus H. Reynolds at Campello and owned by the Williard Keith heirs. Loss $767.
1887, July 21, Residence of James Porter and Mrs. McCool on Alton street. Loss $375.
1887, August 13. "Post Office Block" corner Main and Centre streets, owned by George E. Bryant. Loss small.
1887, August 24. Shoe tool shop on Perkins street belonging to J. H. Sanford. Loss $2, 100.
1887, August 29. Tenement house owned by Daniel S. Howard on Linden street. Loss $340.
1887, September 18. Dwelling house owned and occupied by George Coulter on Belmont street. Loss $300.
1887, November 1. Dwelling house of Harry Willis. Loss $1,080.
1887, November 8. " Washburn Block" occupied by Dole & John- son on Main street. Loss $300.
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1887, November 27. Drug store and dwelling house of M. A. Win- ship on North Main street, and occupied by Linnehan & Co. Loss $700.
1888, January 22. Methodist church, Campello, had a small fire. Loss $150.
1888, January 30. Dwelling house of George C. Bumpus at "Bum - pus Corner," at the corner of Crescent and Quincy streets. Loss $875.
1888, March 2. Carpenter shop of N. S. Holmes owned by A. C. Thompson. Loss $225.
1888, March 5. Leather bleachery occupied by H. C. Fuller and owned by S. B. Pratt, on Auburn street, Campello. Loss $2,000.
1888, March 18. Dwelling house owned by Stickney & Osborne. Loss $850.
1888, March 29. Dwelling house owned by D. H. Blanchard on Montello street. Loss $300.
1888, April 8. Dwelling house and barn belonging to W. E. Marble on Weston street. Loss $2,400.
1 888, April 23. Shoe manufactory of Frank E. White. Loss $207.76.
1888, April 28. Brick block at the corner of Main and Church streets owned by the " Home National Bank " and Charles C. Bixby. Loss $19,250.
1888, May 14. The wax, cement and blacking factory belonging to Oliver O. Patten on Centre street. Loss $900.
1888, May 27. A store owned by Peter F. Hollywood corner Green and Main streets. Loss $100.
1888, June 8. A carpenter shop belonging to Simeon Franklin Packard on Montello street, Campello. Loss $150.
1888, July 3. Dwelling house of Robert Keith. Loss $850.
1888, July 10. Barn belonging to P. Kerrigan on Grove street in Campello. Loss $1,400.
1888, July 12. Dwelling house of J. E. Foley on Clinton street. Loss $235.
1888, July 12. Shoe manufactory owned by Isam Mitchell and oc- cupied by Thomas F. Bowe, on Clinton street. Loss $1,400.
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1888, August 29. Stable belonging to Shaw & Rice on Main street, Campello. Loss $452.
1888, November 29. Store owned by Jonathan White on Main street, occupied by Peters and others. Loss $1,490.
1888, December 2. Dining saloon, corner Church street and Rail- road avenue, owned by Louis Lattinville, occupied by Eli King.
1888, December 13. Shoe factory owned by Fred Coulter on Graf- ton street. Loss $375.
1889, January 14. Shoe manufactory occupied by John S. Fogg & Co., building owned by A. W. Hayden, at 129 North Montello street. Damaged by fire $1,700; insured. Damage to stock $5,000 ; insured.
1889, February 12. Dwelling house of Elmer Keith on Main street, Campello. Damage $625.
1889, March 6. Fire in Home Bank Building occupied by Agnes Kent. Damage $436.
1889, March 8. Fire in wood block at 23 East Elm street, owned by Mrs. Abby H. Packard, occupied by M. L. McCann. Damaged $15,000; insured.
1889, March 10. Grocery store and tenement house occupied by W. H. Alger. Loss $125.
1889, March 24. Dwelling house belonging to John J. Whipple on Green street and occupied by F. G. Jaeger. Damaged $741 ; insured.
1889, May 2. Emerson & Weeks shoe manufactory. Damaged $737. Insured.
1889, May 13. Business block on Centre street owned by George E. Bryant and occupied by Joslyn's Express. Damaged $164 ; insured. 1889, June 28. Dwelling house belonging to Rufus C. Kimball on Lawrence street. Damaged $900; insured.
1889, July II. Bakery of Felix Kaiser on Pleasant street. Damage on building and stock $975.
1889, October 30. Slight fire in shoe factory of Francis E. White on Gurney Court.
1889, November 27. Drug store and dwelling of Linehan & Mc- Etrick. Damage to building and stock $700.
1890, January 16. The paper box factory owned by Messrs. Gard- ner Brothers and occupied by J. A. Nelson and others, corner of Mon-
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tello and Centre streets. Loss $15,000. Also at the same time, the factory of Stacy, Adams & Co .; loss $18,000; and Nathaniel R. Pack- ard ; loss $1,000; and a dwelling house owned by Mrs. Dr. Dean. Loss $400.
1890, January 21. The dwelling house of Ira R. Hurst, East Ash- land street. Loss $2,400.
1890, January 23. A fire at the mill of Elmer C. Packard on Cres- cent street. Damaged to the extent of $800.
1890, February 9. Barn and cattle shed of Wilson Morse near Cary street. Loss $950.
1890, February 17. Shoe factory of Edwin Keith on Montello street, Campello. Damaged by fire $8,750.
1890, February 20. Planing mill of O'Neil & Howes on Court street. Damaged $269.
1890, March 5. Dwelling house of Thomas Gegan at East Side. Damaged $450.
1890, March 14. Machine shop of B C. Leonard in the building owned by O. O. Patten on Centre street. Damaged $155.
1890, April 9. A fire took place in the rooms of F. E. Seed, tailor, corner Main and School streets. Damage $325.
1890, May 19. A shop owned by the Old Colony Rail Road occu - pied by E. W. Walker, Brockton Stay Company. $1,800.
1890, June 15. Shoe manufactory of Hon. James Sidney Allen on Crescent street ; totally destroyed. Loss $21,000. At the same time the stable of Carrie Porter, loss $450; and also J. M. Jenney, $1,100. 1890, July 24. Stable belonging to W. H. Pease on Foundry street. Loss $3,700.
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