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Jan. 27, 10.26 P. M. Still Alarm. A four-story brick block, Nos. 24 and 26 Pearl street, owned by T. W. Wellington. The fire originated on the third floor in a room occupied by Mrs. Ruggles, from the explosion of a kerosene lamp. Extinguished by the occupants. No loss.
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Jan. 28, 7.05 A. M. Still Alarm. A one-and-a-half-story frame dwelling house, No. 60 Vernon street, owned and occupied by John H. Piper. Caused by a spark from the chimney. Extinguished by the occupants. Loss trifling.
Jan. 28, 7.36 P. M. Box 65. A two-and-a-half-story frame dwelling house, No. 36 Cedar street, owned and occupied by B. W. Potter. Cause of fire, a hot soap-stone in the bed. Real estate insured $3,000.00. Loss $12 .- 00. Personal estate insured $800.00. Loss $80.00.
Jan. 30, 9.44 P. M. Still Alarm. From No. 44 Wellington street. Fire Patrol called to cover goods. Cause, a break in the city water pipe.
Feb. 1, 1 A. M. Still Alarm. From the Iron Foundry in rear of No. 25 Her- mon street, occupied by Prespy Pero. Cause of fire, the stack set the roof on fire. Extinguished by Officer Legasey. No loss.
Feb. 2, 11.20 A. M. Still Alarm. A two-story frame house, No. 25 North Ashland street, owned and occupied by Henry Greaney. Cause, defective flue in chimney. Extinguished by the occupants. No damage.
Feb. 2, 7 P. M. Still Alarm. A frame dwelling house, No. 11 North Ashland street, owned by John Doyle. Caused by burning of grease on the stove. Extinguished by the occupants. No loss.
Feb. 1, 7.44 P. M. Box 36, followed by a second alarm at 8.20. A three-story brick building, Nos. 197, 199, 201, 203, 205, 207 Front street, owned by A. B. Hall and occupied by A. B. Hall, White, Pevey & Dexter, E. D. Parsons, Alfred D. Sampson, Oliver Brothers and Blanchard & Wilson. The fire originated on the second floor from cause unknown. Real estate insured $23,000.00. Loss $2,300. Personal estate insured $18,000.00. Loss $6,008.31.
Feb. 3, 9.31 A. M. Box 6. A two-story and mansard roof framne dwelling house, Nos. 81 and 83 Washington street, owned by Lewis Plaisted and occupied by four families. Fire caused by thawing the water pipes. Extinguished by Steamer No. 1 and Fire Patrol. Real estate insured $5,000.00. Loss $45.50.
Feb. 5, 6.44 P. M. Box 51. A three-story brick block, Nos. 47 and 49 Main street, owned by J. B. Bailey and occupied by Snow, Woodman & Co., printers, and Charles E. Wilder, fiour and grain store. The fire origin- ated on the first floor, supposed incendiary. Real estate insured $7,000.00. Loss, $521.01. Personal estate insured $18,300.00. Loss $603.75.
Feb. 6, 1.5 P. M. Still Alarm. A two-story frame dwelling house in Leland Court, owned by S. R. Leland and occupied by Glustar Winslow. Cause, clothes taking fire from the stove. Extinguished by Steamer Company No. 1. Loss trifling.
Feb. 8, 4.30 A. M. Telephone Alarm. A two-and-a-half-story frame house, No. 56 Union street, owned by Michael Earley and occupied by Patrick Joy and Michael Earley. Fire caused by cigar stub in sawdust spittoon. Real estate insured $1,500.00. Loss $185.00. Personal estate not in- sured. Loss $15.00.
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Feb. 8, 4.52 A. M. Box 63. A large frame building. No. 219 Summer street, owned and occupied by Jason Chapin as a brass foundry. Cause of fire unknown. Real estate insured $1,800.00. Loss $450.50. Personal estate not insured. Loss $400.00.
Feb. 8, 9.29 P. M. Still Alarm. A four-story brick block, Nos. 458, 460, 462 Main street, owned by Gross and Strauss. Cause of fire, hot ashes in a wooden barrel. No loss.
Feb. 10, 9.11 P. M. Box 36. In the brick block, No. 205 Front street, owned by A. B. Hall. Caused by the explosion of a kerosene lamp in the print- ing office of Blanchard & Wilson. Loss trifling.
Feb. 10, 10.25 P. M. Still Alarm. A two-story and mansard roof frame house, No. 68 Summer street, owned and occupied by Esther A. How- land. Caused by breaking a kerosene lamp. Extinguished by the occu- pants. Loss trifling.
Feb. 13, 3.12 P. M. Telephone Alarm. A two-story frame house, No. 9 Vine street, owned by the Trumbull estate and occupied by two families. Cause of fire, rats and matches. Real estate insured $1,000.00. Loss $37.50. Personal estate not insured. Loss $5.00.
Feb. 14, 11.07 A. M. Box 36. A one-and-a-half-story frame building, No. 96 Front street, owned by Maurice Foley, and occupied by Shortall Brothers as a retail liquor store. Cause of fire, from the stove. Real estate in- sured $500.00. Loss $99.42. Personal estate insured $1,000.00. Loss $96.50.
Feb. 15, 7.50 P. M. Still Alarm. A frame house on Lincoln near Kendall street, owned and occupied by Roswell Bancroft. Fire caused by up- setting a lamp. Extinguished by the occupants. Not insured. Loss $25.00.
Feb. 24, 11.19 P. M. Box 4. A four-story marble and brick building, Nos. 404, 406 Main street, owned by Calvin Foster, and occupied by Duncan & Goodell as a hardware store, the City Bank and Boyden & Sons, archi- tects. Fire originated on the second floor. Cause, incendiary. Real estate insured $18,500.00. Loss $235.00. Personal estate insured $30,- 800.00. Loss $310.20.
Feb. 26, 10 P. M. Still Alarm. From the John L. Tuttle block on Lincoln street. Caused by upsetting a kerosene lamp in the tenement occupied by A. A. Mclaughlin. Extinguished by the occupants. Loss trifling.
Feb. 27, 7.30 P. M. Still Alarm. A two-story and mansard roof frame house No. 58 Austin street, owned by C. S. Goddard, and occupied by three families. Cause of fire unknown. Extinguished by George H. Sawin of Hose Co. No. 5. Real estate insured $3,000; loss $12. Personal estate insured $1,500; loss $60.
March 3, 4.30 A. M. Box 18. A one-story and mansard roof frame barn, No. 95 Lincoln street. Owned and occupied by Lewis Barnard. Cause of fire, supposed to be from a kerosene stove. Real estate insured $1,000. Loss $750. Personal estate insured $650. Loss $1,400.
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March 11, 8.28 A. M. Box 35. A two-story frame house, No. 15 Union Avenue, owned and occupied by Jeremiah Murphy. Cause, chimney on fire. No damage.
March 13, 3.35 A. M. Still Alarm. A one-and-a-half-story frame house and barn, in Smith's Lane, North Worcester, owned and occupied by L. C. Blackstone. Cause of fire, defective chimney. Real estate insured $1,500. Loss $1,500. Personal estate insured $2,735. Loss $1,812.35.
March 16, 10.30 P. M. Telephone Alarm. A three-story brick building on Lagrange street, owned by Ethan Allen and occupied by Edward Wood as a machine shop. Fire caused by spontaneous combustion of cotton waste. Real estate insured $8,000.00. Loss $60.00. Personal estate insured $12,500.00. Loss, $375.00.
March 17, 9.56 A. M. Still Alarm. From the corner of Main and Thomas streets, building owned by Silas Dinsmore. Cause, chimney fire. No damage.
March 26, 3.35 A. M. Still Alarm. A frame barn in Leland's Court, owned and occupied by S. R. Leland. Cause, incendiary. Extinguished by Charles Allen of Steamer No. 1. No loss.
March 31, 8.45 A. M. Telephone Alarm. A dwelling house, No. 27 School street, owned and occupied by N. G. Tucker. Cause, chimney on fire. Extinguished by James F. Adams of Steamer No. 3. No damage.
March 19, 8.30 P. M. Still Alarm. A six-tenement house owned by John Tugar. Caused by upsetting a kerosene lamp in the tenement occupied by George Hartwell. Extinguished by the occupants. No loss.
March 21, 8 P. M. Still Alarm. A five-story brick building, Nos. 472-480 Main street, owned by R. C. Taylor and occupied by Clark, Sawyer & Co., John D. Chollar and other parties. The fire originated in a closet on the fifth floor and was of incendiary origin. No loss.
March 31, 9.10 P. M. Still Alarm. A dwelling house, No. 24 Sigel street, owned by L. A. Ely and occupied by Arthur Burr. Caused by children playing with matches. Extinguished by hose No. 7. Not insured. Loss $10.00.
April 4, 7.10 A. M. Still Alarm. A two-story brick building, Nos. 92, 94 Southbridge street, owned by F. H. Dewey. The fire originated in a room on the second floor occupied by P. G. Clark as a paint shop. Cause, supposed incendiary. Loss trifling.
April 5, 9 A. M. Still Alarm. A one-and-a-half-story frame building, No. 41 Water street, owned and occupied by F. B. Norton as a pottery. Caused by a spark from the chimney. Extinguished by Hose Company No. 2. Loss trifling.
April 5, 7.35 P. M. Box 24. A two-story frame house, No. 399 Southbridge street, owned and occupied by John Gilmore. Fire caused by spark from the chimney. Real estate insured $1,800.00. Loss $15.00.
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April 7, 8 P. M. Still Alarm. A one-and-a-half-story frame house, No. 15 Gold street, owned and occupied by James E. Dennis. Caused by the ex- plosion of a kerosene lanıp, and Mrs. R. M. Dennis was burned to death. Real estate insured $2,000.00. Loss $28.08.
April 8, 11 A. M. Box 76. Caused by burning brush on Highland street. No damage.
April 8, 9.50 P. M. Still Alarm. Caused by putting hot ashes in a wooden vessel in the rear of store occupied by Clark, Sawyer & Co. Extinguish- ed by the Fire Patrol. No loss.
April 10, 8 P. M. Still Alarm. Caused by upsetting a kerosene lamp in a dwelling house, No. 45 Temple street, occupied by Wm. Steel. Ex- tinguished by the police. Loss trifling.
April 11. Still Alarm. From the School-house in Quinsigamond, a two-story brick building owned by the city. Cause, incendiary. Loss trifling.
April 19, 9.26 P. M. Box 37. Caused by burning grass on Newton Hill. A needless alarm. No damage.
April 22, 3.30 A. M. Boxes 31 and 61. A one-and-a-half-story frame barn, No. 23 Richard street, owned and occupied by Charles B. Day. Cause of fire, supposed incendiary. Real estate insured $500.00. Loss $500.00. Personal estate not insured. Loss $250.00.
April 22, 8.55 P. M. Telephone Alarm. Chimney fire, corner of Main and Walnut streets. No damage.
April 23, 5.15 P. M. Still Alarm. A one-and-a-half-story frame building on Jackson street, owned by Arthur E. Estabrook. Caused by a spark from a locomotive. No damage.
April 25, 10.17 A. M. Box 45. A six-tenement frame house, No. 6 Brackett Court, owned by Willard Pond. Cause of fire, defective chimney. Real estate insured $1,000.00. Loss $25.00.
April 29, 2.10 P. M. Box 4. A one-and-a-half-story frame barn in Leland's Court, owned and occupied by S. R. Leland. Fire caused by children playing with matches. Real estate insured $500.00. Loss $90.00. Personal estate insured $500.00. Loss $73.50.
April 29, 11.5 P. M. Box 46. The Washburn Iron Company's foundry, on Grafton street. Cause of fire, unknown. Real estate insured $2,000.00. Loss $300.00. Personal estate insured $500.00. No loss.
April 30, 12.14 P. M. Box 28. A two-and-a-half-story frame house, No. 137 Millbury street, owned and occupied by Daniel Brennan. Caused by spark from chimney. Real estate insured $2,000.00. Loss $5.00.
May 2, 9.40 A. M. Still Alarm. A four-story brick block, No. 31 Mulberry street, owned and occupied by Samuel Winslow, manufacturer of skates. Caused by spontaneous combustion. Extinguished by Steamer No. 1. No loss.
May 3, 5.15 A. M. Still Alarm. A three-story frame building, No. 152 South- bridge street, owned and occupied by J. W. Brigham & Co., boot manu- facturers. Caused by spontaneous combustion. Extinguished by one of the workmen. No loss.
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May 4, 10.15 A. M. Telephone Alarm. Caused by boys setting a lot of rags on fire in a wagon on Shrewsbury street. No insurance. Loss $60.25.
May 7, 7.15 P. M. Still Alarm. A horse car on Main street, caused by a leaky kerosene lamp. Extinguished by citizens. Loss $10.00.
May 8, 1.10 A. M. Box 4. A two-story frame house, No. 13 Portland street, owned by the Notre Dame church and occupied by the Rev. J. B. Prim- eau. The fire originated in the cellar from cause unknown. Real estate insured $4,600 00. Loss $255.00. Personal estate insured $3,000.00. Loss $556.00.
May 9, 6.55 P. M. Box 45. A two-story frame house, No. 14 Larkin street, owned and occupied by Patrick Cronan. Caused by children playing with matches. Real estate insured $2,000.00. Loss $4.88.
May 11, 11.15 A. M. Telephone Alarm. A chimney fire, Messenger's block. No damage.
May 20, 8.40 A. M. Telephone Alarm. A two-story frame house, No. 28 Mechanic street, owned by George S. Barton and occupied by Mrs. Sand- erson. Caused by rats and matches. Real estate insured $750.00. Loss. $9.65. Personal estate insured $400.00. Loss trifling.
May 22, 4.28 P. M. Still Alarm. A five-story brick building, No. 283 Main street, the Bay State House. Fire originated in the charcoal bin in the kitchen from cause unknown. Loss trifling.
May 22, 7.15 P. M. Still Alarm. From a room in Bangs block, occupied by L. Pierce. Caused by upsetting a kerosene lamp. Loss trifling.
May 27, 6.20 A. M. Box 73. A four-story brick building, No. 94 Grove street, owned and occupied by Washburn & Moen Manufacturing Co. Caused by dropping a hot iron in tar. Real and personal estate insured $177,800.00. Loss $880.00.
May 28, 2.47 P. M. Telephone Alarm. A two-story frame house at North Worcester, owned and occupied by John H. Brooks. Caused by children playing with matches. Real estate insured $1,600.00. Loss $10.00. Per- sonal estate insured $800.00. Loss $10.00.
May 28, 4.30 P. M. Still Alarm. A four-story brick block, No. 37 Spring street, owned by Mary Fogerty, and occupied by eight families. Caused by children playing with matches. No loss.
June 2, 1.25 A. M. Box 71. A two-and-a-half-story frame building, No. 2 . Sudbury street, owned by the Flagg estate and occupied by Bradish & Benson as a bleachery. Cause of fire unknown. Real estate not insured. Loss $105.00. Personal estate insured $500.00. Loss $290.00.
June 2, 4.40 P. M. Still Alarm. A chimney fire in a house No. 45 Pond street, owned and occupied by Patrick Cunningham. No loss.
June 3, 2.55 A. M. Still Alarm. A one-and-a-half-story frame building at Trowbridgeville, New Worcester, owned and occupied by Albert Curtis. as a shoddy mill. Caused by the picker. No insurance. Loss $25.00.
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June 4, 1.00 A. M. Still Alarm. The Exchange Hotel, No. 93 Main street, owned and occupied by E. L. Kennan. Caused by upsetting a kerosene lamp. Real estate insured $5,650.00. Loss $7.00. Personal estate in- sured $1,500.00. Loss $19.88.
June 6, 4.00 P. M. Still Alarm. A frame building in rear of No. 25 Hermon street, occupied by Prespy Pero, as an iron foundry. Caused by a spark from the stack. No damage.
June 10, 1.55 P. M. Telephone Alarm. Central Exchange building, No. 311 Main street. Cause, chimney fire. No damage.
June 12, 8.45 P. M. Still Alarm. A dwelling house, No. 58 North Ashland street, owned by J. W. Ranger, and occupied by Joel B. Hunt. Cause, upsetting kerosene lamp. Loss trifling.
June 13, 2.10 A. M. Box 58. A two-story frame house, No. 176 Chandler street, owned by David Cunningham, and occupied by six families. Cause of fire unknown. Real estate insured $4,000.00. Loss $1,522.00. Per- sonal estate insured $1,500.00. Loss $854.97.
June 13, 9.50 P. M. Box 4. A three-story and mansard roof brick building, Nos. 56, 58, 60 Front street, owned by Dr. F. H. Kelley and occupied by Bush & Co., druggists, McMahon Brothers, boot and shoe store, and tenements. Cause of fire unknown. Real estate insured $10,000.00. Loss $212.70. Personal estate insured $10,000.00. Loss $2,381.50.
June 16, 9.00 A. M. Still Alarm. An unoccupied building, Nos. 62-66 Grafton street. Cause, incendiary. No loss.
June 17, 6.25 A. M. Still Alarm. An unoccupied building, Nos. 62-66 Grafton street. Cause, incendiary. No loss.
June 20, 7.11 A. M. Box 63. A two-and-a-half-story brick house, No. 25 Fulton street, owned by Willard Richmond and occupied by two families. Caused by a spark from the chimney. Loss trifling.
June 21, 1.05 A. M. Still Alarm. A one-and-a-half-story frame building in Trowbridgeville, New Worcester, owned and occupied by Albert Curtis as a shoddy mill. Caused by a spark from the picker. No insurance. Loss $2,900.00.
June 22, 10.45 A. M. Telephone Alarm. A two-story frame building, No. 179 Union street, owned and occupied by John Gates & Sons. Caused by spark from chimney. Real estate insured $2,000.00. Loss $14.00.
June 22, 10.25 P. M. Still Alarm. A one-story frame building, No. 24 Win- ter street, owned by R. C. Taylor. Cause, incendiary. No loss.
June 23, 12.25 A. M. Box 14. A three-story brick building, No. 76 School street, owned and occupied by N. A. Lombard, manufacturer of woolen machinery. Cause of fire unknown. Real estate insured $11,000.00. Loss $354.72. Personal estate insured $11,000.00. Loss $88.77.
June 24, 7.05 P. M. Still Alarm. No. 275 Main street, a music store occu- pied by L. Merrifield. Cause, explosion of a kerosene lamp. Insured $2,000.00. Loss $30.00.
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June 28, 9.00 P. M. Still Alarm. A frame house, No. 165 Exchange street, owned by Mrs. Daniel Hitchcock and occupied by three families. Cause, incendiary. No insurance. Loss $25.00.
June 28, 9.10 P. M. Still Alarm. From No. 364 Main street, a book-store occupied by Sanford & Co. Cause, gas setting fire to curtain. Loss trifling.
June 28, 2.50 P. M. Still Alarm. A frame house, No. 31 William street, owned and occupied by J. T. Hastings. Caused by lightning. Loss $25.00.
July 3, 4.00 P. M. Still Alarm. A lumber shed, No. 180 Union street, owned by Johnson & Bassett. Cause unknown. Loss trifling.
July 4, 9.00 P. M. Still Alarm. Caused by fireworks setting fire to the awn- ing on C. L. Gorham's store, No. 455 Main street. Loss trifling.
July 5, 3.15 P. M. Still Alarm. From No. 23 Bowdoin street, a dwelling house owned by Henry Palmer. Cause, explosion of a kerosene stove. No loss.
July 6, 1.10 A. M. Box 48. A two-and-a-half-story frame house and small barn in Grand Street Court, owned and occupied by D. Belanger. Cause of fire unknown. Real estate insured $1,100.00. Loss $400.00. Personal estate insured $150.00. Loss $108.55.
July 12, 12.48 P. M. Box 26. False alarm.
July 15, 10.19 A. M. Box 5. A two-and-a-half-story frame house, No. 1 Franklin street, owned by the Trumbull estate and occupied by four families. Caused by a spark from a locomotive setting the roof on fire. Insured $700.00. Loss $10.00.
July 21, 10.45 A. M. Still Alarm. A two-story brick building at Webster square, owned and occupied by Albert Curtis as a picker house. Cause of fire from the picker. No insurance. Loss $300.00.
July 22, 4.39 A. M. Box 71. A two-story frame house in the rear of Christ church on Thomas street, and owned by the Church Society, occupied by Albert Young and two other families. Cause of fire unknown. Real estate insured $2,000.00. Loss $400.00. Personal estate not insured. Loss $275.
July 22, 9.00 P. M. Still Alarm. From the Lincoln Park Theatre at Lake Quinsigamond. Caused by fireworks. Loss trifling.
August 7, 2.26 A. M. Telephone Alarm. A three-story brick building, Nos. 390-392 Main street, owned by the Butman heirs and occupied by the Worcester Evening Gazette. Cause of fire unknown. No loss.
August 7, 1.05 P. M. Still Alarm. A chimney fire in a frame house on Cen- tral street. No loss.
August 11, 9.28 A. M. Box 4. A two-and-a-half-story frame building, No. 135 Park street, owned by A. B. R. Sprague and occupied by H. B. Stone & Co., C. H. Mirick & Co., and J. B. Lamb. Cause unknown. Real estate insured $4,000.00. Loss $225.00. Personal estate insured S10,- 300.00. Loss $3,030.00.
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August 11, 4.00 P. M. Still Alarm. An awning in front of Clark & Kendall's store, No. 458 Main street. Caused by a cigar stub. Loss trifling.
August 12, 10.00 A. M. Still Alarm. A two-story frame house on Franklin street, owned by the Trumbull estate and occupied by four families. Caused by a spark from a locomotive. No loss.
August 15, 2.41 A. M. Telephone Alarm. A one-and-a-half-story frame house in Plantation Court, owned by W. H. Earle and occupied by E. D. Ruggles. Cause of fire unknown. No water in the vicinity. Real estate insured $1,000.00. Loss $850.00. Personal estate insured $1,500.00. Loss $700.00.
August 16, 7.10 P. M. Still Alarm. In rear of No. 48 Pearl street. Caused by a plumber's furnace. No loss.
August 21, 12.20 P. M. Still Alarm. A two-and-a-half-story frame house, No. 39 North Ashland street, owned and occupied by Patrick Haraghey and six families. Caused by children playing with matches. Real estate insured $1,500.00. Loss $15.00.
August 25, 9.50 A. M. Telephone Alarm. A two-and-a-half-story frame house, No. 204 Southbridge street, owned by Fred. Leach and occupied as a boarding-house. Caused by smoking in bed. Personal estate in- sured. Loss $20.00.
August 25, 6.24 P. M. Box 6. A two-and-a-half-story frame house, corner of Plymouth and Washington streets, owned and occupied by Patrick Smith. Cause of fire unknown. Real and personal estate insured. Loss $10.00.
August 26, 1.40 P. M. Box 61. A small building in rear of No. 37 Canter- bury street, owned by Morris Martin. Cause incendiary. No insurance. Loss $15.00.
August 27, 6.45 P. M. Still Alarm. Burning a hay stack on May street, owned by Johnson McGee. Cause, incendiary.
August 29, 2.10 P. M. Still Alarm. Burning a hay stack at New Worcester, owned by Albert Curtis. Cause, incendiary.
August 29, 5.15 P. M. Still Alarm. Burning of a manure heap on Ripley street, owned by F. B. Knowles.
August 29, 7.40 P. M. Telephone Alarm. Burning brush on Vernon street.
Sept. 2, 5.14 A. M. Box 14. A five-story brick building, No. 25 Union street, owned by Stephen Salisbury and occupied by Munroe Organ Reed Co. Cause unknown. Real estate insured $10,500.00. Loss $283.50. Per- sonal estate insured. Loss $500.00.
Sept. 2, 6.42 A. M. Box 36. A two-and-a-half-story frame house, No. 1 Mechanic street court, owned and occupied by Martin Cumiskey. Caused by a spark from the chimney. Real estate insured $700.00. Loss $2.00.
Sept. 9, 8.46 P. M. Box 32. A frame building, No. 131 Union street, owned and occupied by Mann & Knight. Caused by a spark from the chimney. No loss.
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Sept. 10, 6.45 P. M. Still Alarm. A frame house, No. 37 Chandler street, owned by A. R. Parsons and occupied by H. A. Hovey. Caused by up- setting a kerosene lamp. Loss trifling.
Sept. 11, 12.45 P. M. Still Alarm. Prentice block, 120 Front street. Caused by an explosion of a kerosene stove, in a tenement occupied by John B. Leonard. Loss trifling.
Sept. 15, 2 P. M. Still Alarm. A frame shed on Jackson street, occupied by L. J. Knowles. Caused by a spark from a locomotive. No loss.
Sept. 21, 7.50 P. M. Still Alarm. From the store No. 472 Main street, occu- pied by J. B. Barnaby & Co. Caused by gas setting the curtain on fire. Loss trifling.
Sept. 22, 6.40 P. M. Still Alarm. From the store Nos. 327 and 329 Main street, occupied by Barnard, Sumner & Co. Caused by a defective fur- nace pipe. No loss.
Sept. 24, 6.20 P. M. Box 17. The Waldo House, No. 25 Waldo street. Caused by gas igniting from a leaky pipe. No loss.
Sept. 24, 7.05 P. M. Still Alarm. From No. 446 Main street, in the store occupied by S. R. Leland & Son. Cause, explosion of a kerosene lamp. No loss.
Sept. 26, 4.15 P. M. Telephone Alarm. From No. 408 Main street, First National Bank building. Cause, defective chimney. No loss.
Sept. 26, 4.20 P. M. Box 26. A two-and-a-half-story frame house, No. 126 Southbridge street, owned and occupied by Elisha Gale. Caused by a spark from the chimney. Loss trifling.
Sept. 29, 7 P. M. Still Alarm. A frame house in rear of No. 60 Temple street, occupied by Mrs. Connor. Caused by the explosion of a kerosene lamp. Loss trifling.
Oct. 3, 12.20 A. M. Box 15. A frame barn on Grove street, owned and occupied by William Ryan. Cause of fire, incendiary. Not insured. Loss $200.
Oct. 3, 7.48 A. M. Telephone Alarm. A frame building on Lyon street, owned and occupied by James Wansby as an oil extracting factory. Caused by chimney on fire. No loss.
Oct. 4, 3.40 P. M. Still Alarm. A building on Grafton street, owned and occupied by the Washburn Car Wheel Co. Caused by the explosion of gas. John Flaherty, the watchman, was killed.
Oct. 8, 12.46 P. M. Box 68. A two-story frame building on Norfolk street, owned by N. Paine and occupied by ten families. Cause, chimney setting roof on fire. Loss trifling.
Oct. 11, 6.04 A. M. Box 36. A two-story frame house, No. 20 Cherry street, owned by Sumner Pratt, and occupied by two families. Cause unknown. Real estate insured. Loss $10.00.
Oct. 12, 1.08 P. M. Box 34. A six-tenement house, corner of Taylor and Millbury streets, owned by the Worcester Bank. Cause of fire unknown. Real estate insured. No loss. Personal estate not insured. Loss $10.00.
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Oct. 14, 5.13 P. M. Box 32. A chimney at No. 77 Central street. No damage.
Oct. 15, 6.20 A. M. Box 32. A frame building, No. 99 Central street, owned by A. H. Sears, and occupied by Smith & Jacobs for storage of rags. Cause of fire unknown. Real estate not insured. Loss $200. Personal estate not insured. Loss $1,800.
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