Fire at N. S. AVERILL's
AVERILL
Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 3/25/2007 at 15:02:06
"Fairfield Ledger Weekly", April 15, 1869,
Fire Again.--- Another fire in Fairfield. It occurred on Tuesday last, about 4 o’clock, at the house of Mr. N. S. AVERILL, and caught from the heated stove pipe, which passed within a few inches of the lined ceiling. It is supposed that the sparks fell on some ironed clothes. When discovered the kitchen was a-blaze. A large force was on the ground and the flames were soon extinguished, The kitchen and part of the main building were badly damaged. Loss about $200. No insurance.
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