GREYTOWN NOTES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4881, 20 November 1894, Page 2

GREYTOWN NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent),

• .■. ' Monday. i What might kyo caused tho do- •' ■ ; station of a block of buildings 1 early last Saturday ovening was a firo discovered in ono of the front winclows of Mr Eraser's large..general etoro, at the south ond of tho town r : It appears that Mrs Eraser, who was alone at tlio time, (Mr Frascr haying gone down to Wellington by , .■ the afternoon train en route for Christchurcb.) had just Ht.tUe- lamp in tho window in question and bad ' gono to tho opposite sido of tlio shop when sbo noticed- a glare issuingfrom tbo direction of the-window. Sho guessed what it meant arid in an •"■ instant with great presence of mind ran into the back of the house for a bucket of water which she dashed upon the fire, which, was creeping up'tho sides of the window. It was soon seen that ina very few minutes the whob place would bo in a Maze, whon Mr .Harry S, Smith aod bis son vcamov up and soon bad tho flames well under, hotomnohdamagowasdono.:. Whilo this was Agoing on,Jj|-Jnjorous alarm from tho lirebell&Cfaeri and soon the sti'eot.wasJHk ".\wfth people anxiously direction tho foe was.; ] ,Thp bngado were soon in readiness but thoir services woro not required, althongh the two ineu.mentiwod are firemen, I believe. The damage done.will amburit.to'afowpounds,,:Tho store and stock were insured. Mr Prascr ' ' is a now arrival hore, audi, hopo ho may not be a loser to any extent.