FIRE AT CAMBRIDGE.
Aitoir 4.30 on Tue-day afternoon a brick cottage owned and occupied by Mr Da\id C.iru.ich.ui in Chapel street, was Itumt to the ground. ttho.tly befoie the fire broke out Mis f'.-unieliin left the house and went down the p.iddoek to milk tlie cow*, lon ing no one .it home to look after the house. Soon after some smoke w.is •'pen isMiniß fnun tho window-, and .1 few iip|tflibour-> hoon gathoed to tl»e *cene. Mr Ciimclian was unfoitunately abvnt on eleotuineei ing business. A few ]icople at once set about s.imiijt whato\ei tliey could and succeeded in pettinpr out some of the furniture, but in extinguishing the fnp w.is out of tho question ami in a, few minutes the whole thing was oxer It is thought that the fiie onginated tlnough a «.p,uk fiom the st.Ac. The house was uisiiied in the Standaid olhce foi t'loo and the fiiiuitureiu the same office for t'">o. Much sympathy it felt foi Mi and M.l-. Cainachin on account of theii less.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2056, 10 September 1885, Page 2
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170FIRE AT CAMBRIDGE. Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2056, 10 September 1885, Page 2
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