A Fire Scare

Saline had a big fire scare Thanksgiving morning. It is considered a narrow escape as in 1 ss than an hovir half the basiness portion would have been in ñames The fire originated in the tailor shop of George Ehnis A posably from the charcoal used in tnP flat-irons, and spread rapidly into E. II. Cressy's store. Dr. Chandler, who lives near, was the first to discover the tire, and he gave the alarm at 2 o'clock. Thia brought out nearly the whole town. The lire had burned out the partitions and ceiling and in a few minutes the whole Wallace block of seven stores would have been in flaraes, but the fire department, of which Saline has a very excallent one for a s.iiall town, after considerable difficulty and hard work were able to ch ck the dames. The damage to the building was 8200, insured, and to Cressy's stock S100, no insurance. Considering the time of night and start thj fire had it was regarded as a lucky escape.