Burning Of The Tracey Barns

Saturday night the barns of A. F. Tracey, about two miles west of Ypsilanti. on the motor line, were burned to the ground,together with this year's erop of wheat and hay, which had just been put in, two horses, a cow and calf, and a lot of farming utensils. The property was insured in the Aetna Ins. Co. for $1,500 which will not cover loss, it is thought. As we are told the story Mr. Tracey went out to the barn to feed the horses, which the hired man had neglected to do, and took with him a lantern. In going up into the loft in some way he tripped and feil, and the oil spilling out filled the barn at once with ñame. So rapid was the spread of the flre that he was unable to get the animáis out, fchough he did save two of his valuable liorses. 'This property was insured in the Washtenaw Mutual until last f all, at wiiii'h time through some misunderstanding the policy was caneeled. Considering the losses the County Ins. Co. ïas already sustained this season, ;his can be considered a very fortúnate iffair for them.