Article clipped from Newbern Weekly Progress

Fire.Two alarms of fire were made W edncsday night which terminated fortunately without j anv serious damage. The first alarm was caused by fire being discovered in close proximity to the building on Middle street, nearly i opposite Mr. Cuihbert’s store, owned by I)r. j P. Custis. ft appears to have been the work J of an incendiary. A larire piece of dross was found burning which had ignited a board fence Itouching the house. Timely assistance, how-ever, soon succeeded in stopping the fire.An hour later a similar discovery was made on the premises of Mr. John M. Roberts. '! his. too, was no doubt the work of some villain, probably the same that attempted to burn ir.Where Was the Watch V
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Newbern Weekly Progress

New Bern, North Carolina, US

Tue, Feb 26, 1861

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