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This Residence Burned While Its Inmates Slept, Woman Hod Close EscapefTh© quiet of Sunday afternoon ftn Laurel was disturbed by the shrill of the fire whistle and the department \ery promptly ie-lponded, finding the fine on Windham avenue The house burned was owned by A Bush 'and occupied by James T Robbins and family Mi* and Mrs Robbins wore enjoying thor ! Sunday afternoon nap and a , newspaper which the latter had j been leading, is supposed to halte \ dropped from her hands into the } wood box m the corner of the apartment closet o the fireplace {The- roar of flames awakened Mr I Robbins and he saw the fire \ rapidly eating its way up the wall] from tho woodbox Hurriedly | awaking his wife, both quickly ^making their exit from the burn-)mg room, Mi Robbins barely having time to seiae an aimful of bed dollies But little, if any of the /furniture- and household goods were saved Tho building belonged to G A. Sufth whoje loss is approximately 11,200, on which thcio is insurance to the amount of $700 Mi Robbins’ loss is between $500 and $700 and no insurance Tho leasion Mr Bobbins hud no insurance was because he “was too slow” as he expressed this morning, for he had arranged all details Sutuiday evening to take lout a policy this morning e*\ on having made a complete inventory to hand to the mwuiance ugeney1 Moral Take out all the insurance you feel able to pay fa**,[ and make- no delay about it
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Laurel Daily Argus
Laurel, Mississippi, US
Mon, Jan 08, 1912
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