Another old landmark disappeared
last Thursday morning, when Frank S. Smith's store was burned out. The
building was a good brick one, built some 60 years ago by the late William
Finlay, and occupied by him as a store for a time; he afterwards sold to
the late Peter E. Young, who carried on a large mercantile business for
many years, being succeeded by his son, C. P. Young. For the past 20 years
Frank S. Smith has carried on a most successful and popular business. He
had greatly improved the building with a new roof, metallic ceilling [sic],
etc., and lately natural gas had been installed for both lighting and
heating. Nothing was saved of the large stock on hand. The cause of the
fire is a mystery, as Mr. Smith is positive that the gas was turned off
properly and that there was no fire left in the place when he left it late
the night before. There is an insurance, but Mr. Smith suffers a loss, as
does the community at large at the elimination of the "old
stand."
