Further Details of the Disastrous Blow to Our Sister Borough.
The Lawrenceville fire last Wednesday morning, of which meager details were given in last week’s Agitator, involved a lost of nearly $50,000. It was a serious blow to the town, as it wiped out the best business block and there is great uncertainty about rebuilding the burned district.
Messr. Wing & Bostwick, whose large general store occupied the Rusling brick building on the corner, were able to take care of the goods they saved by transferring them to their Corning store. At Corning, on the north side, this firm has met with such success in trade that they purchased an $8,000 lot and propose to build a large department store thereon. There is a rumor that they will not resume at Lawrenceville, but will devote all their capital and energy to their Corning establishment. If this is true, it will be much regretted at Lawrenceville.
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