Feb. 17. An alarm was rung in about 4 A.M. of fire in the rear end of George Hunt’s store. This was the largest fire of the season, and perhaps the largest one in town for a number of years. It resulted in the total destruction of the building and its contents; also of the stable belonging to the Middlesex Hotel property, and damaging, to considerable extent, several of the surrounding buildings; and had it not been for the promptness of the Hose Company and the favorableness of the winds, and the snow on the roofs of the buildings at that time, it might have been somewhat larger. As it was, it seemed at one time almost impossible to hold the fire in check, it was so very hot, and had it not been for a few members of the Hose Company, of which honorable mention has been made in the local paper, it might have resulted in a larger loss of property. The origin of this fire is unknown, but after due investigation it was thought to be incendiary. Loss, about five thousand dollars; all the parties being insured, with the exception of Mr. D.F. Potter and R.S. Hayward.