| Transcribed by Norma Knotts Shaffer from microfiche
of the Wirt County Journal dated 2/17/1933.
Destructive Fire
Freed was visited Sunday by a very bad fire which burned four buildings
all belonging to B.B. Shimer. The fire started from a small cottage
which was occupied by Grandma Shimer. A gas line burst in her house.
No one was at home there but E.E. Shimer who had been staying with his
mother. He received very severe burns and had a narrow escape getting
out of the burning building. A two story building which was formerly
Roy Morrison's store building and residence burned. It was occupied
by Okey Shimer and family also a building and grist mill and a garage were
burned. Just a few things were saved out of Okey Shimer's residence.
B.B. Shimer's residence and Alfred Ford's residence were saved. We
haven't learned if any insurance was carried on any of the property destroyed
by fire. | 
