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Updated: July 24, 2025
I renewed mine to-day, and the agent said he could give me a lower rate, as the risk of loss from fire was less now that we had two good chemical engines." "If we had enlarged the bucket brigade it would have done just as well, and saved a lot of money," declared the butcher. "Oh, nonsense. You're an old fossil, Moses. Why Lakeville amounts to something to-day.
That was quite a fire you had over there the other night. If you'd had a chemical engine like ours that blaze could have been put out." "That's what it could," replied Cole. "I had a visit from one of your men the other day," went on the chief. "Who?" "Mr. Sagger. He wanted to know, in case they had a bad fire in Lakeville, if we'd lend 'em our engine." "What did you tell him?" asked Bert.
Never had Lakeville been so stirred as when, a few days after the lumber yard fire, notices were posted in various parts of the town, stating that a special meeting of the Selectmen would be held to take action on an offer made by Mr. Bergman to equip a regular fire department for the place. "So, that's what he meant!" remarked Bert, when he read the notices.
"Lakeville is certainly improving," remarked Mr. Appelby to a group of men in the post-office one day, as they were reading the notice about the parade and picnic. "That's what it is," added Mr. Charles Daven, the aged postmaster and a justice of the peace. "Why there's been more mail come to this here office in the last two weeks than in two months afore."
Next came the Lakeville lads, while those from Weedsport were in the rear. Suddenly there sounded a crash, and Bert, turning his head, saw the foremost of the Weedsport men stumble. An instant later the engine, striking a rut, overturned, dragging the whole company down. "That puts them out of the -race!" panted Cole, who, in spite of his fleshiness, was keeping well up with his companions.
It was a Saturday afternoon early in June, and the fine weather had brought a big crowd to see the game, which was played on the Lakeville grounds. The members of the High School nine, including a few substitutes, rode home in a big stage, but trolley cars took the other Darewell boys and girls back.
Now we'd better get the engines into quarters." It had been decided to keep one engine in Cole's barn, and another in the basement of the town hall, as these two places were far enough apart to give good protection in case of fire. The alarm system had been installed some days before, and Lakeville was now in good shape to take care of a blaze.
"He left Lakeville shortly after, and I brought an architect from St. Louis after I returned from Europe. But nothing could be done to your room without taking down the chimney, so it remained as Flint left it." "That reminds me, Gabriel, I'm afraid I spoke rather cavalierly to Kitty, last night, about the arrangements of the room.
The other machine was as untried as the day it came off the train, but it was known to be in good working order. It was planned to have a drill between the two Lakeville companies, to see which could quickest get to a fire from a certain spot, and the one which won in that contest, would enter another in which would compete the departments from Jamesville, Weedsport and Northville Centre.
There was an ominous grouping and eager whispering, and eyes were turned searchingly upon the grey trail which stretched winding away towards the western horizon. The Rev. Charles Danvers, the Methodist minister of Lakeville, was the central figure of the situation, and at whom the elder ladies fired their comments and suggestions.
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