Good Old Days

8 years ago

The Commoner

Oct. 12, 1888

Another of the flourishing towns has received a visitation from the devouring element. This time it is Uniontown, in the southeastern portion of the county. The flames originated in Stephen Baur’s bakery at 4:20 Saturday morning last, from a defective flue. The alarm was promptly responded to by willing hands, and all possible was done to check its spread, but before it was controlled and subdued, property to the value of something more than $4,000 was destroyed.

The Commoner is informed that the O.R.&N. company have purchased 80 acres from J. Conatser...