. Sketches of Pitt County, a brief history of the county, 1704-1910; illustrations and maps . e other occupants received injuries thatwere very serious. On the night of the 23d of February, 1910, Greenville,and the County, suffered heavy losses by fire. About oneoclock that night the old John Flanagan buggy shops werediscovered to be on fire. A very stiff northeast wind wasblowing and the fire spread rapidly. Every building exceptone dwelling, on the square in front of the court-house, wasburned. Most of the buildings were wood and burned rap-idly. Across Evans street, the fire spread to the P
. Sketches of Pitt County, a brief history of the county, 1704-1910; illustrations and maps . e other occupants received injuries thatwere very serious. On the night of the 23d of February, 1910, Greenville,and the County, suffered heavy losses by fire. About oneoclock that night the old John Flanagan buggy shops werediscovered to be on fire. A very stiff northeast wind wasblowing and the fire spread rapidly. Every building exceptone dwelling, on the square in front of the court-house, wasburned. Most of the buildings were wood and burned rap-idly. Across Evans street, the fire spread to the Pitt Countybuggy shops. From there to the court-house and jail was ashort leap for the flames, and from there to the Masonic SKETCHES OF PITT COUNTY. 205 tiBmple the fire followed. The property loss was over $100,-000, with about half that amount of insurance. The court-house was built about 1860 and was a splendidbuilding of its kind. Some years ago vaults were put in andthese saved the records of clerks office and of the register ofdeeds office, with scarcely any damage. The only loss by. NEW STEEL BRIDCIE ACROSS TAR RIVER AT GREENVILLE. any office were the court papers of the clerks office. Therewas but little insurance on the court-house and jail. The Masonic temple was a new building. In it the Ma-sons, Odd Fellows and Pythians met. Most of their propertyand records, except some of the Masons, were lost. TheBoard of Education had an office on the giound floor and lostall but the records and some furniture. Owing to the increase in the receipts at the Greenvillepost-office, this office was advanced to second class in 1909. 206 SKETCHES OF PITT COUNTY. The steady increase to 1910 indicate that this year will showan increase that will reach $10,000, which will entitle Green-ville to free delivery of mail. ADDENDA. In July, 1910, Harry W. Whedbee was nominated forJudge fpr this district. Judge D. L. Ward, of New Bern,was also a candidate for the nomination, having been ap-point
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