Canadian Pacific Pendleton Station Fire 23 January 1901 Monteal Star 24 January 1901 Plantagenet Jan. 24. A fire occurred at Pendleton station on the CPR last night, burning the store house owned by Henry Moffatt and the Canada Hay Company in the first owned; Mr. Dwyer of Ottawa had between 3,000 and 4,000 bushels of grain ready for shipment and in the second were about 12 tons of hay, all of which was consumed. A car loaded with hay for Mr. Way of Rockland was also burned. It is stated that the loss is partially covered by insurance. Repeated verbatim in the Record Chesterville 31 January 1901; Toronto Star, January 24; Montreal Gazette January 25; Ottawa Journal 25 January. |