SERIOUS FIRE—On Wednesday morning last, about half-past eight, a fire broke out on Mr. Geo. Skinner’s farm, near to the village of Rushden. The fire was first seen in the centre of the roof, which is a thatched one, and the Rushden new engine, with Mr. Foster as captain, very shortly arrived on the spot, but the fire was not extinguished until a considerable amount of damage was done both to the building itself and the furniture. There is an old flue in the kitchen range, which no doubt caught fire, and so caused the conflagration. The furniture of the house is insured.

Hill House Farm, Rushden,
July 27th, 1881.

GEORGE SKINNER begs to return his most o sincere thanks to all who so kindly assisted to extinguish the fire on his premises on Wednesday last.

THE RECENT FIRE—We regret to learn that Mr. Skinner's furniture was not insured. In effecting some changes last year in the insurance of the rest of his property the furniture was unfortunately overlooked. The Volunteer Fire Brigade was under the captaincy of Mr. Foskett (not Foster). It is the first time since the formation of the Brigade and the acquisition of a fire engine in 1879, that they had been called to a fire, the result being that the parish has every reason to be satisfied both with brigade and engine.