Ware, John D., l a………Hot Springs, Ark, Agent for Imperial Life
Ware, N. B., l a………….Berry, Ky.
Waterworks—Direct pressure. Source of water
supply, Bull Bayou. Water distributed through four miles of mains with 49 hydrants. .Size of mains in business district, 10 inches. Pressure in business district, no pounds.
Ordinances fixing lire limits and regulating sale and use of fireworks.
No license required by municipality.
Local Board—President, Geo. W. Baxter; secretary, John 1). Ware.
Fires During 188S—Two: Blocks 67 and 69; loss, $23,288.42; cause, defective flue. Courthouse: cause unknown; loss, $ 1 <;oo.
Agents and Companies Represented by Each.’
Baxter & Hunt—Union of California, Springfield. Queen, Pennsylvania, Western of Canada, Commercial of California, Fire Association of Philadelphia, Imperial, Hibernia of N. O., Arkansas of Little Rock, New York Underwriters’.
John D. Ware & Co.—.Etna of Hartford, American Central, Southern of New Orleans, Orient, Phoenix of Brooklyn, Hartford, American of Philadelphia, East Texas, New Orleans Insurance Association, Anglo-Nevada, North British and Mercantile, California, German-American of N. Y.
T. P. Mellard—German of Freeport, III., Fidelity of Huron, Dak., Mobile of Mobile.
O. F. Smith—Dakota, Crescent, Lancashire, Mechanics’ and Traders’ of N. O., Farmers’ National of Dakota.
Sumpter & Calvert—Commercial of Montgomery.
Life and Accident Companies Represented.
Ware & Arnold—State Agents, Imperial Life of Detroit.
SHELBYVILLE.(c.h.)—Shelby Co. MTX Pop. 18S0, 2393. Pop. 1888, 2500.
Fire Department—Partly paid and partly volunteer, and numbers 21 members. Apparatus and supplies consist of one steam engine, one hose carriage and 1200 feet hose in good order. Estimated value of apparatus and property belonging to fire department, $5000. Bell alarm.
No tax or license charged by town or county.
Water Supply—Twelve cisterns, supplied from creek.
Agents and Companies Represented by Each.
Bailey & Logan—California, Glens Falls, Phoenix of Hartford, Phoenix of England, Providence, Washington, Underwriters’ of N. Y.
J. S. Van Natta—.Etna, Hartford, Home of N. Y., Liverpool and London and Globe, London Assurance Corporation.
Middleton Bros.—Commercial Union.
J. T. Ballard—Guardian.
C. W. Ballard—Insurance Company of North America.
G. A. Armstrong, Jr.—Continental.
L. T. Smith—Franklin, Niagara.
Life Companies Represented.
L. M. Ware—Special agent Union Central Life’ Cincinnati.
BERRY—Harrison Co. Mtx
Pop. 1880, 281. Pop. 1888, 350. No fire protection. No fires in 1888
Agents and Companies Represented by Each.
N. B. Ware—North British and Mercantile, Lancashire, Kenton of Covington, Ky., .Etna of Hartford.
J. D. Reneker—Phoenix of Hartford.
Life Companies Represented.
C. E. Leuba—Connecticut Mutual of Hartford.
N. B.ware—Fidelity Mutual.
