MONMOUTH, Oct. 10, 1899.
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On Saturday evening between 7 and 8
O'Clock, the Academy at Monmouth was
entered by some villain or villains unknown.
who communicated fire 10 the desk of Mr..
True, the Principal, which entirely con-
sumed it, together with the records of the
Institution, and a quantity of books, the
property of Mr.. True. valued at % or $50.
BY The timely discovery of the fire, how
ever, but little damage was done to the
building, as it was quickly extnguished.- -
Had the fire been set at later hour of the
night, the Academy building, together with
the library, apparatus, sc. would probably
have been destroyed.


[It strikes us that the fire originate ed
from loco foco matches deposited in the
desk for ordinary purposes. Mr.. True will
know probably, whether there were any
More fires happen from the accidental ig.
milton of these matches than most people
dream of Ken. Jour.