Clinch Valley News, Jeffersonville, VA

May 24, 1907

Fire at Lebanon

Bristol. Tenn., May 21. - Fire destroyed several business houses and other property at Lebanon, the seat of Russell county, last night, the loss being estimated at $40,000 or more.

The burning of Henritz Brothers; store alone entailed a loss of $20,000. Other houses destroyed were: W. H. Alderson’s store, the Lebanon Bank, and the residences of Judge Harry Burns and T. C. Alderson. The insurance but partially covers the loss.