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- . 1883 May 14 - TOWNS DESTROYED, Leamington, Ont. a Heap of Smoldering Ruins, Houses & Property Burned. A destructive fire occurred in Leamington, Ont. this morning. About 1 o'clock a fire broke out in the millinery store of Mr. Vanzant, which resulted in a terrible conflagration, spreading east & west along the south side of Talbot St., sweeping the entire row of a dozen stores, inc. Galt & Erie streets.
. 1883 May 16 - Losses at the Leamington Fire, May 15. In the report of the fire here the names of a number of suffers were omitted, the largest of whom was Mrs. M A Vanzant, the leading millinery & dressing establishment of the town. Her loss was perhaps $7,000 without one dollar of insurance. She had had insurance in Canada Farmers Mutual but since its failure selected to reinsure.
On Saturday last an agent called & filled out an application, but she was too busy to look it over & sign the application, consequently she asked the agent to call on Monday morning with an interim receipt & she would sign the application. Monday morning came but to her too late. Great sympathy is expressed for Mrs. Vanzant with many others who had no insurance.
Charles Holten, who lived on the second floor in a building next to Mrs. Vanzant's where the fire originated, barely escaped with his family without saving anything. … Hundreds of people from different parts of the country visited the ruins yesterday & today. The streets & burnt district are crowded with people.
Ref: Globe Newspaper, published 1883.5.15.
. 1893 Feb 17 - J H Vanzant of Leamington, visits his cousin H L Vanzant his this week.
Ref: Stouffville Tribune newspaper. - - -
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