The Troy Fire Department, assisted by the Hornbeak Fire Department, performed a controlled burn on a 100 year-old two-story building located on the east side of Troy's beautiful town square.  The night sky became a bright glow as this 100 year-old landmark building was reduced to a pile of rubble.

With the exception of the ARP church, all of the buildings on the east side of the square were attached to each other and shared their walls.  Unfortunately, when the J.S. Moffatt building burned on March 3, 1998 a chain-reaction was started that eventually claimed every historic building on the town square's east side.