▁and ▁had ▁dil ap id ated ▁buildings . ▁These ▁were ▁Prin ces ▁Point , ▁Gre ely ▁Road ▁and ▁the ▁S weet ser ▁district ▁– ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁S od om ▁Road ▁( now ▁Gran ite ▁Street ) ▁and ▁the ▁Free port ▁line . ▁ ▁Electric ity ▁came ▁to ▁Y arm outh ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 . ▁ ▁In to ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁ ▁Another , ▁more ▁men acing ▁fire ▁occurred ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁when ▁the ▁corn - c anning ▁factory ▁of ▁As a ▁York ▁caught ▁from ▁a ▁spark ▁blow n ▁from ▁the ▁stack ▁of ▁the ▁Walker ▁& ▁Cle aves ▁saw mill . ▁A ▁strong ▁sou ther ly ▁b ree ze ▁carried ▁the ▁spark s ▁directly ▁across ▁the ▁most ▁thick ly - sett led ▁part ▁of ▁town , ▁causing ▁small ▁fires ▁in ▁various ▁places ▁so ▁that ▁over ▁twenty ▁buildings ▁were ▁burning ▁concurrent ly . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁the ▁post ▁office ▁established ▁a ▁route ▁around ▁town ▁for ▁the ▁rural ▁free ▁delivery ▁of ▁mail . ▁H ired ▁was ▁Josh ua ▁Adams ▁Dr ink water ▁as ▁the ▁town ' s ▁first ▁letter ▁car rier . ▁Early ▁in ▁the ▁morning ▁he ▁would ▁leave ▁Prin ces ▁Point , ▁pick ▁up ▁the ▁mail ▁at ▁Lower ▁F alls , ▁and ▁then ▁deliver ▁letters ▁to ▁the ▁northern ▁edge ▁of ▁town , ▁including ▁S lig o ▁and ▁Mount fort ▁Ro ads . ▁Ar ound ▁no on , ▁he ▁would ▁pick ▁up ▁the ▁afternoon ▁s