Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-01-17
FIRES.

destructive Fire. About o'clock on Sunday
morning last, fire was discovered i'm Mr. N &
Goddard's Bookstore, in this village. Mr. God.
dnrd had barely time to save his accounts, and Mr.
tiilkey those Of the Post Office (which was kept
III TIE same rootnO 10y entering through window
when he was driven out by the flames. Being
part OF tho most extensive business block in our
village, great approximations were felt respecting
the adjoining tonements but by the well directed
energies OF the Fire Companies and citizens gen
orally, aided by good brick walls Oh either hand
and calm atmosphere the fire was kept within
that building of which and its contents nearly all
| TINT wnS conlbustbe was entirely consumed.
The contents of the store, nre estimated Mt SO -
OOO on which there was an insurance Of $1,000
at tie Vermont Mutual
The tenement belonged TO Mrs. NJ. A. Clnrke,
and is an entire loss the policy Of Insurance had
expired short time before, and had not been re-
newed.
The origin OF the fire cannot he ascertained.-
| The Post Office was closed the preceding nirht AT
about ~ O'clock after the nrrval md distribution
OF the Boston Mail when Messrs Gilkey and God.
dard left il together.
! We are informed by the Postmaster TINT the
contents Of the Post office lost were as follows:
! What was collected on Saturday night for the
! Offices at Cornish, N. II. and Weahersfield Cor.
nefs ana BOW; aud for the western mail that u.s.
Brownsville, South Reading, Plymouth, and ~
son Furnace
ltIs proper 10 Say rs Our correspondents are nu.
ncrous just now, TINT only one letter for as was
lost; that was from Boston, Permont Chronicle.
Ertersire Coqdagration / One hundred ana
Wty thousand dollars toorth Of property DESTROYED
- he most valuable square in the city OF Detroit
| is IN ashes We have only time to give a brief
account of the terrible conhagntion.
The fire broke out at 10 o'clock The follow
ing destroyed:
Ohio House block, reaching from the brick
building 10 Woodbridge street. Here the fire o.
riginaed. All destroyed. Loss cannot be less
Than $50 600
Wooden building extending from corner
| W oOdwOrd Avenue to GriswOId street. SmaI
Osssny $4,000.
Building, iour story brick, corner Of Jefferson
and Woodward Avenues, occupied by +. A. Ray.
mond-goods all saved. BY Warren grocere:
loss about $1,000; insured partially By Dni.
| y Advertiser oiiice--oss about $4,000; insured
in Kalamazoo Mutual for 1880. Registers Of
flee, 10y the great exertion OF Mr.. Snow, the Re
gister, was saved, and also the lawyers; the bull
ding owned by Chandler, Moore aud Dwight, o
Geneva.
The four story brick building corner Of JEFF
icrauu Avenue and Griswod street the cost s28,
| 000--insured shout $4,000. Occupied by Chs
tom House, J. Palmer, dry goods, a. $. Bragg
bookstore and Free Press Office. Loss Of huld
ngs $4,000 insured So 600 Palmer saved hi,
goods Free Press destroyed insurance $4,000
on office and store. Drew, Jones and Goddard
owned tho building.
The wooden buildings adjoining the latter
brick, and occupied by Garrison's dry good store
mostly saved buildings burnt Beniamin's
drug and grocery store-goods mostly saved; in
sured probably.
The four story brick building, occupied by
| Newhould's hardware store and GARDENERS crock.
cry store. Loss of building, say $4,000. Goods
in hardware store oil destroyed loss $4,000
insurance 10000. Crockery store about 10000
| Some insured.
| Wooden building occupied by A. c. McCraw's
shoe s,ore--oss 5000; partially insured. In
same building, G. and J, G. HILL drugs and groce.
res-loss 5000; mostly insured. Building own.
ed by Major Dequiudre. Detroit .liv. Erira
Jan. ID.