The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-12-07
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

Fire--the New Court House destroyed.
Between 2 and 5 o'clock on Tuesday
morning, the citizens Of our village were
aroused by an alarm of fire, at the new
Court House. The fire had so far ad.
vanced when the engines gotto the ground,
that it was impossible 10 save the build
ing Nothing was secured, save the pa.
pers in the County Clerks office, which
was in the basement.
All the county court files for this term,
boh old and new entries, including depo-
sitipns, &c.--al the chancery files of the
enrcs-tne judges minutes and papers
the County Court dockels for the four
terms of 1912 and 1913, and volume OF
the early records, including the year 1912,
were in The court room and were destroy.
ed. This loss of course occasions much
Inconvenience to the court, lawyers aud
parties; yet the court is going on lat The
Masonic Hall in the trial Of State causes,
and such civil cases as can be prepared
anew. For other cases an adjourned term
will be holden probably in March.
Fortunate v there was no wind, and
the neighboring buildings were preserv-
ed from injury without any difficulty.
The Court House was new, costing
about $500, including the land, and was
insured for $4,000. With The insurance
money, the land, and the brick and stone
leh,the county has suffered very little loss;
indeed, if those, whose duty ii is to order
new building, will wisely profit by the
experience OF the last year, we apprehend
the destruction of this house will be a
decided gain rather than loss. In truth,
the house was too SINAI l,inconvenient, and
was built-as cAeaply as could be, 1t
was not built as a man would build a
house for his own use; and we have not
the slightest doubt that its early destruc-
ton is chargeable 10 neglect in the build
ing OF it, The fire evidently took in a
wooden beam extending the whole width
of the building, and against which the
chmnevs were built; and from this beam
it extended to the floor aud into the CELL
ing and the garret-all OF which were on
fire when the first water was thrown
We trust that for the convenience as well
as for the credit of the county, that the
next Court House will be a much better
one; that it will have 6re-proof safe land
one which can be used, (lhere were excel
lent iron doors to the safe in this building,
but they were not hungI and that the
papers will be Kept in the safe. There
is not little wisdom to be learned from
Ahis frey Watchman.
A CHILD BURNED TO DEATH. "A lit
ale girl ~ years old, was burned to
death in Rochester a few days since, by
her clothes taking fire, while her father
and mother were at the house OF a neigh
Dor, DRUNK. The house and several 9TH
er children would have been destroyed,
but for the finely aid of one of the city
watch. So much for rum.-Cbriytian
Freeman.
MAN DROWNED. A man named Sam
ucl Watts was drowned in Onion River,
near Bolton Falls. Nov. 25th. Five men
attempted 10 cross the river in a small
boat: The load was too heavy for the boat
j, leaked, filled and sunk. Mr.. Watts be-
ing unable to swim Immediately persisted
The body was recovered toward evening
the same day Uni Waterman,
BEouEsTs.-The Rev. Erastus Rip
lev, who died in Ripley. Conn. on the
9Th ul: without children, left TO the Con
necticut Anti-Slavery Society $1,000; tc
the Foreign Missionary Society $1,000
to the Home Missionary Society $500
TO the American Bible Society $500; onc
10 the American Tract Society $500. HI
also left several legacies to relatives. -
Nelo World.