Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-03-27
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

the warm oven had been filled with wood placed
there to dry with the Aue damper Of the oven closed
After while the wood ignited and pyroligneous
acid gas was formed to such an extent that the
oven door burst open, and fire was communicated
to the wood work in the room. From the aspect of
the room after the fire was cxtngushed, it
appeared that the fire had been some time at work
and that the gas and smoke were so dense that the
room was like large coal pit. Immediately be-
fore the engines were brought to bear upon the ERE
no light could be through the three large win
dows on the side Of tie room, yet the work of des-
trucon had been 20 complete that the floor, walls
and ceiling of the room together with the cracker
machines and furniture were wholly destroyed
The fire was extinguisSed in very short time af-
ter the water was brought to bear upon the fire.
In the rooms on the floor above the bakery occu-
pied for store and salcs-room by Mr. Cutler, the
-four, bread, crackers, &C., were injured by the
water and by the gas. The billiard tables in the
saloon on the second floor were injured by the gas
and smoke to the amount Of $3.50 to 5000 Mr..
Howes daguerrean gallery was injured from the
same cause to the amount of $50 or more. Both
stories of the building will require re-painting and
re-papering. The stock in the Messrs. Esterbrooks
stove and tin shop was slightly injured by the wa
ter that escaped from the bursting of hose that
was passed through the building to reach the fire.
Mr. Cutters loss the building, groceries, -four,
crackers, machinery, furniture, &C., will amount
| to $1,000. He is insured in the Vermont Mutual
for $500 on the building $500 on groceries, -four
and crackers, and SlS3 on cracker machines and
troughs therein. There was no insurance on his
other goods, furniture and steam en- CINE. The
/ Company awarded him 800.
Mr.. Lilley is fully insured on his saloon and fix
lures in the Massasot Company at Springfield.
Mr. Howe's loss is covered by insurance in the -
The discovery Of this fire timely as its
character was peculiar. Mr.. Liley was about clos
ing his saloon for the night when he smelt the
smoke. He thought at once that it arose, as on
former occasions, from wood on fire in the oven.
Upon bursting open the door he found the passage
so full of smoke and gas that he could not proceed
lie accordingly gave the alarm. A less timely dis
covery would have greatly increased the loss, as
well as hazarded great amount of property.
REAL ESTATE IN BRATTLEBoRo.--O. j. Pratt has
purchased the house on Grcen-strect formerly own
ed and occupied by f. b. Carpenter, who is pre-
pairing to remove to the West
Daniel Esterbrook Of this village and j. B. Cobb
ofGuilford have purchased the house on Hgh-street
formerly ownel and occupied by Alonzo Good
enough, and will both remove to the same
Richards Bradley has purchased between forty
and fifty acres Of land north Of Prospect-street and
between the road leading to Dummcrston ami Con-
nect'cut river upon which he proposes erecting
splendid mansion and out buildings. When COM
pleted this will form one Of the most beautiful sit
uations in Bratteboro
Several houses with their furniture have been
rented to visitors for occupancy during the sum-
mer months.
The Episcopal Church will be erected during the
next three months, and will be neat and COM
modious structure.
THE BELLOWS FALLS ARGus.-The .4rgu, is ev-
identity in bad way. Its usual sweetness and Sc
renity is disturbed. Whether the elevation of its
editor to the Office of pound keeper the d~fe~,
Tour first choice" the choking he admits having
received at fracas. or the Indifferent success as
public speaker he met with on his recent trip in
the south part of the county, causes this discom-
posure we are at loss to know. We can assure
the Argus that our sentiments are unchanged that
we have never entertained but one opinion in the
premises. We have never engaged in any person.
al controversy with the Argus nor can be driv-
en- into such miserable practice. But we claim
the right Of making such criticisms upon that pa
per and upon the official and political career of the
illystrious individual who occupies its editorial
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feelings Of envy to control u.s. no revenge to graft
fly, no enmity to influence us. With this statement
of our position, (for the space which this occupies
we beg pardon of our readcrs,) VIC close by assur-
ing the Hrgus that he stands little chance of di-
verting us from course by threats, as Dives has
Of going on skating party.
TIE REvIvAL.-The Union prayer meetings are
kept up daily mt the Town Hall with apparently in
creasing interest. As the name given to these
meetings Indicate they are not confined to any one
denomination, but all are invited to participate in
the exercises. There has been preaching at the
Congregational Church by the pastor, and the Rev
Mr.. Headley of Greenfield on several evenings dur
ing this and last week.
LARGE STEEIs.-Mr Alfred Fuller, Of Whiting
ham, recently sold pair of matched steers, three
years old, that weighed 1912 pounds The price
paid was better than six dollars per hundred They
were purchased by Seaman Backmer of Hoosick
N. Y. Mr.. F. has two more pairs of very superior
steers. Nottingham is ahead on steers as the case
now stands
FouSD DEAD IN BEp.--We learn from the New
York Times that Alexander W. Hardic, n halter
was found dead in bed Tuesday morning at his
boarding house, No. ~ Ann Street, in that city
He went to bed on Monday night in apparent good
health. He was 40 years of age and has left wife
and daughter IN Bratleboro. lie was brother of
Robert G. Ilardie of this village.
Mr. EDITOR Allow me to correct an oversight
which appeared in an advertisement of the "Pitt
street chapel Lectures" in your last issue, in
which the Rev. Thomas Starr King is said to have
preached discourse under the caption, "why am
| Unitarian" The discourse in question was
preached by Rev. Mr.. Dewey. Mr. Kings dis