Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1864-01-15
to the village. In the Melodeon Facto.


THAI lwo.thirds that number of famile
were dependent upon the avails OF tbei
labor for support. 1t is not too much t.
say that no other single establishment ha
contributed so materially to the prosper
Iity of our village during the last few
years as the one now burned. In tn,
great fire Of Sept. 4th, 1857, Mr.. Estey'
Melodeon establishment was wholly de-
stroyed, but through the aid of some o
our enterprising citizens this Factory wa
Immediately erected On IFS ruins. Mr.
Estey has more than justified the conf
dence then placed in him. We trust tina
capitalists vii! again come forward witt
a helping band that the Melodeon Fac
tory may arise Phoenix like from it
ashes, more commodious and prosperoa
than ever before. The interests of The
village even more than those Of Mr.
E,tey demand that it should be imme
diately rebuilt, and we should strive tC
retain the services and enterprise Of on
respected fellow townsman.-Pheair.
Two FREs.-Our Fire Department
were put to their trumps Thursday By
being called opt to two fires.
The first occurred early in the morn
ing, about half past three o'clock, al
which time the engine house of the Yer
mont Central, at the Lake, was discov-
cred in flames. The intense cold Che
thermometer indicating 16 . below zero
lroae up the Boxer and Ethan Allen
which were promptly on hand, so that
they could not pump water, and the en-
CINE house, frail wooden structure, and
the locomotive "Champlain" were en-
tirely consumed. The fire is supposed
to have taken from the oyerheated pipe
Of a stove IN the building in which a fire
had been kindled by the Waterman ahou
2 A. NJ. Loss from 81 800 to $4,000.
The engines had hardly been thawet
out when at II A. NJ. another alarm
sounded, and the roof Of the brick barr
of George Peterson on King street was
found TO be on fire. The department
speedily reached the spot, bat owing tC
the limited supply of water it was diff
cult to make much Roadway against the
flames. Well after well was sucked dry,
when the Boxer changed base TO the
Park fountain, from which, through COO
feet Of hose, it soon brought the devour-
ing element under; the Ethan Allen at
the same time emptying the we'll of 0. j.
Walker. The barn and its contents
were entirely destroyed, save the brick
walls. Mr.. Peterson's loss is $500, with
no insurance. The origin Of the Gre is
Burlington Times.
CONVENTION or METnoDIsTs.--A
meeting Of the pastors and laymcn of The
Methodist Episcopal Church in Western
Vermont will be held in the First NJ. L
Church, in this village on Wednesday,
January 10. Its object is to consider
lie action Of the last General Confer,
ence in changing the boundaries Of the
Troy and Vermont Conference, and also
to take action with regard to these bound
aries, preparatory to the approaching
session of the General Conference in May
next. Thi; convention, it is understood
is called by Rev. Dr.. Witherspoon o
Brandon. The Preachers Meeting o
Troy has appointed as delegates TO rep
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