The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-01-19


a know-nothing paper is published.
Destructive Fire In st. Adams.
On Wednesday morning last about
|. Is A. NJ, n fire broke out in the /
rear part of the grocery store of Fos-
ter q Potter III the heart of this vii |
lage, spreading to the north and south
and to the rear When the fire was
discovered the building was nearly
consumed The building was owned
by the heirs of the late Levi Webster
and was partially insured. The en-
tire stock of Foster "a Potter was
consumed but wholly insured. On the
south the store of Edward r. Watson
was consumed; portion of the con
tents was saved Loss $4,000. In
sured in the Vt Mutual for $1,000.
4 In the rear of Mr. Watson's store the
barn of the American Hotel were CON
sumed with their contents, valued at
$4,000; insured for $2,70O in n. y. q
Hartford Companies
On the south the First National
Bank building, ana the American
House was in iminent danger. The
Watson building was in close proximi-
ty to the National Bank and the flames
beat against the bank for about two
hours, but the iron door communicate
ing to the upper story of the bank
building into the Office of H. A,
Sowles, with the almost superhu-
man oxertions of about fifteen men,
stopped the ravages of the flames.
The loss in this direction was about
5000, partially insured in the Home
insurance of n. Y. Great credit is
due to A. NJ. Clark, c. H. Huntington
Capt G. Z. Camp, l.. O. Brainerd,
VIM. H. Farrar, Afford Stafford, Ell
kanah Haight ard others whose names
we cannot get, for stopping the pro
gress of the flames in this direction
The public should also know the
names of certain persons who under
took to intimidate those who were
willing to work, by false statements
that the cellar of the National Bank
was filled with kerosene and there
would soon be an explosion Such q
report must have had its origin with
some person who would himself have
been an incendiary, because every
man in St Adams knows that such q
thing was an impossibility.
On the north, the building known
as the Academy Building, owned by
William Clapp, was consum ed. TIL,
lower part of the building was occupied
by Allen IL Smith as a hat and cal
store. The most of the goods of this
firm was saved or covered by insur.
ance. The north half of the building
was occupied by Skinner * Stone as
, stove store; n part of their stock
was saved. The remainder was par.
tally covered by Insurance in the
, Windsor County insurance Co. Tn,
building is estimated at $4,000, partial
ly covered by insurance in the Vt.
Mutual.
The next building north was owned
by {. IL. Huntington and occupied by
A. H. Munyan, as a je welry store
, Mr.. Munyan succeeded in saving Z
part of his goods and the balance was
covered by insurance. The building
, was insured for about 81, 900, and was
worth 1000. The second story was
occupied by Joseph II. Brainerd
County Clerk. The contents of his
+ office were saved SO far as discovered.
/ The next building north was owned
and occupied by Wheeler & Stevens,
as boot and shoe store. Their loss is
covered by insurance. The upper
part OF the building was occupied
5 by Edison x Rand's Office and the Ma
sonic Lodge. Their goods and furni-
ture were considerably injured
The whole loss is about SIS, 900.
The insurance is about $4,000.