The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-06-18

"A granite monument was erected
last week in Evergreen cemetery at Rut-
land, to the memory of the late Senator
Solomon Foot. 1t is of beautiful design
10 feet inches In height, 6 feet square
at the base, and appropriately inscribed.
Recent arrivals at the Bread Loaf
Inn, Ripton, VT.
Rev. John Steele, Newton, n. S,
G. G. Steele, NIiddlebury, ID. c. Chap
man, Rochester, n. Y, Stephen Fisher,
Bethel, John ii. Johnson, Randolph,
Henry Thomas, Sharon, ID. A. Brown,
nMiddlebury, Hon. George f. Edmunds,
burlington G. $. Wainwright, Middle
bury Mrs Perry, pittsiicld Orrin
Perry, Pittsiield; s. 7. Pcttcngill, Miss
Sarah Ashley, Alice Ashley, Vermont;
Frank S. llawley, DR.. E. ID. Porter, ..
Sanford, Cornwall Gen. James Warner,
\ Albany; Henry w. Hammond, George
Smith, Middlcbury; G. Dwoll, b. Pow
ers, Warren; ii. II. Gibson, ID. f.
Gibson Nliddlebury; Abraham jackson,
VIM. II. Ireland, Sam'l w. Bates,
Chaunccy Smith, Boston; j. w. Stewart,
Middlebury; L. j. Phelps, burlington;
Joseph Freeman, Proctorsville.
Disastrous FIRE IN BURLINGTON -
The Times of Wednesday morning con-
tanned particulars OF the fire which
occurred at Burlington on Tuesday nigh.
About 9 | , o'clock p. IN. the cry of fire
was sounded, and the barns of the Glow
ard House" were disc overcd TO be in
flames.
i he fire evidently originated in the
stables aus there was 10 opportunity TO save
more than two hoses. The team of tic
propri, tor, Daniel G Barber was fortu-
natcly out with guests for the departing
trains, but not less thar seven horses were
destroyed D. the flames, among them
those OF Hon. A. G. WeIcl, of Wilision,
Geo. +. Skili, of NIonkton, II. w
Barrett, of Wnooaki, and Jerome b.
Smith, of Munkton.
! he fire spread rapidly northwardy
10 the Howard House, AMI suutherly to
the barn occupied by Albert Switzerland
and the whcclrght shop Of Geo. IL.
Bostwick s Co.
The sparks from the Howard House
swept in magnificent, stream over the
dwelling Of Horace Wcclcr, the Masonic
Hall and the buildings norihcrly, and
demanding the watchiul care OF all the
.l,, e, 1. ~
where the cinlcrs fell '''titf aw fm4oas."
by the aid Of the immense tirong Of
citizens which had gathered at the sound
OF the various alarm bells and the pierre.
ing whistle Of the Rolling Mil, the How
ara House was partially cmpticd Of its
contents, except five or six rooms, Of
which the fell destroyer had taken full
possession.
The fremcn Of both Companies were.
promptly on the ground, the "Boxer'
getting the first stream on the fire, were
obliged to direct their labors 10 the How
ard House TO prevent the spread of the
conilarratiOn to the row OF buildings
north OF Main Street. While they were
SO engaged the flames insidou,ly cammu
mcated themselves to the barns of w. II.
Lane, Ndthl. Parker and G.. NJ. Peter
son, and the various tencments west and
southwest Of the Howard House, owned
by Il. NJ. Adams and the whole were 20
enwrappcd by the destroying element
that thcy could not be saved. The black
smiths shop occupied by Geo. ii. Bost
wick and owned by Mrs. Samuel NJ.
Pope, took fire on the roof but the fire
was cXtimgui,hcd by the liremcn.
by this disastrous fire prospcrou,
AMI almost Indispensable Hotel Is reduced
to ashes, Il flnuri>hing carriage and wheel
wright business seriously delayed and
impaired and various barns of our citi
zcis totally destroyed. The loss cannot
be less tlan thirty thousand dollars, that
of Mr.. barber alone reaching twenty
thousand.
BASE BALL MATCu The match game
of base ball played AZ brandon Saturday
last between the Fearnaught Club of
Middlcbury and the Rutland Club Of
this place resulted in an easy victory for
the Rutland boys, though some fine
playing was done on both sides. The
following is the score