Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-03-04
Fire.

OF the store OF n. III. Farr d Co, AMI
totally destroyed their store, doing much
injury to Wentworth's building occupied
by Amadon for jewellers store, and
town clerks and other offices in the sec
ond story, and also to the north end Of
ID. X. Barry's block, and but for the
best fight ever made against fire in this
place, it must have been far more de-
structive, as the line of exposure includ-
ed Bridgmans livery stable and Gran
gers block on one side, and the TIMES
office and Arms & Wilson's store &c,
on the other.
The firemen and citizens worked with
will, and with but single engine and
pals fought the fire on both tanks, so
that no buildings were totally destroyed
except the one where it started, -and in
this work should be included those fire.
men out of town, from Rutland and
Fitchburg, who proved themselves vet
Grams ia the fire service at the outset
They were attending the fremen's levee
and ball here that night, and did not
hesitate to instantly put their neat uni
form into the hardest service.
j. w. Snow, route agent from this
place to Springfield, Mass, was among
the hard workers, and while working in.
side of Stoughton and Arnold's Office
stepped down from stand where he had
been using an axe, on to something.
probably an axe-which cut his foot
through the boot quite severely, and
which will disable him for duty for a
while.
Another man was severely injured by
falling timbers. He was stranger, and
claimed to have come from Montreal,
and spoke in foreign accent.
Morris Keefe, one of our village fire.
men who worked bravely and with much
daring, was injured by cut on the head
by falling timber, and A. P. Crossett
had some of his fingers severely injured
while handling safe.
The total loss by this fire is some s14,-
500, on which there was an insurance of
about one-half n. III. Farr & Co. lose
some $4,000; insured for $500. G.
b. Eddy's loss, $500, with very little in
surance. His insurance had expired but
recently, and expecting to remove into
the new block soon had deferred renew
ing it till removal. 1t is only some
eighteen months since his Office was burnt
before. DIR. Whitman's office was in
this building and was total loss. Clar-
ence Bixby, clerk who slept in the
store, lost all his clothing except what
be had on. A. E. Brigham, of West
minister, law student with Mr.. Eddy,
also lost his clothing which he kept in
the office. E. E. Dewey and f. A.
\ George had some thirty barrels of ap-
pies of apples baked which had been
stored in the basement. Elbridge Hap
good also had some s75 worth of draw
ers and furniture there, all destroyed,
and no insurance. Loss on Wentworth s
building, some 81 900 to 81, 200 r. c..
Dinsmore & Co., o. Smith & Co., DR.. o.
f. Woods, S. E. Moore, M. M. Whitney,
and l.. Amadon, all suffered more or less
by removal of goods. The law offices
of j. ID. Bridgman, G. L. Arnold, W.
S. Myers, town clerks Office, &C., were
all cleared, and of course more or less
, damage occurred. Mr.. Bridgman's los
has already been adjusted by the Insur
ance Co. at $3.50. The TIMES Office
was cleared of considerable type, desks
cases, &C., but aside from some confus
ion, our loss was trifing. There was {
while, however during the fire, in which
the printers and editor were obliged t.
abandon the Office on account of thu
: density of the smoke, which became suf
| locating.
. The origin of the fire is a mystery. l
apparently started in the clothing room
: of the store, where TO fire is ever kept
: and no reason is known that it coult
have started there by any accident. Va
rious speculations and rumors that i
IS was set by burglars, &C., have beer
e afoat, but few of these have little or NJ
foundation.
= COUNTY COMMISSIONERS He
:, mer Goodhue of Westminster West,
a reelected commissioner for this county
!. without opposition. The vote is light a
:. usual where there is no opposition, bein
. as follows, in the towns named Rock
i ingham. "a, Athens 90, Westminster 81
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