The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-06
state, County and Vicinity,

FAlRHAVEN.
The merchant here who sowed salt in
front of his store. last spring, made a bad
move had he kept the salt away he might
have had quite crop of grass.
There have been many noticeable i'm
provements in residences hero this season,
the most noticeable of which 10 tho beauti-
flying of the house Of A. N. Adams.
The old shop in front of the hotel has
concluded to cave. and 10 making arrange
ments to remove it's old quarters.
Our graded school is progressing finely,
and already there are many pupils from
oat of the district. The more the graded
school system is known the more of them
will be established.
Rev. Edward Hooker, D. D.. formerly
pastor, occupied the pulpit of the Congre-
gational church last Sabbath 3.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PIRE.
A fire broke out = little after twelve
O'clock on Friday night last. in the ice
house in the rear of, and belonging t.
HALLS Hotel. The flames quickly spread
to the barn and carriage house, thence tO
the kitchen and billiard room Of the hotel.
The fireman were soon on the spot, but in
spite of all their efforts, it soon spread t.
the barn and residence Of VIM. John Brett
on the south, where it's was stayed. Or
the north it reached and destroyed the
tenement house of M. q. o. Burroughs.
The French Catholic church on Church
street, was at one time in great danger OF
being destroyed. Tho burning ciaders
reached almost every portion of our village,
and had it not been for the recent rain, the
loss would have been terrible.
All the efforts of our firemcn were con-
centrated to keep the fire within bounds.
The buildings were all composed Of wood
and burned with great rapidity. The
steam fire engine Independent had three
streams on the fire at the rear of the hstel
and on the residence of o. G. Burroughs,
while the steamer Whitehall and the Cooke
hand engine were pouring perfect deluge
on the fire from the south. Every move OF
our firemen was made by the watchful eye
of our chief engineer, who seemed to know
| from the first the course the fire would
take. and where every stream of water was
needed. Their efforts were at last crown
cd with success, although the fine barn
! carriage house, ice house, part of the bill
| lizard room and kitchen of the hotel, togeth
or with the residence of O. G. Burroughs
and the barn and ice house of John Brett
lay heap of smoking ruins.
The fire was, no doubt, the work of ar
incendiary. Just before the alarm of fire
was given, a lock-tender by the name OF
John Ogrells, was returning from the lock-
to his house in Chaplin place. when mar
hurried past hun from the alley
leading from West to Canal street
and disappeared in the direction
Of the depot. On going into the alley he
discovered that fire had been kindled be.
side one of the dry wood houses there
lie procured pail of water and soon ex.
tinguished it. Almost Immediately after
the alarm OF fire was sounded in the real
of Halls hotel.
The following are the losscs AZ far as car
be ascertaineL: John Brett. loss, 81 200
fully insured. Halls hotel, loss 5000
partly covered by insurance. o. G. Bur
roughs, loss $4,000; no insurance.
Several fine sleighs and harnesses, TO-
gether with twenty hogs belonging TO TIT
hstel were burned.
The following are the receipts st th'
canal collectors Office for tho nsnth OF
September, 1874:
No. of cloaranccs for the month, Ssl
amount of lumber cleared, II, 96S, 0eO feet
shingles, 1,ssS boxes timber, lsl,7S'