The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-10-06
STA TIE NEWS.

during the fire at North Benning.
ton, on Monday night Of last week, the
owner Of one Of the buildings that were
in flames sat in his Office playing cuchrc
with two or three others. The flames
were rapidly nearing them, and it was
suggested that as only one or two more
points were to be played, they adjourn,
but he replied, "Let her burn shan't
go until this game Is finished - neither
did he, and the building was entirely con-
sumed.
st. Adams is in considerable of
fever over new and strange develop.
ment in connection with the murder of
Miss Ball, the teacher. An open grave
has been found about six feet, from the
spo. where the young woman's body was
found. 1t was dug some time Sunday
night or Monday morning, and is sup.
posed to be the work OF somebody who
knows all about the murder. The fact
that it is very neatly dug dssipates any
suspicion that the job was done by boys,
to make sensation.
Abel Moulton, an old and honored
citizen OF Casteton. died Monday night
Of heart disease, from which he has been
sufferer for number Of years. aged IS
years.
Larkin c. Mead, our Vermont sculp.
tor, who designed and executed the clab.
crate monument to Lincoln, erected over
his grave at Springfield, Ill.,, has just ar.
rived from Florence, and will proceed to
Springfield to attend the inaugural GER
emonics Of his great work, which take
place October 18th
VERMONT HIsToRicAL SOCIETY.
annual meeting of the Vermont Historical
Society will be held at the State House in
Montpelier, Tuesday, October 18th, 1874,
at 2 o'clock p. IN. The annual reports
will DO then presented sketches read and
election had for officers for the ensuing
year. There will BIO an address deliver.
ed in the evening il the Representatives
Hall by l.. l.. butcher, Esq. of st. AL.
bans on the EARLY Log Cabins of Yer.
mont. There are many subjects of in.
terest to come before the Society, and we
call the especial attention of all members
to the proprieiy Of full meeting. And
also we wish to suggest to all who take
an interest in Vermont and her history
that they become members Of the society
end help to make it strong and live
body, able to DO what it wants to DO.
THE FIRE FIEND Ar SARAroAA.-The
Grand Hotol at Saratoga was burned to
ground on Thursday morning. The fire
was discovered ubout eleven O'Clock a. IN.
1t spread with great rapidly, detying oil
efforts to check its progress and it was
with the greatest difficulty that tho Grand
Union and Congress were saved. The
fire originated in the north end of the
south wing in the upper story, and it can.
not be learned that any one was in that
part Of the building The opinion pre-.
walls that the fire was set Intentionally.
At ore time it was believed that it would
be confined to the south wing of the
Grand when suddenly the fire was seen to
burst from the Grand Central Tower,
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and gaining Sudden and irresistible head.
way. At this time it seemed as though
destruction Of the Grand Union and Con.
gress was certain, when all at once the
wind shifted more to the southwark and
the flames were thus driven in the dircc-
ton Of Jous,rss Iark. oevtrni II mes
the fire caught in the roof and windows
OF the Congress and Grand Union hotels
and was only extinguished by superhu.
man efforts in the face of the binding
heat and smoke AS soon as the wind
shifted the fremen regained control Of the
fire. 1t seemed at one time us is the de-
struction Of half the village was inevita.
ble and heln was sent for from both Troy
and Whitehall and came from both quar-.
tiers. and also from Ballston, and The fire
was prevented from spreading. The
Grand Hotel is entirely destroyed, but
that is ALL The building was worth about
100000, and was insured for about
100000. The furniture was insured
for about $4,000.