Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-12-29
Pioneer Shop Burned,

covered 70 be on fire. This was the
mill or power building and wis situated
on the Berlin side Of the river about a
mile above the old arch bridge. The
building was completed last winter and
was quite well supplied with machinery
Near it was the la>t-ftctory of Wells and
Dcwing which was uniniured by the fire
Mr.. Lawson. who is employed hv Mr..
Scribncr. the superintendent. says that
when he first discovered the fire it was on
the lower side Of the mill where some
shavlngs had been piled against it. and
that on these shavinSs were some boards
piled that gave it good start; also that
he went round to the east end of the mill
and found window broken open and 4
fire set inside. Another account is that Il
man saw the fire in the upper part of the
works where it might have caught bv
friction had the mill been running enough
to cause il.
The alarm was given in the village
about five minutes before ten. No. , w;,s
soon on its way and No. , and No. 4 made
good time. The night was perfectly still
and the flames went directly upward light
ing the valley and >urroundin. hills and
presenting Il beautiful sight.
No. ) boys on getting to the fire found
that their machine was frozen 50 that it
couldn't be worked and it took some hours
to put it into proper condition. 1t there
fore threw no water on the fire and it is
\ mystery how there came 10 be water
enough in il to make 50 extensive a
- freeze"
No. t WIS ordered by chief engineer
Pitkin TO return 10 the village at once, rs
he did not desire All the engines should be
absent, and ii was evident the mill WAS
doomed. while the la,t-fuctorv WAS secure
there being no wind
No. 3, the Juvenile and >prightly WAS on
hand and saved the bulhhrad and 50 pre-
served the dam, 10 it threw a stream of
water that prevented The timbrr- of the
former from burning.
In AN hour the mill WAS completely
burned. The los bv the fire was some six
thousand dollars. and two-thirds of this
WAS covered by insurance. The Vermont
Mutual had $1,000 and the Union Mutual
had $lu"o AZ risk on the property burned.
The directors of the company held a
m.ctin.. TUESDAY evening, n ,br Office Of
Samuel Wells
At thi, mcctiu.r the director. decided TO
20 forward at once and ,.ebuild sufficiently
to supply power to tho last factory. Thi,
power will be- furnished in a week. and in
the -prin5r another mill will be- ,.r.,,r1
Beside, the los. to tn. comn.nv abov,
noted other n,r;ie, los. SOM. s1;oo IN
machinery and r,o7s y + FuIl., worry
fortunately lately removed g., l,r,,,.. ,,,,,nti-
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EAST CALAIS ITEMS Chrlstma> WAS
celebrated n til" MON Chap-l i'll this
place with success Exercises consisting
of r"ctAtonS, dialogues singing, and re
marks hv Rev. J-I'. Morse OF Hanover. and
l., Warren Of Et>. Montpelier. The chill
drcn were made glad. (parcnts not except
ed) by the presents prepared for them.
W hll' Mr. Il. e. IIerccs tine family
horse VA, being reprimanded Sunday
morning 1'F r'>'I's-nr>N,i" los, one "f MS
eyes
MI. II. hUthhp i receiving lumber
preparatory t" erecting Sc OF buildings
early IN the spring on 4 lot recently par
chased OF a. Dwlh"i.
last Calais merchants. 4 proiHce deal
ers,have bought AMI stripped since the hr>t
OF September last l'o,Vp pounds butter
and 22,""o pounds poultry.
f ). :. and A. pWlnrll intend making I
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