Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-05-10

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quarter before eleven o'clock last night
there vas Al alarm Of FIRE here. caused
By the discovery Of ! slight fire IN a
closet Of H. Fales' house. two doors east
Of the Pavilion stand Il was evident
" An iBcendi1ry IRE. bat It was pat cut
before any damage 70 speak Of WIS done.
At quarter before twelve there was
another alarm. and this time fire was
discovered N narrow passage between
I paint shop in rear Of Bruee's block On
South Main street and the livery stable
Of J. q. Adams. still further 20 the rear.
This locality was On the southern bor-
der Of the district ravaged By the con
fagrati0r IN March and was very near
the spot where the Ere broke cut. A
hard wind vas prevailing. and the Nv
cry stable vas soon envel0ped In flames.
which spread rapidly 70 Bruce's new,
large wooden buildiHg and 20 another
wooden building Just ca the south Il
immediately became evident that seri-
Gus work was IN hand. and N0rthield and
Waterbury were autographed for ard and
4 messenger dispatched 70 Barre. The
Montpelier Ere Department.. Of course.
was doing all Is could Suddenly the
wind veersd TO the south and the fire Was
swept across Main street toward the
store Of the ATE Maj. A. L. Carlton and
the old residence Of Wm- W. Caldwell
It did not. however. reach them. but cut
more directly Across from the west and
fastened on the house and grocery Of
Philip Preston and the residence Of Wm-
Lewis. The hardest fight began here.
Is il was clear that had the fire been
confined 70 the other side Of the street
DO greas damage could be done. The
fire spread 70 the residence Of widow Z.
| T. Marsh, next building south Of Hink-
ley & Best's store. and here Engine Co.
No. 5 played two streams for nearly two
hours and sfectuaIly prevented the fur
ther spread Of the fire to the north. thus
saving the best business blocks IN the
VILLAGE.
Meanwhile the flames on the YES
side OF the street extended 70 the s0utf
a. FIR IS the depot Of the Montpelier 8
Wells River railroad. and crossed Man
street al along that distance from the
place where the fire broke out In fifty
five minutes seventeen buildings Wer'
IN flames. The wind then blew mor'
from the west and i little from ths
north. thus helping No. ) 1t the M1rsE
place but setting the fire t1Eards Barr
street. No. fought 1t the depot IL,
successfully. At half past I o'clock II,
large wooden block IN which was Hyd
& Fosters -four. grain and Ir0u store. q
the corner Of Main and Barre streets
vas vel ablaze and the smaller build
ings around It we're burning derrely.-
The wind drove Il Up Barre street. whicl
vas thickly built Up with residence.
most Of them Of wood. but the citizen
stayed It's progress for tine wit
buckets and vet CARPETS. Here al force
united and Desperate effort was mad
70 save Barre street
But the wind blew strung from Il
west and little past Two o'clock tEeE
|. ty-eight buildings had been burned
The three determined stands that Ia
been made. however, namely At L
! Marsh place On the east side Of Ma
street. At the DEPOT on he west side
Main street. and at the residences
Barre street. had been successful. a
the fire vas checked Many buiIdin
On Barre street caughs from cinderz,
the watchers saved them
The Barre and Mortified engiu
CAME II half-Past two. but the fight v
over. and they had nothing To DO
70 relieve our exhausted Gsemeu a
play MON the einders. The f0IGwi
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BCLLDUGs BEayK1.