Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-23

:9rnOOn the residence OF DR.. +. j. HenCee,
on Prospect street, near Cliff, was discovered
to be on fire. The flames were first seen in
the caves oil the house. and it is supposed
the fire was caused by spark from the
chimney. An alarm was given and the
various fire companies turned out and hur-
ried to the spot but the wind was blowing
gale from the Northwest; the flames
made quick work, and as the engines had
about mile to 20 to reach the fire, the
dwelling, together, with q granary adJoin-
Jag, shed and carriage-house, was past saw
ing before they arrived on the ground. OF
course no MIGRANTS were available at that
elevation, and the hose companies were
unable to do any service. The Ethans,
however, obtained some water from small
pond in the rear of the building and put on
the first stream. They were soon followed
by the Boxers. The hooks pulled down
some of the blazing ruins, and by these
efforts Of the iiremen, aided by the direction
Of the wind. the fire was prevented from
taking the barn north and the large barns
cast oftho burning dwelling.
Dr. lIendoc was in the City Hall, down
town. vncn the fire broke out, and did not
reach the spot till his house was pretty
much destroyed. The fire was first seen by
the venerable Dr.. SpooneT, who was in the
upper story. and who gaze the alarm to
the family. Or. IIendee's son, WhIpple,
and the hired man were the only men about
the place and. with Mrs ilendee. directed
their CiI1rts to saving the contents of the
house. i; being plain that there was no hope
Of .4ying the house With the aid Of one
or two ncishbor>, the furniture in the lower
story, including the piano, and in the base
men; kitchen, was mostly saved. Every thing
else, including the carpets, the entire cloth
iag Of the family, Or. Hendee's papers, and
the papers and books OF DR.. Spooner, with
the household supplies and twenty cords of
sawed wood, were wholly destroyed There
was no Insurance, Dr. Hendee having IN
fortunately permitted bis. policy to lapse, a
few months since.
The house Wa q wooden building, erected
by DR.. SPooner in $50. twas not of great
intrinsic value, and DR.. IIendee was intend
iag TO enlarge it considerably. this season.
But adding the destruction OF its contents,
the J-s is a serious one to DR.. Hendee,
without taking into account the inconyen-
iencc Of being suddenly burned out of house
and home Offers Of shelter for him and hi.
family we're Of course not wanting from the
nei.hh1r,. Or. Spooncr. who is quite in
firm, was taken SO the house OF Mr.. Edwin
Hard, while 2.r and Mrs. Hendee accepted
the hospitality or Mai Davis.
. Montreal las -. ess, POO worth OF prop
erty cxompt from taxation.
Two women and o2e man have already
f been sent to the insane ASYLUM in New YorI
. city on account of mental excitement oc
ca>i1url by the Baecher trial.
/ The lee embargo on the Hudson laste,
i-o days, the pas; winter, or a month owe
the average tine for the past 80 years. anC
outrivalling any winter since 1928. whel
it wa, frozen ur FOX 1856 days
Mrs Barnham' notion of a Spring hat
"A Little flannel hood lined with campho
and trimmed about the ears with roaste,
onions for the car-ache, and rugged Will
American mu-tard-lcaves for face trim
ming.
Il is considered favorable symptom tina
only eight Of the eighteen divorce cases OF
the docket at the March term of the Wash
ington County Court came TO trial, and il
two Of these the petitioners failed to satisf
the court that divorce was proper.
The Rutland H.raa understands tina
William Elig, Of the firm Of Eddy Brothers
-piritaaii-ts, la. left for New York, ostensi
by To acccpta challenge from mar VIII
was prepared TO 30, without the aid q
-aisi:s- unless it was bottled spirits-al
that EGly could DO with the assistance O
uouto aud the rest of them. And he wa
prepared to Do il for money.
john r. Pnair, the Rutland murderer,
passing ils days in a eel. eight feet BY iouI
\ 81. johnsbury man was at the State Pr
son la,5 week and vas told that the onl
exercise Phair had was being taken to tn
barber Shop once o week to be shaved.
! f.,l. 2, him, lilo I,-},r;g-, orJ 10 ,vopl
TO know what has become Of our new LAY
for keeping conyic;s at hard labor the fir
twenty months OF their Incarceration.
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