Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-07-05
Destructive Fire.


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The tate Of St John. bias NOW tilu u.ou The
village of st. iohn.hnr, Center, hons nothing
less than the destruction OF tho entire business
portion of tlc place ~ about noon saturday, a
fire broke out in the PAPER mill next 10 the Pas
sumpsic river. owned los Messrs Bacon, Ranncy
co. Thence it spread in a southerly direction,
sweeping everything before IT, An the buildings
on noil sides of the street were burned, omhrac-
ins all Che cuisines. portion Of the village In all,
some -iNt, buildings were destroyed among them
the lnpurmill gfist-mill, nw-mill, lniyersalist
church. aud many stores aud dwellings Help
was sent from &c. lohn.bnry the fire department
promptly doing much towards checking and get
ting The FIRE under control Many families were
made homeless. having lost everything 4 great
portion Of tho furniture and household effects was
removed from Csc residences in the line Of the fire
to the middle Of The street, whore IL WAS totally
consumed
Among the losses reported are the following,
together with the Insurance thereon Buters
saw-mill, loss 5000 no insurance, T. $ Whoocr's
grist mill, los. 5000 no Insurance Bacon, lanney
q Co. straw board mill, loss $1,000, insurance
$1,000 in the following companies Vermont MI
tual, 5000 Builders Mutual, s2OOO. Incoming
5000. Paterson. $500. and $500 elsewhere.
dwelling house and store owned by Mn. Kimhall
loss iu0o, partially insured Bacon lde'- house
loss 500 mo- insurance T. a. stones .hoc shop
and Granger store. loss $500 mo- Insurance. Mr.
BoWkers millinery shop. loss e1OOO. insured u
Che Royal Mrs Roberts DWELLING loss elOOO
100 Insurance, Uuiyoualist Church. Jos. $500. no
Insurance Ira Arlington dwelling loss 5000
insurance slJ00 IN the Phoenix OF Hartford, T. S.
Wheeler dwelling, loss $500 insurance 500 in
the Vermont Mutual. NJ Mclay's dwelling loss
sij00 insurance sGOo D. Clarb- dwelling. loss
sl200 insurance $500 mi BROOKS dwelling, loss
$500, insurance $1,000 Ia Che Iarmor. Mutual .
William Han dwelling, loss s3oo1 no insurance
| Abel Shorcy dwelling loss $500. no insurance.
e. llalet dwelling los. 5000, insurance $1,000
In the Farmers Mutual: T. Andrews dwelling
loss $500 insurance 5000 in the Farmers Mutual
Charles Harris dwelling, loss 500. insurance
500 Schoolhouse loss 5000 Insurance 5000
in the Vermont Mutual; Hiram Weeks. house
loss $500, Insurance 500, J. NJ llcs dwelling
loss $500 insurance 500 T. scott- dwelling.
loss 5000, insurance $500 in thc Vermont Mutual.
!. Bedford dwelling loss $1,000 Insurance 5000
Ia lcs. than two hours an area OF one thousand
rods wa. burned over Had there been "a wind
nearly every building in the village must have
| been consumed The most careful estimates
| place tuc entire loss. including barns personal
| property, etc, at seventy thousand dollars Many
/ people were lcit hou.elcss and penuiess One
man having refused To get hi. mortgage deeds
registered, loot Them together with other valuable
| papers. William Hall lost five hundred dollar.
! In money, which he bid undora rug that morning.
] ID WAS only hy the most sfreuuofts off.,t .,.t