Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-10-24
Fire Record for the Week.


| IN WEST IlNgrFoRp IA house and burn owned
by Horace Willis, Of Beaver Meadow, were on
| tirey destroyed by fire on the 9th instant
IN COVENTRY. Last Thursday evening, the
house Of William Cooper, about two miles from
Coventry village, was burned. Mr. Cooper had
lately moved ont aud taken rooms ut the village
Insurance, two hundred dollars
IN MOUNT HoLLy.--A barn belonging to James
Dorsey, in Mount Holly, with It's contents, was
burned ON Sunday last The barn stood by itself
in field contained fifteen tons Of hay and some
farming tools, and undoubtedly set on fire
by some person unknown
In RocKfSGlIAM-On Monday evening Of last
week, between seven and eight o'clock, the house
and ell of Mrs. L. o. CANNED was totally de-
stroyed by fire, most Of the contents in the lower
| part being saved. The cause Of the fire was the
burning out of chimney and sparks falling on
the roof The loss is estimated at fifteen hundred
dollars; partially insured Many goods-beds,
etc.-in the chambers were lost and also potatoes
in the cellar.
| In RurLAND.-The story and half dwelling
house Of Dennis Cawley, ON South street in Rut-
| land, caught fire from the chimney Mt about half
past eleven O'Clock, on Thursday night Of last
week, and was burned to the first story walls
Nlr Cawley and his young son, who were sleep
ing mp stairs, had but little time to escape, and
| abandoned trunk which the former says con-
tanned two hundred and thirty-three dollars in
greenbacks-party his own and partly the saw
ings Of others. lie unable TO state his entire
loss and insurance.
IN GRoToN-On Wednesday of last week, Just
after we had gone to press, n telegram was re-
ppiy nd ,,T 4. a.
the Groton Pond Lumber Company's property was
on fire, and requesting the loan of an engine
General Pitkin promptly gave the alarm, and dis |
patched Capitol O." X. j. Coffey, foreman, and |
u large force Of firenen from Engine Companies |
Nos. and ., to the scene The train started |
about noon and reached the fire about half-past |
one. They went Immediately to work, and rem.
dered most valuable and timely assistance in saw |
ing property. It seems that the mill was burned |
in the forenoon and it was not until nearly noon |
that there were any fears of the spread of the
flames beyond control But at this time it was
apparent that outside help must he procured, in
order to save anything. As it was, the saw-mill,
engne-house, machinery and about one thousand
cords Of slab-wood, were destroyed, besides nearly
seventy-fve thousand feet of lumber belonging to
Hon. j. r. Darling, Of Groton. box ear, partly
filled with lumber and owned by the Passumpsc
railroad company, was also destroyed. The first
point to which our boys devoted their attention
about one hundred thousand feet Of lumber.
which, by good management and hard labor, un-
der the immediate direction Of our veteran fire
man, Joel Foster, Jr., they succeeded in saving
Then the school-house, the clearinghouse and
the surrounding dwellings, were looked after and
fully protected. The return train being late the
boys did not get home until nearly nine o'clock in
the evening, having worked severely most of the
time, without either dinner or supper, the provis-
ions of the clearinghouse having given out be-
fore they got there. They had pretty hard time,
although the ladies there did their best to make
their situation comfortable. OF course there was
the usual crowd of oafers, who went up on the
train and didn't care to work, but just went for
the fun OF the thing. This should be stopped, in
case we are under the necessity of going away for
this object again. The only consolation in their
case arises from the fact that they could get moth
ing to eat, and probably did not pass very agree
able day. The works of the Groton Pond Lumber
Company began running early in 1874 about the
time of the opening of the Wells River railroad
Professor Quimby, of Dartmouth College, and DR.
Sparhawk, OF Gaysve, were the original pro-
prletors. They built the mills a school-house a |
large clearinghouse and several dwellings for
the workmen. The property was mortgaged
heavily to Messrs. Woodbury. and Osborn, of New
Hampshire. About year ago the property
passed into the hands of the mortgages and u.
7. Hall, of Lyndon, was put in charge The cost
Of the buildings and machinery was abouttwenty-
five thousand dollars, though the depressed mar
ket in the lumber trade had probably reduced
their value to about one-half this sum, even If n
purchaser could be found at any price. OF course
with the mill burned the other buildings are
worthless. The fire originated through some
'havngs taking fire, which had passed through n
blower from the mill to the engine-house The
property insured for the benefit of Wood
bury and Osborn, for five thousand dollars, aud I
MIR. Hall had an insurance Of three thousand dol {
lars on his lumber. Both these assurances were {
Effected through the agency of G. W. Cahoon
Of Lyndon
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