Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-07-18


to tear down portion of the buildings
and reduce the heat. Across the road,
on the west side of the street stood the
R. Soloman store and set of buildings.
Men were kept on the roof, but the wind
bore that way and the heat in the street
drove every one from the front of the
store. The roof caught several times
and was extinguished, but the fire soon
crept under the shingles and burst from
the attic windows. Every one then went
to cleaning the store of goods, packed
in dozen different rooms from cellar to
attic. Soloman usually carries $4,000
to $4,000 worth of goods of every de-
scription. Goods were thrown out of
the windows and got out of the building
by the shortest routes. and stacked up
in the adjoining potato field until the
building was reduced to ashes, when
they were carried into the basement of
the Universalist church. A large lot
was destroyed, but most Of the household
furniture, including grand piano, was
saved. One room in the house was kept
as place of deposit for Roberts moth
er's wardrobe which he was preserving
as a remembrance of the mother. This
room was not unlocked even, and every
thing was destroyed. The origin of the
fire is explained as follows: At 10
o'clock Tuesday evening Sele Bugbee
arrived home, built fire and cooked
some eggs, after which he started for
Long Pond. the house being left unoc-
cupied. At half past II the building
was in flames. The fire was so hot that
tenents in most of the buildings in that
part of the village packed their effects
ready for hasty emigration. Several
roofs caught fire, but every roof had one
or more of the pail brigade on ridge
pole guard. Soloman was insured in
the Vermont Mutual $4,000 on his
buildings, and in three different stock
companies $4,000 on his stock. The
insurance will cover the loss on the
buildings but not on the stock. The
Selim Bugbee house was owned by G.
J. Ufford of Barton and was we'll insur-
ed. Sele's household effects were all
destroyed and not insured. Henry Bug
bees buildings and contents were insur-
ed to the amount of about 81 900, which
covers the loss. The Farr house was
also well covered by insurance. Farr
lost some household goods, but had no
insurance. Soloman, with his charac-
teristic energy and business promptness.
had another store and tenement rented
before the walls of his store fell in, and
as soon as his insurance loss is adjusted
will be selling goods at half price and
giving unheard of opportunities for bar
gains. He will rebuild at once. and
put up store large enough to accommo-
date his great business.-U Union.
Barnet.
There is report that the Wilders of
the Lyndon pulp mill have bought out
the pulp mill here and the business
connected with it. Reported price $685.
600. James Moore, the present owner,
is the inventor of the grinder used in
the mill here, said to be the best grind
er in use, and if he leaves will build
another mill somewhere. He is pop
ular NAH in Barnet and the citizens re.
greet to lose him.
Jersey Queen, owned by Josiah S.
Kenerson, has given from May Goth tc
June LIST four hundred and eighty-fvt
lbs, of milk, averaging 40 l2 lbs. pei
day, which made twenty lbs. seven anG
a half ounces of butter. From Jun,
lst to July LIST she gave nineteen hun
dred and nInety-six lbs. of milk, aver
aging 46 IL lbs. of milk per day. which
made eighty lbs. and six aud hal
ounces of butter, making eighteen hun
dred and eighty-one lbs. of milk, which
made one hundred lbs. and fourteen
ounces of butter between May Goth an,
July lst.
Sutton.
Mrs. William Berry presented he
husband on 10th inst. with twin boys
weighing eight pounds each.
Mrs. Perkins, who resided with he
son, Daniel Frost, died very suddenl
July 6. She had not seemed as we'll a
usual for few weeks before her deatl
5 but was about and her symptom
| were not such as to create alarm. Sh
was 81 years of age and very estim;
q BILE old lady. Her husband has bee
s confined for a number of month
!. past; his sickness was caused by pa
= alytic shock.
Peacham.
Since July 4, VIM. Kicker has shl
ped to market los cases of butter, 65
D dozen eggs. 100 sheep and lambs,
calves and over 600 lbs. poultry.
1t is reported that since the operate
|. was performed on the Northrope child,
O piece of yarn about three inches lor
d has been raised up through the tub
together with some matterated substanc
1t is now thought that the child W