Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-02-09

most destructive ims that ever visit
OIL the place. occurred late Frida,
night and Saturday morning, hut u
might have been \ great deal worst
had the first fire thai caught Friday
afternoon 10 tho "iioker Room" o.
| Frank \, Mciienzie's Wooden fae
tory, got under headway, and II came
very near il, II this prosperous and
growing establishment had gone, the
Fathers might put up the old sown A'
ysndae, aud II would not bring very
much either A "raw hand" was Ia
charge Of tho picker" NJ the TINE the
fire occurred, and Instead OF applying
the machinery necessary 10 put "
out, with whieh The room Is well sup
piled, he rushed oul, yelling "llre J
with great lung power We suppose
he was frightened OH OF the knowl-
cd Of what else 10 do, Mr., Peter
King. the book-keeper, rushed Tor the
room, operated the machinery, and
saved The factory, H. waS so over
come by heat aud smoke that he liant.
3D. Just saved II, that was all
The next fire broke out IN the IL
pat Of the hotel, about ohe o'clock
Saturday morning, II was first dis
covered by ladio. sleeping In a cham
Der IN that part 81 the house, who
had barely time TO escape from tho
room N their nighl'cloIbcs. Mr.
Spaulding, the night @a'chman ut the
factory saw il and gave the Alarm
lie says the fire burst up through tho
root like n volcanic eruption. The
citizens rallied, but water was scarce,
and with no Ere machinery OF any
effective power, they could do but
little in the way Of putting 1t out, and
they went TO work to save what they
could from tho flames, The fire
spread rapidly 10 the stables, then to
the old Union Church on tho west,
and TO the Furber house on tue east,
all OF which were burned down in q
short time, They sent to WoodstocE
for help, and Mr.. Oscar Burk hi,chtd
q pair Of horses 10 the engine and
Chas. O. Thompson a pair to the
hose cart, and together with several
of our citizens, went to Bridgewater
"double quick but it vas all oven
when they got there. The act was
greatly appreciated by our Bridge.
water friends. That the night was
calm, and roofs Of adjacent houses
being heavily covered with snow,
were the only things that saved the
village from entire destruction. Mr..
Carpenter is the heaviest looser--
hotel, barns and hay, some carriages
much furniture, provisions, COW and
horse, two pigs, etc. all burnt up,
with only $4,000 insurance. He also
lost his private papers, and tax books
prior to 1880. The COW and horse
were got out--the COW twice'-but
they got back and were buued up
in their stalls. We saw them Satur-
day. 1t was n sad sight. A little
calf lay side of the burnt COW, with
no, hair singed on it. The build
ings we're burnt up c|ose--not a stick
of any size left. The Furber house
was owned and occupied by the Miss
Furbers as a millinery shop and
dwelling, and most of the goods and
furniture were saved no insurance.
There vas small insurance, we
believe, on the church. The total loss
Is not tar from $l5 900.
The church was wooden structure.
raised City years ago last 4th of July,
and the ''oldest inhabitant" says a
bottle of rum, silver COINS, papers,
ETC., were put under the corner stone,
and the boys are after them. Pieces
of the old hell, which sounded the
alarm of its own destruction, are pre-.
served with great care. The hotel,
also of wood, was commenced some
ten years earlier by DR.. James H.
Munger, to which several additions
had been made by Mr.. Woodward
and others who had owned it at one
time and another. Here in Jackson's
Hall Eight OF January Balls" were
numerously attended for years, but
most of those old "Dimmocrats" who
have stripped the light fantastic toe"
on those memorable occasions. now
sleep with their fathers