Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-03-07

BRADFORD Our recent beautiful village
has lost much of its former attractiveness
caused by the recent disastrous fire
which has swept away the best part Of
our business places. We hope to rise up
from the ashes in n more beautiful form
than before, but this has got TO take time.
We hope ere another Christmas we may
see a beautiful block erected where the
ruins now lie. Rumor has it that Bos-
tonian, member of Il wide.awake
who esale house has made a proposition
to put up substantial brick block to
cover the whole burned district, facin o
Main street, provided he can obtain a
clear title to the land. We admire his
enterprise but it occurs to us that we have
men in our own town that can do them.
selves credit and benefit the whole town
by erecting this block. That it would be
a good investment, there is no fear, for
there are enough that want the stores,
offices, halls, etc that are willing to
lease the same for term of years at n
good price. Garfield. our popular post
master, is substantially out in the cold
removing ms he did to small unoccupied
house where there was no opportunity for
displaying his goods. He has, we under
stand, decided to remove his otfice and
goods to the front rooms of his house in
the bank building, and wait the building
of suitable place for the same. Osborn
our express agent and West India goods
merchant, has leased n portion OF Bailey
& Co.'S clothing store. Mrs. Curtis has
removed her goods to her dwelling, but
has leased the store now occupied by H.
Chadwick. We are informed that Chad.
wick proposes TO 'stick' however. That
being the case the lawyers may have n
sweet little job to s'oust" him. NJ. G.
Barber has bought the building occupied
by H. NJ. Griffin for marble shop. Mr.
Barber is seventv-tive years old but verv
smart, active man, not ready or WILLING to
sit down and rust out, but prefers to keon
drawing the thread that all may have "tbe
harness on" The lawyers, dentists and
small dealers have all found some place to
flee to. Winship & Co. had erected :,
building 46x2O feet, and moved tbej,
office into it Sat urday night after the fire
which occurred Monday. TIE stock back
of the house shows stock on hand at the
time of the fire of over $37 400, includi inc
goods in storehouses at the station of
about $4,000. They succeeded in getting
some 81, 800 out of the store at the time of
the fire. The balance Of the goods are
very nearly ruined. Possibly may realize
some three or four thousand dollars from
the sale of the damaged goods. Their
insurance was S17 800 which will leave n
total less of from eight to ten thousand
dollars. Ii is entirely uncertain whether
this house will resume business here or
remove to scme other point.
Town meeting is upon US again. There
will DC quite an effort made TO make
some changes in the leading offices this
year, but what the result will be will be
easier told tomorrow Tuesday evening.
At a citizens caucus, held Saturday even.
ing it was impossible 10 nominate board
of listers that would accept the nomina.
ton without taking those not present.
We are told that the democrats are in
about the same fix. For some reason