Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-09-14

Thursday morning by the burning of
the stores of O. ID. Owen and E. F.
Dutton in the center of this village.
Mr.. Owen was heavy dealer in gen
eral merchandise, flour, sugar, grain
and heavy goods, and his store was
packed full There was tenement
above occupied by Mrs. Chas. H.
Chadwick, who was just on the point
of moving out, her goods being all
packed, and remaining only on ac-
count of the rainy day, Wednesday.
Mr.. Dutton occupied the lower story
of his building with drug store,
paints, oils, glass, and other goods
usually kept in such stores in the
country. The upper part of the
block was occupied by Mr.. Dutton
as tenement and was, perhaps, the
best furnished dwelling in the whole
town. The fire originated from some
unexplained and unknown cause in
the rear of Mr.. Overs building, and
when discovered had so far filled the
building with flames that practically
not cents worth of goods was car
ried out. Mrs. Chadwick's goods
were all burned. Mr.. Owen had, be-
side his ordinary stock of goods,
about ten tons of sugar stored in his
building, twenty barrels of granulat-
ed sugar, ton of dried raspberries,
nearly a car load of flour, and a
heavy stock in some lines of goods
laid by for fall and winter trade.
His mony accounts and books were
in his safe and passed through the
fire uninjured. He lost quite an
amount of silver in his money draw
ers. His total loss was somewhere
close to SIG. 900; his whole insur-
ance Sc, 300. Mr.. Owen has had a
trade, we judge, of nearly $4,000
year of late, and he cannot afford
to lose a custom built up in the last
fifteen years, and will doubtless re-
build. If so, he will build block
large enough for his entire business,
(his clothing business having been
done across the street for the
last three years. and which will be
an ornament to the village. MI.
Dutton saved considerable of his
furniture and quite an amount OF
goods from his store, but much the
larger portion was consumed. His
loss would probably not exceed
| So, 900; his insurance is $500. He
has moved his store goods to the
McDougall block and the remnant
of his household goods to Horace
Pierce's, his son-in-law. Mr.. but
ton has always done a good business
and has large line of customers
We do not hear as he has decided tt
build up again, but are sure the pub
lie would be glad to see him put NJ
a building suitable to the bushes:
and the site. By providential cir
cumstances the fire, which ragged flu
riously for nearly two hours, was
kept from reaching the Nelson block
thence sweeping out the whole hear
of the village. A heavy rain of thirt.
hours had drenched everything ant
the brook, often times dry, which
runs near the building, afforded am
pie water for the engines. The vii
lage engine was early on the grount
and played two streams during tn
whole time of the fire. The citizen
of Barton Landing responded yer,
quickly to the call for help, and tn
''helper" engine from this place wen
there and woke up the fremen ant
brought them with their engine in a.
in Incredibly short time. They did eff
ficient service and helped keep tn
fire from spreading southwark. Th
Lyndonville fire company responde
to the call for help, but were notifie
that the flames were under contro
and did not come. The thanks O
this village are extended to tn
friends from the Landing for tn
ready and valuable help rendered
and to the Lyndonville boys fo
their readiness to come to our aid
Also to Mr.. Charles f. Powers, G
Otter River, Mass, commercis
agent for Lord & Stone, an old fire
man who happened to be in tow
, over night, for most valuable assist
ance in handling the nozzle of th
, hose in the hottest of the fire
| The citizens, almost without exceI
, ton, did arduous work. The villao
engine proved herself, as heretofore
most excellent machine. Durin
the progress of the fire the Robinso
block was showered with famip
shingles and other debris and was O
fire many times. Fire was scattere
all through the village in the dire
ton of Water and Main streets
Had the confagration occurred
ordinarily dry weather, it doubles
would have burned out all the eel
eastern section of the village, an
been a disastrous blow to us. Or
people have not quite come up to tt
point of investing eight or ten tho
sand dollars in water works, but OF
man loses in this fire as much as
would cost to put powerful hydrant
i backed by Crystal Lake, in all par
of the village. 1t is about time Fl
S every public spirited citizen to sho
! his willingness to invest few dc
d lars for the purpose of protectir
d himself, his neighbors and the bus