Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-01-21

Leave White River Junction, b0 HAT
ford, ! IS; Deweys Mills ala; Qusehss
217; Taftsvills, 227; Woodstock. 2S.
J. G. PORTER, Supt.
FIRE Th. alarm of fire was sound.
ed about u O'Clock Friday night, ant
those who heard il hustled on theil
clothes "double-quick" to hunt up the
location from whence it proceeded. II
proved to be the Good Templars Hall,
and the Eagle Hotel. The fire COM
panies rallied and were in force and
order and did excellent work, with the
aid of citizens, but the Hall burned
down, and the third story of the hotel
was badly riddled by fire, and the
whole building drenched with water.
Most of our readers know that the
Good Templars Hall is over the dining
room to the hotel. The fire was first
discovered in the second story over the
dining room or between the hotel and
the hall. How it caught is as mooted
a question as "who struck Billy Pat
terson," but the general opinion Is that
it caught over the dining room in the
hotel. This seems strange, as there had
been no fire there since the meeting OF
the Good Templars Wednesday even
ing, and some are inclined to the
opinion that it was the work of an in
cendiary. The family and boarders
had to get up and dust unceremonious-
ly, and those who had suites of rooms
there lost considerable, among them
were O. p. Chandler, who has been
sick for several weeks, Mrs. B. w.
Rice and her sister, Hiss Fletcher,
and Will Richmond. N. M. Hois-
ington, in the old Gallup house adjoin-
ing, suffered much by having his fur
niture removed. There were more
than the usual number of idiots at this
fire, and the destruction of property
was greater of course. The Good
Templars lost everything, including a
new piano; they had an insurance of
500 on the hall and $500 on the fur
niture. Landlord Fairbanks lost heav-
lily in furniture etc. We understand
there was an insurance on the hotel of
$1,000. The third story Of the hotel is
total wreck, but we presume it will
be fixed up again and the Eagle will
go on in time as if nothing had hap.
pened. This house has been on fire
more than ten times, and it would
seem as if it was fated not to be
"burped up" All the occupants Of
the house are comfortably located:
Landlord Fairbanks att his brother
Morris Will Richmond same place,
O. P. Chandler at Mrs. Aliens, Mrs.
Rice and her sister at the Park Cot
tage, with most of the other guests of
the house. The engine companies did
noble work and the boys are entitled to
great credit. Chief engineer, 0. G.
Kimball, who is a good man anywhere
you put him, showed admirable exccu-
tive ability on this occasion. The
night was favorable, not much wind,
snow on the roof, and raining some,
which had much to do in saving tie
main portion of the house. This is Il
severe blow to friend Fairbanks.
PENCIL MARKs.--Cycones and
billiards. were about the past week
ten below zero this "Wednesday
morning Don't forget to read the
poem in this paper headed, "Then
and now; or Old Times and New
Our friend, Dix Wheeler, had slight
paralytic shock Sunday night, which
used up one arm, it is said; sorry, we
have had lots of fun with Dix; how
old paralysis could have courage to
grapple with him is beyond our ken. =
Horse men say Giles Thomas makes
the best medicine for scratches"
Of any man in America try it,
Mrs. F. S. Shurtlef, who lives on
River street, had paralytic shock
Sunday which destroyed the use of one
side Of her body, aud she now lies in
a critical condition this is sad, bad
case; Mrs. 5. is a young woman with
a large family of small children, the
youngest not quite four months old.
Thomas Fletcher, who lives with
his son-in-law, c. j. Taft, and who
has been "under the weather" for
some time, we are happy to state, is
on the gain. Wilson Parker, an old
knight of the whip, who has driven
stage on every line in this section, is
quite low with lung trouble at his
residence here; we hope for his re-
covery. The Catholics had meeting
at their church Sunday morning
Staples Band sailed down the street
last evening and opened serenade
on 0. G. Kimball at his residence O.
q. addressed them, invited them in,
and did the square thing for them, as
he always does.-Did you wake up
the night Of the fire? we didn't as
the Frenchman would say, it was a