The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-30
Caledonia County.
IfardwicIx.


OK Sunday morning last, Just as the church
bells called to begin service, an alarm of fire
was heard upon our streets, causing con-
siderable excitement for a time. Smoke
was seen issuing from the barn in the rear
of Woodbury's block, on Maine street.
This block is occupied by Gilberts harness.
shop in the basement, ID. w. Aiken & Sons
store on the first floor, and Fred. o. Ship
mans family lives in the tenement on the
second floor. The barn is unoccupied.
When the barn was opened smoke was seen
issuing from cracks in the floor with con-
siderable energy. When the floor was cut
through a smoking, smoldering mass of
straw boards manure and other debris,
saturated with kerosene and other oils
which had evidently dropped from the oil
room of the store above, was found. Spon-
taneous combustion must have originated
the fire, which no doubt would have broken
ont in a short time had it been allowed to
progress undisturbed. Fortunately, it was
discovered in season to prevent another
serious disaster to our village. - The
long-expected change in postmasters at this
place has been announced through the
newspapers. j. II. McLoud is the lucky
man this time. = The great September
snow-storm of last Wednesday yielded
about six inches of snow, some two inches
remaining on grass land at night, when the
storm concluded. The oldest inhabtant /"
cannot remember seeing so much snow be-
/
Il. Tucker has commenced the erection of
his new dressing mill building on land re-
Gently purchased near the railroad station.
| The main building is to be thirty by sixty
feet. - Tewksbury & Buck, butchers
and meat-deaerS at this place, have dis
solved partnership. Mr.. Tewksbury con-
tinues the business here. - Mrs. &. w.
Houston, who has been confined to the house
and bed for many months with what was
thought to be consumption, has been con
stantly improving for some time past, and
is now able to ride out and perform some
| light labor - ID. Bridgman, Jr. and
wife, intend starting on western tour on
| Monday next expecting to visit Illinois
Dakota, Missouri and perhaps other western
states. - James l.. Gray and daughter
of Rockford, ILL.,, have been in town the past
week visiting friends.
East Hardwick.
LESLIE, son of G. l.. johnson, was thrown
from wagon, last week Tuesday breaking
one of his arms 60 Rev. Mr.. Chandler
has returned from his vacation and occupied
the desk last Sunday. - Angelo Stevens
has bought the Philbrook farm of II. Chase
! He has also purchased the barns belonging
to Mrs. Bullard and will move them to the
farm. He will remodel one into dwelling
house. - Deacon j. NJ. Stevens wa.
chosen as delegate to the installation ser
vices at St. Johnsbury. - +. Hunt has
bought the Philbrook house, paying 800 fol
the same. - Charles Gifiiin lost goot
COW last week.
South Walden.
A sCHooL-MEETING of the voters in dis
trict No. will be held in district No ., mex
Saturday, to see if the taxpayers will built
school-house and raise a tax on the CRANE
list to defray the expenses of the same
- John Lowe, the oldest man in town
died few days since, aged ninety -one years
Elijah Carson claims to be the oldest MAJ
in town at the present time. His age il
eighty-SiX years. -J j. f. Stevens, Esq.
who had a paralytic shock few days since
is improving. - A lady has been circu
lating petition asking for change in thu
postotfice at South Walden. Mrs. Voodr,
has filed the office admirably but she shout,
bear in mind that this is a democratic ad
ministration and is to be run on democrats
PRINCIPLES.