News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-03-12
HARDWICk,

The recent snow blockade has made IL
scarcity of corn in this vicinity. Why
lOn't the farmers raise their own corn?
Miss Averill. of Mortified. will give II
select reading at the Town Hall on Fri
day evening. under the auspices of Els
| worth post. G. A. r. Those who have
heard Miss Averill say that she gives Il
fine entertainment.
Fred Crandall returns to the west soon
where he has a position with an express
company.
A. Crandall has gone to Dakota to look
after property he is Interested III there.
French & Warren are buying potatoes
at almost every station on this road.
The telephone wire has .beeu strung
| from here to Craftsbury.
Rev. Austin Scribncr was in town re-
Gently. He is meeting with good success
giving his lecture entitled What shall
we do with our boys?' and will deliver
it here at some future day.
Mrs. Brush died early Sunday morn
ing, after Il painful illness of eighteen
months. Funeral Tuesday.
C.E. McCrilis aud family are boarding
at the Centennial House.
Warner Drenan returned from Boston
last Friday night. He did not like the
city.
Do not fail to attend the reading by
Miss AYerill ut Town Hall, Friday eve
ming.
Saturday afternoon at about O'Clock.
smoke was discovered coming through
tile roof in the Aiken building. in the
tenement occupied by l.. II. Wells, and
alarm of fire given, and pail brigade rush.
ell to the rescue. When it was discovered
the whole attic from the Stone tinshop to
Aiken's store was in flames. 1t was too
late TO stop it with means at hand. For
tunately the wind was light and from the |
north and tile roofs all covered with |
snow. In twenty minutes after the fire |
broke through the roof the Aiken build |
hlgs from Stones to Aikeu's store were ii
sheet OF flames aud soon the store, then !
their dwelling house aud barn., and in |
two hours everything was completely |
destroyed. The Stone tinshop was with |
i'll two feet of the Aiken building where |
tile fire originated. but after p fight OF
two hours it was got under control. and
tile rest of the village was safe. On the
west. next to Walter Frencll's, the fire
was got under control by putting carpets
Oh L wOodshed and Keeping them wet.
The Athens got part of their goods out
NJ the store and quite u share, of their
household goods out of the huuSe-uotli-
ing out of the cellar. Their whole pre-
perty was insured for $1,000. but their
ioSs must be more than double that.
MesSrs. Huntley. Titus. Clement. Reed.
Brush. Mrs. Warren. and Others east of
the fire. packed their goods and moved
them i'll Il hurry. Everyone did all they
could except the usual crowd oi ''do-nUth-
Jugs who stood 10y and looked on while
the latlies stood in line passing pals.
Word was sent to st. JnlnSbury and
Morri>ville for help and both responded
promptly. the Murrisville fire company
arriving here on the way-treight in ~
minutes from the time their alarm bell
sounded. The St. JUhmsbury company
got as far as Danville, but word was sent
that the fire was Under control. Our
thanks are due both for their prompt and
hearty response. We have not space or
time To rnoralize on this fire. This is the.
second large one within six years. and
one-iourth OF the loss in either would
have given us all aqUeduct from the Eaton
brook of sufficient magnitude to make it |
impossible To burn up the village. Or
couple OF force pumps that could be put
into the mill and sufficient hose would |
answer the same purpose. Will the pro- |
perty owners do anything? The fire il |
supposed to have taken from chimney |