Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-03-08

EIRE.-We nave again 10 record
the destruction of property in our
village by fire. On Tuesday morning,
at 6 Is, heavy volume OF smoke
was seen to issue from the cbimneys
and lower .,ortion Of Selden Bick.
ford S carriage shop, and when peo-
ple reached the building it was found
that fire was burning in and about
the wheel pit, and fast taking posses.
sion of the lower portion of the build
inc used as blacksmith shop and
ironing room. The engine was
promptly on hand, but there was some
delay on account of inexperienced
help to man it and freezing, the
weather being more than zero cold.
with quite a brisk wind. The fire,
in the meantime, had gone up though
the elevator passage and enveloped
the three stories above. 1t was seen
to be useless to try to save this build
ing, and the engine was moved up
the river to be used in protecting the
buildings above. Other means were
taken by ladders, small pumps and
the pail brigade to defend the old
grist- mill, Barron & Hamblet's store
block. PercivaPs furniture buildings
and the Catholic church. Baxter &
Grows mill, standing twenty-five
feet away, had to be neglected III or
der that the engine and help could be
used for what seemed to be of more
Importance in other directions. The
Percival building escaped destruction
but it was very narrow shave. The
fire was deadened down by the en-
CINE so that the mills and buildings
up stream were not badly scorched.
The Catholic church took fire in
the belfry from sparks, but little
damage was done to it, Mr.. Bick-
ford's shop and machinery was worth
$4,000 and he had in carriages, wag-
ons, ironing boards and other things
nearly completed, and ready 10 move
to storehouses, with repairs, etc., at
low estimates valued at 81 900. All
this was practically total loss. Bax-
ter & Grow owned small mill where
they did grinding for their feed store,
worth perhaps 500 besides the ma
chinery, which was nearly all removed.
They lost some other stuff and will
suffe" nearly thousand dollars. They
carried no insurance. M. Bickford
was insured on Ills building So 600,
but carried nothing on his stock with
in the building. and suffers a loss of
So, 200, which probably sweeps away
all his property. He is Il young man
who has been engaged in business
but a few years. but ny honesty, in
dustry and energy had built up a
good business and seemed TO be on
the road to success. We hope his
friends will help him to start his bus
mess up again. Among others was
Capt. r. S. Orne, who he'd little
repair shop across the river, where
he bad put in all the means he had
in the world, about $500; this was
entirely destroyed. Geo. Goad, Mr..
Bickford's blacksmith, lost all his
tools, and good buggy almost COM
pleted. Alphonzo Olmstead, an en-
ploye, lost all his tools. 1t IS thought
by some that the fire was caused by
spontant Gus combustion i'm shavings
that had been saturated with oil oc-
casioned the bursting of barrel OF
oil by accident.
Albany
Miss Daisy Darling took in The
carnival at Burlington.
Mrs. Jenness, relct of the late
Jesse Jenness, died of apopleXy, or
the 23d, ult, aged about 70.
H. Way, millwright, has gone tC
Holyoke where he has an opening
for steady job and good wages.
Mrs Abbott, an aged lady, got :
broken hip, through, as we under
stand, some mismove while sitting
down in a chair.
Our village schools closed las
Friday. They have been very profit
able terms, taught by two of on
promising young towns people, Free
NJ. Tenney and Miss Helen Vance.
Things did not sell remalkabl,
high at Mr.. Leach's auction las
Wednesday. Mr.. Leach and fami
ly, who have been in our midst TO
several years, will move 10 Lowell
Mass, where we understand the,
will 90 into boarding house. Lu
Their Wood has taken the farm vaca
ted by Mr.. Leach.
We learn that Mrs. Alonzo Mar
tin of St. Johnshury, late of thi
town, has recently buried one of he
little boys, Arthur, who died o
pneumonia. 1t will be remembers,
that her husband died some tw,
years ago, of diphtheria. She an,
the remaining children have th
sympathy Of friends in this place.
Town meeting passed off YER
quietly, considering The amount o
noise.) No changes were mad
among the leading officers; Their
was some opposition to the ney
system of working the roads. but, o.
the whole it was thought 10 be a fail
success. We hope during the com
ing year to so reach the disaffecte