Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-09-03
STATE AFFALRS.
D,.a.,rou. sire ar south Royar,on.

Disastrous Fire at south ROyaItOn.
The pretty and prosperous village Of
South ROyalton comprising about 800 inhab- |
ltauts, was visited Monday night by conha-
grafton that swept out of existence in one
short hour the entire business portion of the
place aud d, residences, destroying prop
erty to the vaiue of Sl2O,OOO, on " hich there
was AL insurance OF only S+O,OOO. Not
business house remains and twelve families
were burned out OF house aud home saving
little or none OF their household goods. In
addition to this the freight depot OF the Cen
trail Vermont railroad aud two loaded cars
were destroyed. The three principal streets
of the village present scene OF devastation
and acres OF smoldering ruins meet the eye.
The flames were first discovered about 10
o'clock at night 10y Rv W. II Davenport,
who saw fire bursting Out o. the rear Of J.
h. Durk,e 's hardware store in Tarbel's block.
An explosion Of guupoV der and kerosene i'm
mediately followed aud the flames spread rap
idly. Kings long block next caught, and
then in quick succession Belknap and S4r-
gents blocks, thence across the street to NJ
:. Adams a Co. large grain and flour store
and the Central Vermont freight house to the
nOTth. Dickerman's, SINNERS, VI lnt h-ster'F,
Lambs aud Martins blocks aud S)per's mar
BILE works we've in flames before the owners OF
these buildings had time to fully realize the
danger Little or nothing in the shape of
goods or stock was saved from the burning
stores. The wooden blocks were burned TO
the ground, nothing rtmainng above the
foundations. The tre rapidly spread to the
residences Of Ezra Willis Edgar Reynolds,
Mrs. X. W. Bake, Arthur Pierce, Henry
Manchester, En- Green, Fred Whitney, Silas
Doubleday, A II. Lamb. NJ J. Sargent J. o.
B-lkuap and Carl D;ckerman, and before the
occupants had time to remove any household
effects their homes were wrapped in flames.
The freight depot of the Central Vermont
railroad connects with the grain and -four
store of NJ. :. Adams x Co., and the flames
soon spread to the latter structure and con-
/ sumed 1t. together with two loaded freight
cars standing on the side track. But little
could be done to stay the progress Of the fire,
! but the single hand engine owned by the vii
lage was utilized to play upon the burning
property. Assistance was asked by the vii
lage authorities from the fire departments of
! Randolph aud Nortbheld, aud companies
/ from these places arrived about midnight, but
too late to save mn, h property. A number of
the burned out merchants lived over their
stores, and lost everything except the clothes
they wore the night Of the hre.
Suspicion of inoendiarism naturally falls
on three men who have lately served SEN
tence for burglary, and who threatened to
pant the town in flames when they got
chance. The latest accounts say that the
fire Was discovered almost simultaneously in
two places 100 feet apart.
UnIVersaIIaG state Convention.
The fifty third annual session of the Yer
mont univeTsahst cOnve ntion was held in the
church OF the Messiah Ut ST. Johnsbury,
Aug II, - and 90.
Tuesday evening Row q l. ID msrest,
d. D., of Manchester, n II preached an
able sermon upon "Man the Gid Of God,
from | John NIL
Wednesday at 8 A. NJ. there was a confer
ence meeting led by Rev. |. W. Mclaughlin
of Huntingtonviile, p. q, after which the
communion was impressively observed. In
the business nesting which followed, the
secretary reported SlGj5.3G raised IN the
state for missionary work during the year.
Tue new parishes in Rutland, West Ran
dolph, Swanton, and IL ttley, p. q are grow
ing, the Brattleboro church has been i'm
proved At a cost of IS, 600, the debt at st.
Adams Of $4,000 paid, ana a new church at
ShOreham built at a cost of $1,000. Rsv, q,
W. Perry of Rutland at II NJ, preached
the occasional sermon, The Omnipotenee Of
the Spiritual, from Is. cxXxiX.'4 In the
afternoon addresses were made by Rev. +.
Il. HsRey of AlorrisVille aud Rev. b. NJ Til
lotson of Woodstock upon "Our Schools, "
aud Rev /, NJ. Atwood, ID D., OF ST. Law
renee university, N Y, upon What Consti-
tutes Gall 10 the NJ inlstry. Inc woman
Centenary meeting followed, Sll74O being
raised for missionary work, In the evening
addresses were made by Rev. j, f. Rhoades
of Barre upon The Grounds of Universal
ism" Rev. d., Atwood the Indictments of
Our Faith" and R.v. E. W. Whitney OF
Bratteboro upon ''Fle Qltl, OK of Univer
salsm.
Thursday morning after prayer meeting
conducted by Rev. q. s Guernsey Of Roch-
ester, the officers for the ensuing year were
elected Addresses we're then made by R4vs.
A. A Miner. Il. d., of B)4ton, S. @. Hay
ford of NJ ntpeler, and S. A. Parker OF beth
ell, after which $500 was pledged for the en-
suing years work A. 2;30 y. NJ, addr sseG
on timely themes were made by Il Va. o. M
Hilton of st. Adams l. p. Rooth of North
field, Ct. II. Emerson, d D., of Boston, g.
, ! i. Dsmarest, d. d., l. o. Fortney aud A, j,
/ Aubrey OF Ludlow. Rev. A. A. Miner, d ID.
! preached the closing sermon at 1;3O =, NJ,
from H. Cor i;24
The attendance was very large, the enter
Q tainment bountiful and tho services full o
I interest. UniveTsaliam was never 30 strOnl
= as now, and its future prospects are most en-
0 copragipg.