Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-03-15

LII ne 'WIlO tahOu tAO iiS utuiDS
could have stepped into mod
ern press room where one of the
GREAT dailies are printed, he might
have imagined that the lightning it.
self was running the establishment.
But the world moves.
The recent fire which is bad loss
to the village as to the owners of the
destroyed property, teaches a few
lessons that perhaps may be useful
in print: All villages of the size of
this one will and must have severe
fires every few years. That has been
the history of this village and will be
repeated. No less than six incipient
fires where the margin from the de-
struction of the building and sur
rounding buildings was narrow, have
occurred in this village since the de-
struction of the property last fall.
One hand-engine, no matter how
we'll handled, cannot save building
well under way with fire; an engine
is much worse than nothing where
there is no water to work it. A few
little, frozen, drlzzllng streams of
acqueduct water with an occasional
we'll can supply an engine or the pail
brigade. A fire engine in village
where the voters are too stingy to
appropriate money to pay few men
for services in learning how to man
the machine, will be of little service
the first half hour-the all important
period in any fire. Men will not
drill In fire companies any great
length of time for philanthropy or
benevolence. Where nature has
provided a means for flooding town
with hydrant water for few thou
sand expense, it seems that its peo-
pie must be idotic or crazy if they
will not avail themselves of the pro-
lection at hand. Of the smaller
things that may be mentioned is the
fact that four out of five will start
for fire without pail, ladder ak
or utensil to fight it with; another
set attend to witness a confagration
this may not have been true in the
last instance; some men are crazy
enough in fires to burst open the
doors and windows in a burning
building where the fire is partially
smothered to let in the air and give
it good draft. This method will
rapidly facilitate the spread of the
flames and insure the quick destruc-
ton of the property. Our people
forget the fact that few pals of
hot water must be had to start up an
engine in zero weather. The village
fire wardens in an incorporated viii
lage are the men to be obeyed in
time of fire. 1t is their business to
wear badges. j. N. Webster is first
fire warden. j. w. Murkland is
captain of the so called Engine Co.
ALBANY.
MI. and Mrs. Frank Buck have
returned to Minneapolis, MINI.
Miss Helen Vance, who taught in
the graded school this winter, now
has select school here.
Miss Lizzie Lamphere, who has
been visiting her mother and friends
in this place, has returned to Bedford
Mass.
Barton Landing.
Geo. Churchill and wife leave THU
morning for the west, St. Cloud be
ing their present destination.
Mrs. Daniel Buchanan fell on thu
back porch of their house last Thurs
day and received severe injuries.
Joseph Bartlett has 100 bushels o
| rye. 500 Blu. oats. and 100 bu. bean
which he will sell for seed or othe
purposes cheap.
VIM. B. Twombly received a Sc
we're hurt in the face last week, b.
getting hit with a stick from a bencI
saw at Will. Joslyn's shop.
Rev. F. E. Healy will deliver hi
popular lecture on "Human Destiny
at the Cong. church on Friday eve
commencing at 7.3O. Admission
free. All invited.
Prof. J. V. Nichols, the veteran
phrenologist, has been with us sever
al evenings lecturing on his "favorit
subject" Although seventy year
of age, his voice is strong, even afte
talk of an hour and a half. H
gives his closing lecture to-morro,
evening.
Bloomington.
Prayer meeting at A. E. Denison'
Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Tinkham hav
so far recovered as to be out of doors
There was travelling agent for th
Essex Lithograph Card Co. in tow
last week.
Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Spence
of Concord are spending few week
with friends in town.
Nelson Gallup has lately employee
choppers, and will soon resume bus
mess IN his steam mill.
Hector Lapiere has concluded not t
work at blacksmithing only Wedne,
days and Fridays, trade being dull
About sixty of the friends of NJ
and Mrs. Royal Bailey made them
very pleasant visit on Tuesday ev'
March 9th.