Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-05-31
BELLOWS FALLS COLUMN.
SERIOUS Fire in the Times RuiIing aud
Mammoth Block.

The sensation of the week has been the
fire which occurred at an early hour Sun
day morning, and which proved the most
disastrous of any fire in eighteen years, in
the business part of the village 1t origi-
mated in the well known Times building, on
the South side of the Square, owned by
A. N. Swain, and occupied 10y the Times
Printing company and Il. l.. Amadon's Jew
elry store. This building was almost en-
tirely destroyed, and the roof was burned
off Mammoth block, the building adjoining.
In this block was the large hardware store
Of l.. q. & G. f.. Howard, aud j. J. Fen
ton x Co., clothiers, which firm is well
known in Brattleboro and vicinity The
stock Of goods in these two stores was not
removed, and sustained heavy damages by
water In the case of the hardware store,
nearly $1,000 worth Of stock was destroyed,
which was stored ON the fourth floor. There
were one or two tenements in the upper
story of this building, and II. j. Huntoon
occupied the second story as a job shop.
The total loss by the fire will probably
reach S25, 600. Representatives of large
number of insurance companies came
promptly on Monday, and during Tuesday
and Wednesday a settlement was made in
each case The total amount of insurance
paid would aggregate about S2l 800 The
origin of the fire is mystery, evidently
starting in the press room on the first
floor. The Times Printing company did
not succeed in saving anything from the
building except complete files of the Times
from its establishment down TO date, which
were taken from the third story in a dam
aged condition. The fire department work
ed faithfully and well, aud much credit is
due them for holding fire which had as
tire destruction of the whole property.
Few villages in New England are better
provided with apparatus for distinguishing
fire than this The department and force
pumps of the mills can concentrate 30 / /
inch streams, which was done last year at
test required by the insurance companies
Arrangements were made on Monday 10y the
Times Printing company, with the Observer
company of Keene, for printing their paper
this week, so that it appeared at about the
usual time. Both FentOn and Howard are
redrrangng their stocks Of goods in the
same locations without removal, as "a tenn
porary roof has been placed ON the build
ing, which, when rebuilt, will probably be
four story building with fiat roof Anna
dons stock was removed without much
damage to a vacant store in Grays block.
Mr.. Swain will probably re build his block
the same as before.
Fifitv-fve members of Stnugbtnn Post
q. A. r., attended service in body at the
Unversalist church Sunday morning, and
an intarastint, discnurea ,vas ,,raarhad hv
H. a. ''l'. 49, II ptS 70 y CIV Nv" ~
Ihe pastor, Kew a. r. hhoaues.
Another old resident of the town, Mr..
Lucius Adams Of Bartonsville, who has
held many different offices, died last Satur
day The funeral was held on Monday at
Rartnusyilla
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The Commercial House, and ID. X Bar
rvs hnusa nm W.sttuinst.r str.,t are re-.
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'eNihs 'ohtS VI paint
l. = HAYES recently sold two buildng
l,,. 80, Sax;on. piyar t., a,,,.si,a IT,,
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house OF John l)ugan, u +. &. Farr, who
will build at least one house thereon the
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\ concrete walk viii he laid on the north
side of Srhnoi street from the head Of thu,
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stars leahllg from tne sinare' aS lhr ms
Green street and possibly further. OWN
ars If bouses ON that side of In. street
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nave gIeeu W give Nv" loe' VI ia,'"' V''a'
the walk may he made 50 much wider than
AT presant This will be ouite an improye-
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Dr. Frank WhitmAn's office and contents
asca,ad ini,,Y, fran the fra aIthnuvb ln
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Gated IN the Times block the lire being
west and south of his room.
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