Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-04
THE BuRNEo.Ov1.
PRESENT LOCATION OF THOSE WHOSE

PLACES OF BUSINESS WERE BURNED.l
= For the convenience of our readers we
4 give below revised and complete direc-
tory of those of the business men who
were burned out and who have resumed,
or intend shortly to resume, with their
new locations. Mr.. Parkhurst will not
again 90 into business i'm Middleburv.
and Mr. Farnsworth and DR.. Sheldon
will not resume until the buildings in the
burnt district are rebuilt and ready for
/ occupancy next spring or summer:
f. p. Cushman has reopened in the
south store in the Nallette block.
Ransom Benedict has the north store in
the same block, and is again doing bust
ness.
Atwood e Hulett, who were to have
opened meat market in the ButtOlph
block on the Monday after the fire, in the
rooms recently used for the same pur-
pose by Mr.. Buttolph, and who had
stocked up on the Saturday before, be-
gan business last week Monday in the
lower south end of the Y. NJ. c. A. build
ing, and may now be found there.
w. NJ. Cushman started up the same
day in the south store of the Dyer block,
where his old customers can find him
during the winter.
j. b. johnson also got into his new
place on the same day. 1t is in the Nc
Leod block, directly under Allan Cal
houn's store,
5. f. Meekin was the first barber to
start again. He is in the rooms over G..
W. Earfs drug store formerly occupied
for an office by DR.. +. O. Porter.
w. c. Danyew is at work again In a
room over the store of j. +. Negus. He
has rented the whole of Mr.. Negus' hall
and contemplates putting in something
in addition to his barbering business.
Isaac Remele has resumed work in
rooms under I. Kidder's harness-shop.
DIR. l.. f. Mellen will resume in rooms
over Bond Bros store as soon as the
rooms and the doctors broken leg are
ready for business.
DIR. VIM. II. Kingsley is fitting up
rooms in Brrwstcr's block. over Sterns'
drug store, and will be ready for business
on Tuesday next.
Ovid Wilburner is working again un-
der I. kiddcr's harness shop.
"Jetl 1risko will resume work in
rooms over the REGISTER office, now oc-
cupied by Joe Clark and family, as soon
as Mr.. Clark can move into new quarters
which he has secured.
The Western Union telegraph office is
now at the depot. Later they will have
an uptown office in Marshall's store.
The Commercial Union Office has been
located in the Addison House and has
been doing business for several DAYS.
b. l.. Fleming, groceries, fruits, con-
fectionery, etc, will occupy the lean-to
on MIR. Tupper's block, just north of Mar
shalrs. MIR. Pitts has removed his stock
of furniture, etc, to rooms under Cal
houn'>, in the rear of JohnSon's market,
and Charles Westall, ieweler, will have
his shop in the little house between the
residence of DR.. Russell and the Nalette
block, now occupied by Miss Annette
| sampson, dressmaker.
Charles Wainwright, restaurateur, can
| dy, fruits, cigars. etc. has had rooms
| fitted up in the hall formerly occupied by
the Y. NJ. c. \. and will occupy the
whole upper story of that block.
The sun grist mill will probably not
be rebuilt Mr.. Rose has opened grain
and feed store in Il room in the rear of
/ w. NJ. CuShman's new meat market.
jackson, the artist. is rapidly getting
ready to take your picture" IN rooms in
the rear of the upper story of the block
occupied by Mrs. W. G.. Foote. miliner.
and i. F. Wales, crockery, etc.
DR.. +. Hamilton has his office for the
present ut the residence of Mr.. Buttolph,
on Main street.
+. II. lIolton, iewcler. will continue to
do business at his home on Washington
street until he finds convenient quarters.
Charles Bruya, cabinet maker aud up
holstcrer. will have another shop when
he finds place to his liking.
j. Speyer, billiards and pool, has no
present intention of going into the same
business again.
OTHER ITEMS.
There have been Just - buildings burn
ed in Middlebury village during the past
30 years.
Mr.. A. II. Bristol, who had large
amount of butter and other produce
storeL in the big refrigerator which he
had fitted up in the basement of the Bat
tell block, places his loss at 5000. He
had S2200 insurance. There were i'm the
refrigerator and cellar 260 tubs of butter,
about 700 dozen of eggs and - barrels
of beans
Several of those burned out had laid in
tIltll SlotkS VI tOdI lOI lIIc NlultT. ana
these did not die out for Il numbef of
days; indeed the pile under what was
FarnswOrth Il Co.'S store is burning yet
The work of rebuilding has been en-
tered upon only on the Cobb block. the
cellar of which is being dug out prepare
tory to laying new wall. The new
building will be two stories high. of
wood. covered with sheet steel pressed
brick, and the cornice and other orna-
mental work will be of the same material
1t is understood that Mr. H. l.. sheldon
will build in the like material
The trustees have ordered 800 feet of
new rubber hose, at a cost of $500. 1t
will he here within a few days.
Mr.. Wells and his assistants have COM
pleted the repairs on the electric light
system.
One of the merchants who was not
burned out has already rented the north
end of the block which Columbus Smith