Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-02-13
MASSACHUSETTS NOTES.

Il is expected that North Adams will soon
change its form Of town government into a city
government Al a meeting OF the leading husi
ness men and manufacturers held on Monday
evening all but three present were In favor Of
making the change, and a committee were APP
pointed u draw up charter.
A fire in the fivestory brick building ON Main
street at Springfield. occupied bv the Massachu
sets Mutual Life Insurance company, business
offices and number uf secret society lodges, did
about S4O,W damage, the upper floor being ru-
ined
The building known as the old Marks place ON
West Main street at Greenfield, occupied by Her
sey & Co. tiusmiths aud stove dealers, was gut
ted by fire on Friday morning of last week The
building was insured for sl50 and the contents
for $500.
Eugene C. Marble. an Easthampton slater fell
from the Consolidated roads engine house at
Turner's Falls last Saturday, and broke his left
leg In three PLACES and injured one Of his arms.
The burning of the house on the William l..
COOK farm az hrath IeSehtS IelV mo- 80 one ~
lev Many curiosity seekers have spied around
the locality Of the old fortress the past few years
and the huge, oldentime nails OF the period Of
! i7li, when the fort was built, have been taken
from the turf-bOund ash pile and carried away as
relics.
A few days ago fire was discovered in house
| occupied by Fred Reschter, ON the Pratt road
| near Fitchburg, and on breaking in the door a
year old baby was found smothered and an Older
! child senseless, but the latter recovered.
paper mill owned by A. r. Cusham at North
| Amherst was burned last week Loss, S5OOO
Henry Trask AMI wife Of Chesterfield went TO Il
| neighbours a few evenings ago, leaving their
four y old son in bed. During the evening q
bright light was seen IN the house and the parents
hurried home TO find the inside of the house all IL
| flames The cries of the child were heard and
| the father tried to enter the building, but wa
| badly burned and could not reach the child. The
! house was entirely consumed and no trace OF th'
| child's remains could be found in the ruins,
A notable social event at Greenfield was tn,
| marriage last Saturday at st. James Episcopal
| church of Ormsby ThAyer Farnum and Miss An
ma Josephine HOLSTER.
| The pumping station of the Turner's Falls wa
ter works at Lake Pleasant took fire early SatuT
| day morning and entirely consumed, tn
| brick walls only remaining The loss is estimate
! at $500 ON the building aud machinery. Fortu
nately ive-days supply of water was pumped y
| to the reservoir Friday, so that people probabl
viii not suffer seriously.
The Springfield Republican says: Besides hi
| eyangelistic work at Boston, ID. l., Moody ha
seen 10 II that Fast NOrthted has been given
most office and through his schools has put I
within the presidential reach, and now his frlen
Wananaktr has had President Harrison give tn
ufic,. to the ,.Vangelst's niece, Miss Walker.
The Commercial hotel On lower STATE street a
North Adams was badly damaged by fire Wednr'
day.
Arthur d. Smith Of COlrraiue was chosen d.
| nar-ment commander nf the Grand Army
Massachusetts at the annual rucampinrnt HE'LL {
! Boston this week.