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Trottlnx Association. Friendly.

NEW YoRK, Jan. A.--Ths board of stew
ards OF tho National Trotting association
held secret meeting hers to-day. Al the
oonolusion Secretary Archer announced
that after amioable consideration OF the
Chains or several factions everything was
satisfactorily disposed of, and she outIook
indicates an uuususl suocessful trottinu
season for the aummer and fall. The New
YORK Driving club is admitted to memb ber-
snip anu dates arranged for tho seasons
trotting.
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No Decision on Silver.

WASHINGTON Jan. 24-Wnen the senate
finance committee met to-day Mcpherson
asked pointedly what the majority of the
committed proposed to do relative to the
bill to repeal the silver pu chase act re-
ported from the committee week AGO.
sherman. who has tho matter in charge.
replied that he would call the bill ny in the
senate just as soon as he ascertainei that
his motion to do SO would command the
support of the majority. The COMMITTEES
did nothing Of general interest during the
session.
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No Advantage Gained.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-The house COM
mittes on the Worlds Columbian exposi-
tlon wrestled for two hours this morning
with tine Sunday opening proposition, and
when it adjourned for the week neither the
Sunday openers nor sunday closers had
secured o decided advantage.
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Touch of Winter at the Falls.

GREAT FALLS. Jan. A.-[Spscial. Beau
tiful autumn weather, which has prevailed
in these parts since Jan. s, suddenly de-
parted early this morning. The mercury
has been falling all day and at 10 tonight
ia ten below, while the air Is filed with
snow, which is driven from the northeast
by bowling GALE
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Cattle Manrled in a Wreck.

BuDA PEsTH. Jan. PA passenger and
cattle train collided near Grau to-day.
Three persons were killed instantly and
twelve fatally injured and thirty-two per-
sons otherwise injured. The engineers of
both trains were terribly burned but may
recover. The locomotives were completely
demolished. Ten freight cars were SIN shed,
300 head of cattle killed and 100 head 80
badly injured they were shot. misplaced
switch is supposed to be the cause Of tho
accident.
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Two Trains, One Track.

JOLIET. ILL.,, Jan. 24.-Two freight trains
collided on the Santa Fe road near Mills
dale this morning. Engineers A. M. RAIN
and Richard Mitchell and Brakeman Nj. j.
Mahoney were killed. Both trains we're
badly wrecked and the pecunlary loss will
be heavy. The wreck was caused by mis-
understanding between the conductor of
the way freight and the operator at Pattsr-
train.
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Respect for Lamar,

WASHINGTON, Jan. A.-Justice Lamar 8
seat on the supreme court bench was
draped in mourning this morning. When
court assembled Chief Justice Fuller an
nounced Lamar's death. and without trans.
acting any business the court adjourned.
Most of the members of the court will at
tend the funeral. The senate and house
adjourned out of respect to the memory of
Lamar.
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a Sen sAtion on Tapl..

LONDON. Jan. 2i.-Lsdy Lillian Fit2olar-,
enos. daughter OF the earl Of Munster, was
married privately at Brighton to-day to
Capt. N. BOYD. Lady Lillian is but 10
years old. whiic Capt. Boyd is we'll over 90
The whole affair is mysterious and when
explained 10 expected to CAUSE = sensation
In London society.
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Col. Malone Coming.

WASHINGTON, Jan. M.-The vice presi-
dent late this afternoon received by mes
seneer the returns Of the electoral college
Of the state of Wisconsin. and received a
telegram from W. +. Sanders, of Montana.
saying the messenger will arrive the 3Oth
inst, with duplicate returns. Dispatches
were also received that the messenger from
Oregon is on his way to Washington.
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PerIahed in the Flames.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 24.-This evening gas
oline stove exploded on St. Paul street.
Mrs. Maggie Rice, aged 81. and two
children, Frank Rice, age four, and Maggie
Rice. aged seven years. perished In the
flames despite valiant efforts of Rice and
another man to rescue them,
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MONTGOMERY, Ala, Jan. 24.--The upper
house OF the Alabama assembly to. day, by
vote OF seventeen TO fifteen. refused to
pass bill granting Il pension of $500 per
year to the widow of Jefferson Davis. An
attempt to reconsider will be made TO-
morrow.
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s,eighins Party Run Down.

PAssA1c. N. j., Jan. 24.-A fatal collision
between an Erie train and sleigh filled
with persons took place here at an early
hour this morning. One person was killed
outright and another SO badly injured she
died soon after. Two women and a man
were also badly hurt. The dead are Miss
Mary Ryan and Miss Mary Splnin.
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PHlo Alto stock Sold,

New YoaG, Jan. 4.-The sale of trotting
stock from Palo Alto farm. California,
commenced to-day. The attendance was
fair aud bidding rather tame. Among tho
horses sold were: Nsnox. 2.27S4, by Nephew
Miss Knox, W. Nj. Bum. Philadeiphin.
$1,000; Sketch. b. c.. Azmoor-Spirt, W. IL.
Orr. Reading, Pa. $l.0b0; forty Eight
total sum realized vas $lh 100, an average
Of $3l5. 20 per head.
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Caused by n Broken Rail.

DIXON ILL.,, Jan. 24.-The Lasalle north
bound passenger train was thrown from the
track two and a half miles north of here
to-day and rolled down thlrty-foot en-
bankment. Twelve persons were injured
one of whom. r. j. Burgess, of Portland
Me-. will probably die. The others were
only slightly hurt. The wreok was caused
by a broken rail.
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Kept tho Pope's runds.

ROME. Jan. M.-The Tribuna says a paper
ssized in the office OF SiRnor TaulonRs,
cover of the Banca Romano, compromises
several conspicuous politicians. The pope
had current account of 5000 600 with tho
duerrini Banking COMPANY. which closed
its doors yesterday.
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THEY OPPOSE.

Boulder People Object to tho Disme mem-
berment Of Jefferson.
BOULDER. Jan. 24.-[Special. AT a
meeting of the citizens of Boulder Satur-
day night the following resolution was
passed by unanimous vote:
Resolved, That the citizens of Boulder
here assembled are unalterably opposed to
any movement that may be now or here
after put on foot to divide Jefferson county.
or to Ont off any portion of It, or to change
its present boundary lines in any way what
ever"
A petition demonstrating against any
such change will be gotten up and sent to
tho legislature Immediately.
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SILHOUETTE OF ROBERT evRNs.

On JANUARY 18TH, 1859,
Robert Burns, Scotland's Ma
tional poet, was born at Ayr.
Scottish societies everywhere
will observe the anniversary
with a ball and sing verses by
the poet who has given lustre
to the literature Of Britain. He
died in poverty. Could he have
had the money afterwards real
lied by the sale of articles which
he made valuable by using. he
might have lived at his ease. ;
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Margin for Mills

AUSTIN, Tex, Jan. 24.-The senate and
house balloted separately to-day for United
States senator. Total of both houses;
Mills 143. Nugent nine. Cuney one. The
result will be officially declared in Joint
| session tomorrow.
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Elected Two Senators.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. 24.-The state
senate and house of delegates to- day elected
two United States senator's. Faulkner was
chosen to succeed himself and ex-senator
johnson N. Camden to I'LL the unexpired
term of the late Senator kenna. The joint
session to- morrow will rntify the vote
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Ballots without Change.

BISMARCK, N. d., Jan. 2i.--The ballot FOL
United States senator In joint session was
without change.
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Straight Dem onrat From Kansas.

TOPEKA. Kan, Jan. 24.-John Martin,
democrat lawyer Of Topeka, was nomi-
mated by tho populist caucus for senator on
the fourteenth ballot o-night The election
of Martin is assured by the Joint oonven-
tion OF the populist house and popu!ist sem
ators, as all the democrats support him,
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a small Concern.

LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. A.--The state bank.
ing board to-day closed the Dickinson state
bank at Wahoo. w. II. Dickinson, the
president and owner is missing. Tho bank
is a small concern. deposits are small, and
no one will lose much.
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Received Full PARTY stro,ct,.

CARSON. New. Jan. 24.--William M. Stew
art was to-day reelected 10 tho United
States senate by tho Nevada legislature. He
| was the silver party candidate and received
their unanimous vote
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Senator smith, of Now .yer.ev.

TRENTON, N. j., Jan. 24.-James Smith,
Jr.. to-day was formally chosen United
States senator by the New Jersey IsRisla-
ture.
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SAN Francisco, Jan. 2.-The welter-
weights. Jim Barron, of Australia, and
Paddy Purtell, of Michigan. fought at The
California Athletic club tonight. Barron
won i'll the seventh round.
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WiIderness of Senatorial Timber.

CHEYENNE. Jan. 2A-Both houses voted
for senator to-day. The votes wore dis
trihuted among sixteen candidates, tho
highest any one received in either house
being six.
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GOno With thu Caah.

ArTrcA, Ind, Jan, 24.-The dsfalcation Of
Treasurer Cronkhite. OF Warren county.
will reach 100000. About $780, OF this
amount IL duo individuals. IL il not known
whore he is. but il is supposed he went 70
Canada.
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One Awful Catastrophe Follows Hard
on the Heels Of Its Prede-
cessor.
Firo Damp Explosion Outs Short
the Lives Of Eighty Bo-
hemian Miners.
Scores Moro Terribly burned and Injured
At the Same TIne-Msny of Them
Sun0osted.

vienna, Jan. 24.-An explosion Of fire
damp occurred to-day in Fortsohritt mine
~ Dux. in Bohemia. Dispatches to- night
say eighty miners were killed and scores in
jnrsd. The explosion occurred this morn
ing whom the shifts were changing. A cage
full Of miners had been lowered half way
report was hea'd d and the lowering machin.
cry broke. Help was summoned. the
machinery repaired and the cage raised.
Ten occupants were killed instantly by the
shook, ten suffered fractures from which
they cannot recover and five who
had broken limbs and internal in
juries will live. They were half
suifocated by gas rising In the shaft and
II was said NO man could live below. An
hour later the superintendent Of the mine
and i've miners from the night shift went
down in the cage. They we're unable to 90
more than hundred yards. bus they found
fourteen dead bodies. OF the fifty mon
who were waiting for the cage below ten
were killed and forty partially crushed by
falling timbers or half suffooated by foul
air. The bodies and injured were taken to
the top, whore the whole mining settlement
had gathered to watch the work of rescue.
The men brought up said they heard
cries and groans from the mouth of
the gallery. about 900 yards from
the shaft. and they believed forty men at
work in the gallery were imprisoned by
falling beams Another rescue party went
down at once and after three Of them were
carried back TO tho shaft unconscious PEN
etrsted to the entrance Of the gallery. The
entrance WAS completely blocked by
wrecked woodwork. The rescue party could
see several dead bodies on tho other side Of
the timbers, but were unable to get at them
and returned empty handed.
II is believed all the men in the gallery
were suffocated or killed. Twelve miners
who worked in the extreme interior of the
mine are also believed to be dead. Despite
the apparent hopelessness Of the situation
the rescue party is still in the mine and
thousands gathered at the pits mouth.
When the extent of the disaster became
evident, the women of the dead mems FAM
lilies attempted to mob the mine officials.
The officials sent to Dux for police and three
companies of soldiers are camped around
the pits mouth tonight.
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O'clock this afternoon and bailotsd without
result for senator. Adjournment was then
taken until eight p m., at which time the
twenty-third ballot WAS talten, resulting:
Mitchell thirty. Bragg twenty-nine, knight
sixteen. Three absent.
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MADISON. Wis. Jan. "a. The upper and
4 lower houses Of the legislature met at Ave
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21

The singular thing is that all tho doctors
in tue city gave Mrs. Wont vor tn up as incur
able, saying that she could not possibly live.
Now that they have seen the wonders per
formed by this great aud valuable medicine,
there is no doubt that they are prescribing
aud giving DR.. Groene's Nervura blood
and nerve remedy for every disease. 1t
certainly cures more diseases than any other
rem edy ever discovered and physician and
druggists are recommending il all over the
country as the best of all medicines-the
ideal remedy, in fact, 10 invigorGte the
blood strengthen the nerves and start up a
healthy action of the liver, kidneys and
bowels
Use this remedy now and it will make
you strong and well--in fact put you in
perfect health again. 1t is purely vogetR-
bic and harmless aud druggists keep it for
81. 90. 1t is the prescription and discovery
Of the famous physician, DR.. Greene Of "a
Temple Place Boston, Mass, tho success
full specialist in curing al! forms Of nervous
and chronic diseases and he can be- consult
cd free, personally or by letter.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21
A LADY BARBER.
The Gentler Sex the Finest
Tonsorial Artists.
The Best Representative Of the
Art in This Country.


II there is anything which woman IS
calculated to do better than man, it is IN
the care Of and attention to tho hair. Her
natural skill and taste make her pre-eminen
tly mans superior. This explains the great
popularity Of Mrs c. V. Wentworth, who
stan Is easily tho foremost tonsorial artist
in this country.
Seen at her tonsoral parlors, at Main
ST., Waterville, Maine, she said
~ am vol and strong again. For the
pust two years my health has been 50 poor
] could not do my work, could not wax
across the house, in fact. got so feeble
that tho best doctors in this city said if |
went to sleep on my left side l would never
wake again.
81 heard of DR.. Greones Nervura blood
and nerve remedy and though | would try
it, aud wien | had taken one bottle ! was
verymuch better. l bava taken four bot
ties Of this remarkable medicine and it has
done me more good than any medicine
evor took
IL am now able to do my work and have
gained twenty five pounds in weight.
cannot enough in its praise.
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yermonter. ntths worlds rair

Mrs J 2 Farnsworth, Fairfsv; William
G. Kicker, Ryeente; Mrs Sarah Bolton,
Bethel; Ellen Mcintosh, Bethel; Mrs b II
Fisher and K II Fisher, Albany; f Z VIII
lis, Pttsford; L + Hack, Brandon
Clara a Merrill, Ricbford; w w Noyes,
Montpel ,cr; j + Cleveland, West Randolph;
George X Leach Fletcher; c S Pierce,
j f Hatch and wife and Fred f Hatch OF
Vergenues; j " Currier, Troy; Dr. j W
Applsgste Higbgate Springs; c w Page
and wife, Middlebury, V W Fairbanks
Manchester, y H, formerly OF Hyde Park
Ellen l. Fairbanks and Arthur / Fa; banks
OF Monticello, Iowa, formerly Of Hyde Park
W 3 Chase and wife, Westford; L d Will
liatns and WIFE Springfield, y J. formerly
of Essex Junction; William II Craven and
wife, Morgan Park, III, formerly OF Essex
Junction; Simon X Huse and Genevie Brig
ham OF Tunbridge; Thomas J Mann, VII
liston; l. r Gorham, Montpelier; + Il Cor
ham, New Haven; l. NJ Story and wife,
Washington, d c; b a Church and Mrs q
W Brigham Wadsworth, Neb, formerly
OF Burlington e W Chaplin and wife, Rutland
Miss Emma NJ Darling, Wheelock; Lillian
f Jackson, Brooklyn, y, formerly Shel-
don; Gideon jackson, Chicago, formerly
| nderhil; O q Phelps and wife, Miss Ella
NJ Phelps and II w Hill and wife, Milton
Janet Landon, South Hero; A L Montague
Fletcher; l. Layfall, st Albans;
IL p Nowcomb, Newport i w Whit
ney and Charles Walston, Williston;
b j Euright, North Bennington; A D
Baldwin, Starksboro; w A Lsigh, North
field; Mrs Pheo Jackson. Brooklyn, n Y,
formerly Sheburne; II + Hubbard, South
Royalton; Il w Bsbee and wife, Barre;
o G Clogston, Montpelier; Julian Il Dewey,
Philadelphia, formerly st Adams; II II
Fuller and wife, Milton; c Kingsley,
Georgia; Annie A Hyde, St Adams
S Spaulding and A r Jervott, Perry, la,
Co 9th, Vt; c Boynton and wife, Pleas
ant Plains, Ia, formerly of Weatherstield;
d II Perkins, Waterbury; Mrs r Ward,
Lancaster, Wis, formerly OF Westford; F n
| Ladd, Sharon; Freeman Baker d Ladd
and wife, Mrs Forlps Ladd, Sharon; Mrs j
Rock, IN, formerly of Morrisvills
John Sawyer, Lowell; W j Nc
| Surley, Chicago, formerly OF st Albaus;
Helen p Grant, Minneapolis Mimi, former
| ly Hartland; w A Magoon, st Jobnsbury
IL c Roscoe, Now Haven; II Wilkinson,
Whitewater, Wis, formerly Brandon; Il
c Page, Miss Jennie II Golf, Peublo, Col
! formerly st. Adams.
| WORLD FAIR GROUNDS, CHICAGO, Sept
| a.. The following Vermonters are among
those to register at the State building:
Leon d Cooldridge, LUDLOW; c NJ Colvin
and n C Colyin, North Bennington; FRANK
l. Knight, Waterbury; Adelbert + Bartol,
North Willston; Mrs May S Hutchins
West Townshend; { Chaplin, Poultney
Milo + Ladd aud James y Ladi, st Johns
bury; Loussis IL Leonard, Hinesburgh; {
NJ Pratt, Aumboit, Kansas, formerly Of
Bridport Laura | tley, Chicago, former.
ly of Manchester; L Huntoon, Marin
cite, Wis formerly of Nallingford
g L Martin, II NJ Wing, Rochester; S
Burton, st Albsns; j f Dodge, Luuen
burgh, Harry w Williams, Boston, Mass
formerly st Alhans; Grin Palmer and wife
kempsr, III, formerly Wsybridge, Mrs
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21
BAPTIST STATE CONVENTION.
si1ty-ninth Anniversary Mt the Ludlow
Church, September &c. 81, 2S.

sixty-ninth Anniversary at the Ludlow
Church. September &c. 81, 2s.
LUDLOW, Sept. 13.-The Goth anniver-
sary Of the Vermont BAPTIST State convsn-
ton viii meet at this place for three days
session, opening September 20. The fol-
lowing is the official programme;
Tuesday evening, September 30
O'clock meeting OF Woman's Baptist Mis-
sionary societies OF Vermont, with addresses
by Mrs. Alice b. Coleman, president of w.
a. +. II. NJ. society, ard Miss Emma Wald-
ron, under appointment to Burma
Wednesday a. m, prayer meeting;
10 o. NJ, call 80 order, prayer, orgauiza-
ton, reading rules of order report of com
mittee Of arrangement, appointment of
committee to nominate g trustee of Yer
mont academy, annual sermon by Il. A.
Herring of Brandon, report of treasurer,
report OK auditor, collection for convention,
report of committee nominating trustee of
Vermont academy, appointment of commit
tees.
acknowledges, report OF committee
on nominations, report of board of mnua-
gers by Secretary S. II. Archibald report
of state missionary, Rev. A. MaoGeorge,
report of committee on "amendments of the
constitution aud changes in the conduct OF
our annual meetings.
Eveuiug-7 O'Clock. b. Y. P. L. hour
with address by Rev. w. $. Roberts, u. D.,
of Burlington; address by Rev. Thomas
J. Morgan, D. D., corresponding soretary
A. b. II. ii. society.
Thursdav--0 a. m, prayer and praise
aervice. led by Rev. G.. W. Clough of
Mount Holly; $3.50, meeting OF Vermont
Baptist Historical society with address by
Rev. I. j. Parry of Brsttleboro; 1890,
open session of board of managers OF con
vention.
Afto:noon--Prayer, reports OF commit.
teos on benev oencs, on obituaries. on nsxt
session on enrolment; unfinished business.
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Hawkes., Fitohburg Mass, formerly Ben
nington, II r Willett, Omaha, Neb, form
erly bakersfield; Charles Curtis, Stockport,
~, formerly Orange; Harriet Marshall,
Waterbury; Mrs W S Beas, st Aibnns
Mrs c Stone, Minneapolis, Mimi, form
erly stowe; Mrs j. f Morgan, Master Her
bert Morgan, Salisbury; Ida Jennings
Statwood, Austin, III, formerly Salisbury:
w Dewey, South Royatou; Edward A
Hail. Benniugton; Emma Darling, Chel-
sea- Caroline A Bellman, Poultney; Lyman
y Mcneil, Charlotte; s T Tibbetts, East
ampion, Mass formerly Waterbury; w
Jackman, Barre; f A Hanks aud wife, Fon
du Lac, Wis, formerly Stows Mrs l. d
stone Miss Faunio Stone, Charlotte; j b
Edmond, Leavenw worth, Kan, formerly
Nergsnnes; Arthur l. Emo, Il w Eco, Char
Iottoi Elex type, Hartford.
The Children's health IN ust not be ncgleC-
ted. Cold in the head causes catarrh. Elys
Cream Balm cures at once. 1t is perfectly
safe and Us easily applied into the nostriis,
the worst cases Welding to II. Price 5lc.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21

RANDOLPH Vt, Sept. 10. The "Maple-
wood, " owned and controlled by Thatcher
Stone and the Randolph State Normal
school, were burned to the ground Friday
morning.
The fire, when first discovered about 8
o'clock was burning briskly in the hay
NOW OF the barn directly back of tho main
building, connected with the hotel by low
shed. Tue flames spread rapidly and were
soon beyond control How it originated is
q mystery, although some credit III 10
Cray Mary" who was horo during the
night. Policeman Flint took her to West
Randolph, where he placed her in conline-
ment
The nows of the fire was Immediately tel
ophoned to West Randolph, and in one hour
tho engine, hose carts and hook and ladder
companies we're at the scene. The flames
had made such Roadway in the hotel and
school building, that with the amount Of
water that could be obtained, the fire appa
ratus was used TO preserve the houses near
by.
Everybody helped IN removing tho APP
pointments OF both buildings A heavy
south wind came up several times during
the fire which increased the danger for the
houses near by.
A considerable part of the furniture in
the Mupewood proper was carried out to
the lawn In front As soon az the annex,
billiard rooms and bowling alley were out
OF danger the furniture, etc, were taken
back and rearrauged under the direction Of
Mr. Williams, the clerk. Things will be in
sufficient order by night for the guests and
the family.
In the school building nearly all the con
tents were saved. The valuable library Of
5000 volumes was removed and placed In
Congregational vestries. Tho fine colec
ton OF minerals was also removed without
serious loss.
During last summer the building was re
paired and workmen had not finished put
ting in tho system of steam heating TO cost
$1,000. The loss is estimated at So. O00
insured in the Vermont Mutual for $500
The school was in a very prosperous con
dition row, having 100 students. Prime pal