The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1893-11-10
GENERAL VERMONT NEWS.
Business Part of the village Burned-Fire-
men Handicapped by Lack Of Water.
BIG FIRE ESSEX.

Business Part of the village Burned-Fire
men Handicapped by Lack OF Water.
| The larger part of the business portion of thu
village of Esfex Junction was burned Sunda.
morning. nj Brownell's large block, contain
ing Reed & Posts meat market. Warne
Nichols drug store, Bcach's. cothinl
store, Eugene Provost's b rber stop, NJ Bling
hams law office, the Grand Army hall and q
tenement occupied by Geo StoughtoD, waf
burned to the ground The fire was discovered
about 8 30 o'clock in Reed 4 Posts market, and
had gained considerable Roadway. An alarm
was quickly given and the whole town turned
out The flames spread rapidly and at one time
the whole village seemed doomed. The fire
was finally stopped by tearing down small
building at the west end OF the block and bJ
covering the remaining adjoining buildings
with carpets and bedding and keeping them wet.
| In the meat market of Reed 4 Post, at the ex
| treme east end of the block where The ire was
started, not a thing was saved. At Warner
Nichols drug store, next west. portion OF the
stocR was removed. but 1t was badly damaged.
| and furnishing goods, the damage to which
was very slight. Lawyer Binshams valuable
library was saved. but the furnishings. y ctures
| and war relics of the q A hall were all con-
sumed. Eugene Provost also saved good por'
ton of his household goods and tools. The
village Is without a water supply, and little
could be done to check the lanes. Burlington
iremen were summoned and responded. The
total loss will probably exceed $l5.ooo
Sad Drowning Accident.
Geo Mar or fell while crossing the new stone
bridge at Middlebury Saturday evening at 6:lO
O'Clock and went down between the stone WORK
and the trcsile He caught on some tlmbers.
Frank Winch, who was crossing the bridge
soon after manor fell. climbed down the beams
In the dark and Just touched Manor's clothes,
when he fell to the water be ow and war carried
under the bridge toward the falls An alarm
was quickly given and everything possible done
towards rescuing Mr. Manor. Owing to the
darkness, however. but little could be done.
Manor q cries for held were heartiending. Fires
were lighted each side of the fails. The search
for his body continued far into the night and all
day Sunday. The bridge and trestle have been
posted with notices forbidding persons crossing
all summer. but In spite of these notices and re-
peated verbal warnings, early every one has
crossed over aid the result as predicted has at
last come. The body was found under the falls
about $50 feet below, Monday evening. There
was no water In the lungs, showing that he
was killed by the fall
Fined for Illegal Ute IF the Malls.
In the United States Court Thursday morning |
The jury In the case of a bert Woodward of
BENIN gton, for using the malls for fraudu ent |
pun poses brought In a verdict OF guilty. The |
Jury was then dismissed for the term. Wood
ward was fined ESQ without costs. The court
hen adjourned until November 20, when 1t will /
,or W ne a, BratteborO. OF the 33 bills found by
he grand Jury, 81 were disposed OF at the ses-
zion that has just ended.
Suicide in Barre.
George Japlisou. Sco,chman. committed sui
Idle BY drowning at Barre. Monday morning.
ives In the old country. He was q member OF
he cutters' nnion ard Masons who will take
harge OF tie burial.
As Rev Mr. Wight and wife were coming
own the Flint Hin In RoXbury, Thursday of
asst week. the hold back bro ke, We ting the wagon
nc the horse a nervous, high spirited animal.
Ipon this the horse ran at a high rate OF speed
own the hill. precipiaiing both Mr. and Mrs
Wright from tire carriage and seriously injuripg
9th. Mr. Wright was badly itmmed ami brui sed
ut SO far as Is known his Injuries are not of a
erious nature. Mrs Wight mad one leg broken
hove the knee and was otherwise badly trjured.
The TIE importance Herald has again changed
ands, Mr. Lsporte of Lyndon. selling IL TO {
sniet of So Johnsbury. ssys the Caicdonisn.
ne paper will he issued from Mr. RaDlet's Of
&c hereafter The Temperance Herald Is the
nlciai organ of the Vermont and New 1amp-
hire Good Templars and has q ute an extensive
regulation Ia 10th states.
Edward Rosebrook hanged himself at Guild
III Friday.
James " boyle of Island POND, aged IS. was
rown from wagon on Tuesday and died from
e injuries Saturday.
The Vermont State building on the Worlds
air grounds st Chicago has been sold 10 Chi 4
go plumber for cleo. n
The large farm building on the farm In the '
st part of Bakersfield, occupied by WILDLY {
ilson and owned by Co ii brigham, burned
lesday, together with all the contents, consist
z of hay, grain, straw, 10 hogs, some of the
tile. farming and dairy tools; partially In
red.