The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-02-07
CONTINUED FROM FIFTH pAeR1


the alarm and proceeded to arouse the in
mates. Mr.. Duffus and family occupied
rooms directly lover the bakery, and Mr..
Pat Carver and family the apartments ad
joining and over the harness store of NJ G.
Griffith. Both families barely escaped with
their lives, and it was only through the
prompt and brave efforts of those discover
ing the fire thai all the inmates were rescued.
The tre-engine was promptly on hand, and
there was water available, but, unfortu-
nately the engine pumps refused to work,
causing almost fatal delay, as the intense
heat had ignited the wood work in the bank
block opposite. occupied by the Waterbury
National Bank and grocery store of II. f..
Boyce & Son. At the last moment, the
valves of the engine worked, and a stream
of water saved the block and all the
buildings north to the railroad. The house
of Mr.. Cameron received a severe scorching,
but was also saved by the timely arrival of
water. Attention was then directed to the
house owned by John King and occupied
by Mr.. Cook, on the opposite side of the
street and only twenty feet from the burn
ing block. IL could not be saved, but all its
contents were removed. The burned block
was owned by T. B. Crossett and the Luther
Davis estate and was valued al 81 900, upon
which there was 81, 500 insurance. NJ. G.
Gritfith's loss on stock and fixtures in his
harness store is about 81 800 insurance
$1,000 Mr.. Savages loss on stock and fix
lures in bakery is 81 800, with insurance of
$500. Pat. Carvers loss on household
goods and clothing is not less than $1,250,
with insurance of $500 John Duffus reports
a loss of 81, 900, with $500 insurance. Messrs.
Boyce < Son estimate their loss on stock at
about $500. The damage to the bank build
ing is estimated at from $500 to $500, which
is fully covered by insurance. John Kings
loss on dwelling house is about $3.50, which
was insured for $500. Charles Wells, cash
Ter, in his efforts to keep the fire from gain
ing Roadway in the bank. seriously burned
his face, and James Somerville in entering
the burning building Through a window to
make sure that all the inmates were rescued
cut his hand severely. No other accidents
are reported, and a general rejoicing pre-
walls that no lives were lost and that the
fire was keptwithin.bounds. Much sympathy
is expressed by the public for Mr.. Carver
and Mr. Duffus and their families in their
misfortune.
Waterbury River.
j. H. Whitney is making preparations for
increasing his manufacture of butter-boxes
the coming summer.
The annual donation and oyster supper
for the benefit of Rev. E. w. Cummings
will be held at the church Wednesday even
ing, February IA. Bill, one dollar couple.
Rev. e. w. Cummings gave notice at the
last monthly meeting Of the church that he
would resign his pastoral care of the
church at the close of his present engage
ment, the last of March.
E. G. Wallace is much pleased with the
results from his cream separator, purchased
last spring. He is one of the foremost farm
ers of this section and knows good thing
in the line of farming tools.
Mrs. s. B. Chase and her daughter Sarah
visited at West Bolton last week.
frankie Smith is recovering from her recent
sickness. - Mrs. w. O.. Cummings of
Shady Rill visited her son, Rev. e. W.
Cummings, last week. - James Dow is
very low. - Fred Lewis of Moscow il at
Mrs. Conaut's caring for her son Karl, who
is very low. - Mrs. Will Woodward
has been sick, but at last report was better.
- Harley Giles of Tunbridge is visiting
at the parsonage. - A. V. Watts and
wife are visiting in Tunbridge - Mrs.
Ida Adams of Marshallton, Ia, who is
spending the winter with her husbands
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Adams, has
been visiting friends in South Barre the
mings and wife visited in Starksboro we,
before last.
Williamstown.
Much sympathy is felt here for John
Duffus and family in the fiery misfortune
that befell them in Waterbury last week.
B. s. McMurray will occupy Barney ID.
Flint's house, just vacated by Gary Blanch-
ard, who is now in the old Alvah Simons
house.
The drama, The Loyal Mountaineers,"
was given here Monday evening last, the
parts being taken largely, we believe, by
citizens of Barre.
1t is said that the roadbed OF our railroad
is to be raised two feet the coming season.
beginning at some point in South Barre and
extending to this village.
Newell r. Farnham has just been ap-
pointed government inspector and weigher
of sugar, his field including, it is supposed
Williamstown and Washington.
The selectmen and auditors meet in this
village on the 10th inst to transact the
usual business pertaining to the settlement
of town matters for the year ending with
that date.
On Monday morning last, the mercury is
said to have registered twenty.seven de-
grees below zero at one place in this village. |
A townsman now in Minneapolis, Mimi,
writes that at noon of Friday, the Goth ult.,
1t stood at twenty degrees below
1t is reported that, at the present session
OF the supreme court in Montpelier, mas |
ter in chancery is to be appointed in con-
nection with the suit brought by this town |
against the Central Vermont Railroad Com
pany for the restoration of the two trains |
taken off some months ago. The main points |
made by the two sides to this litigation |
would seem to have vital interest Tor every
town in the state. AS to the absolute right /
fulness OF his cause, probably not one man
in the place can be found that has the |
shadow of shadow of doubt that it is on
his side in this matter. While this fact |
does not determine the case in the eye of |
the law, it does suggest the remark of one
who knew Mr. Lincoln well, that :" he
weighed every act by his judgment of what
the estimation of the plain people of the
country would be about it," On the other
hand, 1t ought to be presumable that the |
Central Vermont Railroad Company would
not take the ground they do unless they be-
1ieve the law is on their side, and as we are
not near enough to the millennium so but |
that, as rule, one has to put up with what |
the law allows him, is it not now the best |
way to let our courts construe the contract |
between our town and the railroad company,
and then both sides acqu!esce gracefully in |
the decision q" with malice toward none and |
charity for alp?
Mrs. Emily M. Emory is staying with her
sister, Mrs. Liberty Jeffords - Mrs. AL !
bert Martin has Chinese lily that in three |
weeks after placing the bulb in water, is |
sporting fifty blossoms. - George Smith |
of Potsdam, N. Y, is visiting relatives here.
- Mrs. Frank Martin has been i'll with |
the grip in the last few weeks. - Fannie |
Carleton left last week for Grand Forks, |
North Dakota, where her sister, Mrs. Edna |
|Templeton, resides. 80 Charles II. Web. |
ster is i'll with lung, heart and other trouble. |
- William Dawley and Robert Gamble, |