Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-12-03

| expense OF about S13,OOO. The hrSt
floor was occupied by Eaton & Co.,
tin and hardware, who carried $10,-
900 stock, insured for s1O,5O0 F. w.
Silsby & Co., dry goods merchants,
occupied the west store, carried a
$4,000 stock, insured for Sc, 900. They
removed considerable, most of which
was burned in the street. The second
story was occupied in part by Eaton's
tin shop; also by the Lyndon Club
rooms, finely furnished. They lost
everything; insured for $500. Lyons
barber shop on this floor lost every
thing; insured for $500. In the third
story was the Lyndonville Journal.
They lost everything except small
Pearl press, few galleys of type, &C
count books, and list; insured for
$1,000. The Universalist hall was an
! other part of the third story. Using
the same hall was the Relief Corps,
! the Order of Railroad Conductors.
The three societies lost nearly every
thing and had no insurance.
Webb's hotel was just west of the
Eaton block and where the fire start
ed. A little was saved and afterwards
burned in the street. This building
was erected by Captain Thompson
about Is years ago, afterWard con-
verted into a hotel, run by Chas. Webb
a dozen or more years. and after his
death by his son viii. Mr.. Webb calls
his loss, including livery, $4,000;
insured for Sc 800.
south of the hotel barn, was burned,
but contents was mostly saved. Mr..
Howe was insured for $500, which
will about cover the loss.
Hoyt's block, west of hotel, was oc
cnpied by Graves & Neagle meat mar
ket in the basement; insured for $780,
On the first floors. B. Hutchins, groc-
cry, lost nearly everything and was
insured for 81, 500, about three quar-
ters of his loss. Mr.. Hutchins is the
first man to rebuild, having already
lumber on the ground for a shanty
just west Of the hotel site. S.M. Hoyt's
residence was in this block; also Vic
tor Laravie and Chance Sargent oc
cupied tenements. They saved part
Of their goods but had no insurance.
Hoyt had So, 700 on his block and $500
On the furniture,
Sllsby's stable was at the west end
of the street, among the last to go and
it was with great difficulty that Sis
by's house south Of it were saved.
SiIsby had some twenty horses with
equipments to match, but saved near
~ all, his horses being scattered in
different barns and his vehicles at diff
ferent. street corners. lie. lost q small
quantity Of hay and 900 bushels Of
oats; not insured. Stable was insur-
ed for 50, 800.
On the north side, at the east end,
stood the fine business block built by
w. H. Fletcher and sold few years
ago to George Ide. insured for about
S., 800.
The Lyndonville National bank and
the Lyndonville Savings bank occu
pied the east room Oh first floor. Saw
ed all stationery and papers, but lost
fixtures; insurance 81 GOO.
DR.. T. E. Dwinell's drug store was
next to it; carried about 81 COO stock,
saved a portion of it; insurance for
Sc, 600
H L. Parker's jewelry and boot and
shoe store came next, So, 900 stock in
sured for $4,000. Saved show cases
and most of the jewelry, watches, a
few clocks and only a dozen pairs Of
shoes Randall & Robinson's restau
rant in basement suffered a loss Of
$500 and had no insurance. Camp
bell & Blodgtt, insurance agents, were
in second story; saved part Of their
furniture and the books and papers;
insurance 800. E. J. Bodwell's law
Office adjoining, no insurance.; loss
small. Georgiana Wallace had ten
ement and dressmaking rooms on
same floor; lost household goods,
clothing and piano; insurance $500.
Steve Platt, barber, lost a part Of his
stuff; not insured. Mrs. VIM. Young
lost household goods and piano; in
surance $500. Brown and Thayer lost
a part OF their effects. Mason's hall,
finely furnished, all destroyed except
charter, jewels, officers aprons and
Bible; insurance 5000.
The largest number Of tenants were
in Nichols block. Lion had bakery
goods in the basement; lost $500 and
had no insurance.
Frank Eaton, grocery, lost all, in
sured for $500; has ordered new