The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-01-04
Our Neighbors,
What They are iDoing--Wr,sr,y Told by
the sifter'ssInteiligent stafrof
Correspondence
LONDONDERRY,
A DISASTROUS FIRE,


Bacon's store and all its contents
and all the household goods belong
ing to the family (Mr. Bacon lived
over the storey and a harm belonging
to Mrs. Corev were totally consumed
early Wednesday morning, The loss
to Mr., Bacon is between five and six
thousand with only partial insur-
ance. Mrs. Corev's loss is between
three and FIVE hundred dollars. The
store building belongs 10 sister OF
A. M. Alice Of Springfield, a form
er resident here and is probably in.
sured.
The fire originated from defective
fue and worked its way into parti-
ton in the upper story and when first
discovered this partition was ready to
fall The family barely escaped half
dressed, a child being taken out with
nothing hut its night clothes.
Some time between four and five
o'clock Mrs. Bacon thought she
smelled smoke and got up 'and went
down stairs, but seeing nothing wrong
put some wood in the stove and went
back to he'd only in a short time to be
awakened by the cracking of the fire.
At this early hour nearly everyone
was in bed and before general alarm
could be given and responded to the
hire was under full Roadway and moth
ing could be done. A few persons
entered the store amid the smoke and
hames and attempted to remove some
OF the goods. This came near prov
ing fatal to several. A quantity of
powder was in the store and this ex.
ploded while those persons were in
side. This blew out the front of the
store, portions of the windows being
Town several rods. B. M. Wilkins
| ceived cut on the hand and Mrs.
Jon Wyman, who was also in the
st ore was blown entirely out of the
D aiding but fortunately received only
a few bruises.
Attention was now directed to other
uildings and messenger dispatched
. the south village for aid. Near by
was Mrs. Corey's large two story
frame house with barn within fifteen
or twenty feet of the burning store
and this only separated from the
house by shed. Further to the
north with only narrow street inter-
vening was the hotel and north east.
erly the residence of C. M. Eames.
This made the situation look black
for the village. Heroic measures
were at once taken, parties set tc
work at once to cut down and tear a.
way the shed between the house and
barn, while othess, with buckets
formed a line to the river, which for.
tunately was very near, and furnish
ed continuous stream of water. BY
these means the fire was stayed a,
the barn. About the time this was
accomplished the fire engine from the
south village arrived and soon al
was rendered smouldering ruins,
Mr.. Bacon had in a good stock OF
goods and was dong fine business
and his loss will he felt severely b,
the community.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Cole, who
came here to attend the funeral oil
their father, Alvarado Cole, return.
ed to their Fitchburgh, Mass, home
on Thursday.
A. A. Parker has in his possession
book printed in 1861. 1t contains
sketch of the life of John Cottor
and other notables of his day.
We are pleased to note that oul
machinest, H. A. Hayward, is doing
rushing business.
The members of the Londonderr,
band are now practicing regularly il
their room recently fitted up for thu
purpose over Hayxald's machin,
shop, and are getting in fine form
bidding fair to come up to the higl
standard enjoyed by this organization