The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-03-22
VERMONT NEWS.

Burlington was visited Tuesday by
one of the most disastrous fires in the
history of the city and the state. W..
L. MilliDgton, stakeholder in the
Vermont Shade Roller company and
one of the city's most respected citi-
zens, was burned to death, and ~
buildings were destroyed, causing
loss of from 100000 to S250,0O0
and 400 men thrown out of work. g
The fire started about AIS o'clock
in the morning in the shaving sheds
of j. r. Booths extensive lumber
sheds.
In three hours the flames, driven
by high wind from the north, burn
ed the great manufacturing industries
known as the Pioneer shops, which
included the mills and shops of j. r.
Booth, the Baldwin Refrigerator com
pany and the Vermont Shade Roller
company.
Next came the shaving shed, which
was totally destroyed.
Next came the retail shed, so by
so feet, and then the great box shop
and planning mills.
From the intense heat the Baldwin
Refrigerator company's building took
fire. The automatic spriuklers failed
to work and in a twinkling this two
story structure was a mass of flames
followed by the equally large building
of the Vermont Shade Roller compa-
ny.
The large office of j. R. Booth,
which stood near the track, was saw
ed. The books and papers were,
however, removed, but the fire burned
around the building and next took the
brick foundry used for storing lum-
Der.
Booths boiler house and engine
room vas next to 60, followed by three
two. story shops used for the manu-
facture of doors, sashes and blinds,
and a storehouse of the Baldwin Re
frigerator company.
Next came the two story glazing
shop and long shed, the north end
of which was filed with doors and
sashes ready for shipment. The
south end was used by the shade roll
er company for the storage of manu-
featured goods.
Mr.. Millington was burned in the
roller conpany's building. There
were several men in the building en-
deavoling to save some of the compa-
ny's property, and among them was
Mr.. Mllington. When the flames
burst into the building all of the mer
escaped except Mr.. Millington, and
all efforts to save him were in vain
His body was found at about 80
O'Clock and was in terrible coDdi.
ton. The total loss is estimated al
near quarter of million.
james Jefts, aged S3tyears, who's,
funeral was held at Putney Sunday
was the first man to drite q four horst
coach between Townshend anc
Arlington. In 1910 he dove Danie
Webster from Bra,tleboloto Stratton
where, on the very top Of the Greer
mountains, the famous why conven.
ton was held.4 subsequently Jefls
kept hotel in Dundee, Mich whert
he also served as sheriff Of The county
lie leaves one son, George Jcfts, fol
several Years IN mayer of local hotels
The number of childrea OF sclo
age in this state is SO,152. The mum
of children in the public schools is 60,
5S4. Ii is estimated thatio provi,i,
these children with books will cost th,
state S49,lSS. Gov. Fuller estimaeC
that 100000 would be annually saved
the state by The use of free text books
The number of public schools in ih,
state is 1892 The aggregate cost o
schools in 1882 was S476,47S.0S. Ii
1892 it had jumped to S735, $50. A,
aud in 1894 to S7S3,S05. 40. OF til
amount s56l, S09a 80 was paid toteach
ers in 1894. The number of childrel
in the Iarocl,ial schools Of the stale il
3l1S. In 1892 it was 1905. The ex
pen,lilure per c'rPia Of population il
1890 81 was 50. 81. In M .ssachuseti
ior the >aine tine il was. IS rs. T.,
otal Valuation Of the s.'h,o, proper;,
ill the stale $ i OF. CS6.95.