Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-03-25

has been little opportunity for bust
ness practice. Those notmembers of
the companies, whose help is some
times needed, will do we'll to remem-
Der that it is the business of the cap
tains of the hose companies, under
the direction. of the chief captain, j.
w. Mnrkland, to give the orders and
have the management Of the business
of subduing fires. If the crowd would
keep out of the way and keep silent,
they would do more good than in get
ting in the way and assuming control
of affairs There are great many
excited people at fires who can do
most good by hanging on to the
fences. Everything considered, there
is no particular cause for complaint
at the result of the work Tuesday.
This community was surprised and
saddened Sunday morning to learn
of the death of w. F. Robinson, which
had occurred the night before. Mr..
Robinson was born and had always
resided in this town. He was the cid
est son of Amos Robinson. After ac-
curing a good business education, he
entered the mercantile pursuit with
his father, afterwards carrying on
business in the store building now oc-
cupied by Barron & Hamblet. He
married Elizabeth V. Ranney of Shelf
field, about 1868 or $50, who died a few
years afterward, leaving one child,
Miss Mae Robinson, who survives her
father. Mr.. Robinson sold out his
store several years since and has Civ
en- his attention to the management
of large farm since that time. Him
self and daughter have made their
home with his brother in law, j. E.
Skinner, of late. Mr.. Robinson was a
quiet man, genial, kind hearted and
strictly honest. His death removes a
citizen held in universal esteem. His
decease was caused by consumption,
which has been preying upon him for
some years. The funeral will be held
tomorrow (Tuesday) at 2 o'clock, at
the residence of Mr.. Skinner.
FIRE.-After something over three
years. escape from any fire that has
called into use the water works, there
was a sudden call on Tuesday last for
about all the water that could be used.
J. w. Mnrkland's machine shop
was discovered to be badly in flames
under and upon the roof, about 8
O'Clock in the afternoon, the fire hav
ing caught around the chimney. The
chimney was seen to be burning out
by parties outside, but no one inside
knew of it until quite large part of
the roof was in flames. A stream of
water vas turned on within five min
utes, at least, but the fire had run I'M
der the roof on the fiat French roof
space, almost the entire length of the
building. The first stream carried up
from the inside stairway at the south
side subdued the flames very soon in
that end, but the north end, occupied
by Henry Gay as carding rooms and
store room for his goods, was closely
sheathed in, and it was we'll nigh i'm
possible to get effective streams of
water into that part until the fire
burned the roof off. Two or three
streams from the outside and windows
got the flame under subsection soon,
but it was stubborn fire. The roof
part is pretty effectually destroyed.
Mr.. Gays carding machinery was
badly damaged by fire, water and the
falling roof. The building was drench-
ed from top to bottom with water, and
Mr.. Murkland will suffer considerable
loss from the damage in the two lower
stories by water. In the upper south
end he had quite large quantity of
patterns, which were burned and hurt
by water, the loss of which can not
we'll be estimated. They were valua
BILE. He was insured sufficiently to
cover all loss where it can be adjust
ed. Mr.. Gay carried no insurance.
He succeeded in throwing much of his
goods, cloths, yarns and clothing out
Of the window, nearly all more or less
SO that his loss will be con-
siderable besides that of his carding
Mr.. Murkland will keep
business going right along and will
soon have his building covered up
again. Mr.Gay is not man that kills
easy, and he will probably get righted
before another carding season begins.
Barton Landing.
Rev. j. K. Fuller went to Boston
last week on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woods are visiting at
DIR. Stevens
Geo. Martin goes to Canada Satur-
day.