Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-27
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
St. ,JOhnSbury.

ST. j OhnSDury.
BIG FIRE.-Fire broke out in the base
ment story of the Avenue House block
yesterday, Sunday a 80 pm, land with
in few moments the building was so bad
ly ablaZe that there was no hope of saving
it, although the whole fire department was
on the ground, not less than seventeen
streams of water being used at times.
The whole building was soon in flames
and in less than an hour practically
consumed. On the Railroad street side
the progress of the flames were stopped,
but the first building north was in SO
great danger that it was flooded with
water and collapsed, probably from the
weight of the water on the second floor.
Several Lyndonville iremen went down
with the building, but escaped injury.
On Eastern Avenue side, Howe's, new OPP
era House building soon caught fire, and
it was only by the hardest effort that the
destruction was stayed here. The flames
completely Quilted the upper portions of
the building, and, at one time, it was eX-
pected that the Republican block must go.
The hosemen fought from the top OF this
block and prevented the complete destruc-
tion of the Opera House building. The
hotel was being run by I'll. l.. Doyle and
was owned by B. G. Howe. Mr.. Doyle's
loss was wholly in personal effects. Mr..
Howe estimates his loss on the two build
ings, furniture, fixtures, etc. at $4,000,
with an insurance of from SO, 900 to $15, 900.
The Avenue House building was quite
largely occupied by stores, shops, ETC., the
occupants of which lost almost everything.
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Miss L. G. French, milliner, and Mr..
Goodell, a hardware dealer, being the
heaviest losers. In the Opera Block, A.W.
Scott's store was burned and damaged by
water so that his goods are practically
ruined. He dealt in clothing and gents
furnishings. We are not able to get esti-
mates on the losses very fully. 1t was
great fire and narrow escape from much
larger one. T. c. Spencer and G. D. Bag
ley were quite painfully, if not seriously
hurt.
Hardwick.
Mrs. Judevine is visiting in New York.
Ed. Worthen of Swanton was in town,
looking up old friends.
Miss Clara DeFord is book-keeper for
the Langdon Granite Company in Mont
pelier.
Charlie Bell, who has been working for
the Hardwick Hardware Co., has gone
home.
c. H. Lawson of Cabot will move here
soon. He will occupy one of w. N. Law
sons tenements.
Last Thursday night a son was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. DIR. Fuller. Mr.. and Mrs. A.
j. Grant are happy-cause girl. Con-
graduation are in order.
A pretty home wedding took place last
week, the parties being Al Jackson and
Lizzie, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Asahel
Hall. Many beautiful presents were left.
The annual meeting of the Hardwick
Savings Bank was held on Tuesday and
these directors elected: Dorman Bridgman,
president; I. P. Titus, vice president; L. A.
Kent of Calais, Geo. A. Morse of Morris
vile, t. M. Gallagher of Craftsbury, ].
Cowles of st. Johnsbury, Geo. L. Johnson,
J. II. McLoud, M. E. Tucker. P. j. Cowles
was re-appointed treasurer. For the past
six months the bank has paid per cent to
depositors, 3 per cent to stockholders, and
carries $500 to undivided profits, which is
not bad for a small rural bank.
West Burke.
Ray Rosebrook and Alice Still are both
on the sick list.