The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-03-27

SlN,165

| L nave DO means Oh KNOWING tnt
amount paid in premiums in the vii
lage of Brattleboro the past ten years,
but the lowest estimate l have got il
800, 600 a year which would make
800. OOO-the losses deducted from that
would leave a handsome margin for the
insurance companies. The above table
does not include the engine and ice
houses owned by the X. R. Co., for
| there is no means Of ascertaining the
insurance as il was placed out of town.
The other figures are substantially
correct During these ten years the fire
department has responded TO 50 alarms
and its facilities for fighting fire are
10 day second to none in New England
taking the number of inhabitants and
fire risks into account. Its equipment
is two Cl8pp & Jones steamers, one
hook and ladder truck, four hose COM
panics. one chemical engine with two
80 gallon tanks, II Babcock fire cx-
tinguishers, % fire cisterns holding
from Is, 600 to 100, 600 gallons sof water
each. 81 hydrants with pressure vaiy-
ing from 3S to % pounds. 1900 feet of
hose. four Callahan shut off snoZzles.
two pair of horses stabbed in the cen.
trail fire station owned by the town and
worked ON the streets, hanging harm
esses for one steamer and two hose
carts; one driver ana two tiremen sleep
in the central station: 10 boxes, one
bel. striker, one gong, one whistle
machine of Gamewell system of tele
graph fire alarm. Let me ask with
this record of losses and equipment
why our rates are constantly increas-
ing. Why should | pay l.90 with a
hydrant within ten feet of my door
when a merchant in Townshend where
they have no protection pays only
LIS? Why should substantial
brick building in Brattleboro pay !. 10
when Il brick building in Putney pays
only 3, per cent, and if it should catch
fire tomorrow | daresay they would
call on our department again and we
would gladly respond. Why should
Brattleboro with its department pay
for villages that have very little or no
And we have rs an auyil
iary the Estey Organ Co.'S steamer
who always respond to 4 call from the
l will close by asking all
to interest themselves and see if we
cannot get better and more equitable
rates. John CALVIN
The Y. PC. Union of the Univer-
salist church held there annual sale
at the church vestry last : vening.
Refreshments of chocolate. cake and
walters were served throughout the
evening by Nesses Stella Stickney,
Maud Carlton and Alvina Walker. The
apron booth, made of pink and white,
was in charge of Mrs II. NJ. Wood |
decorated Easter eggs were sold by
MISS Mary Edwards at q booth of white !
anil yellow; the fancy booth was presi-
ied over by Misses Myrtle Eason and |
Nan Houghton and was pretty affair |
in blue and white ;Theicandy stand was |.
here sweetmeats we're dispensed by |
Richardson the garb bag was tended |
by Miss Laura Stearns. a fine pro I
yramme was rendered as follows: piano |
solo. Laura Stearns: .'Song of the Sea /
Shells" by Frank Brazor accompanied |
IN the cello by Fred Brazor: cornet
solo. Sewall Morse recitation Lucy
piano solo. Sadie Mann
;iolin solo, Abbie Lundberg song Len
IA Thomas. About 100 We're present
md the society cleared some go which
vas very good considering the night
md that so macy suppers We're being
leld elsewhere. S
The Rainy Day club held tnc lssi Of
heir series of assemblies at Red
lens hall last evening and had as
Usual good time and large party
resent.
Van Doom & Morris are shogin. a
lothes wringcr that operates with one
hird the labor of any other. Come and
ee it.-adr.