Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-07-15

The most disastrous fire that ever visited
this town occurred early Saturday morn
| ing. Fire was discovered in the Sis by
mills by the Waterman at about ten min
utes past one. 1t caught in the shaving ele-
vator of the dressing mill and had attained
! such Roadway when discovered that the
| Waterman had only time to sound the
| whistle and make his escape from the
engine room. The fire spread rapidly con-
Stunning the dressing mill, two large steam
dry kilns, blacksmith shop and saw dust
shed, and leaping across the street burned
the dwelling house of Peter Martin. A
large force of men responded to the call for
help and bucket brigade was soon organ
lied and the fire was under control about
four o'clock. Owing to the vast amount
of infammable material a bout the mill yard
it will be several days before all danger of
furt her damage will have passed. No
lum Der of any amout in the yard was burn
ed but a bout three carloads of fine dressed
lumber and one of box shocks went with
the dressing mill. Mr.. Winchester, the
manager of the business here, estimates the
loss at above ten thousand dollars with no
insurance whatever. The Waterman,
Arthur BOnneau, is trusted workman and
no blame can be attached to him. Had it
not been for fortunate change in the
wind from north to south, no one can tell
to what extent the fire would have gone as
the village has no adequate fire protection.
The ladies deserve commentator for the
manner in which they served refreshments
to the men, weary with hours of fighting
the flames.
Morgan.
Mrs. George Wilder is on the sick list.
Mrs. Emma Elliott and daughter Mabel
of Massachusetts visited at Frank LecIair's
recently. Gee has returned to his
work in Barre, after spending few weeks
in town with relatives.
Nathan Newman has traded the farm
that he recently bought with John
Wheeler for a wild lot of land in Holland.
Clarence EWens has moved to Charleston
on to the farm he lately purchased of Mr..
Hunt.
Newport.
There were twentyfour applicants to
take the civil service examination, last
Monday.
Charles Farrell and Miss L. Bonneau are
clerking in the American Clothing Co.'s
store.
Sisco & Holbrook have engaged BlRir's
orchestra to furnish the music at the Mem
phrema cog House.
Rev. A. F. Macgreg COR preached at Barton
Landing and Bro wnington yesterday in
exchange with Rev. Mr.. Lyman.
n. l.. Foster went to Barton the past
week to work in A. NJ. Towers mill while
At the school meeting last tn esday, it
was voted to purchase the Grout property
on School St., on which to build the new
school house.
The Prouty and Miller sawmiII has shut
down while the men are at I ne Inter ma ton
al mill in West Derby cutting out the
hardwood logs.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. z. Thayer and daug liter
Julia are taking a drive through Orleans
and Washington counties. They will be
away about two weeks.
Mrs. j. E. Hall is very sick at her cottage
at the Bluff. r. Akin, of the frm OF
True and Blanchard Co., is sick. w. n.
Kinnie is also very sick.
Mr. and Mrs. Willard 0. Adams of
Springfield, Mass, are visiting in this
town and Derby. Mr.. Adams formerly
clerIzed for H. s. Root & Son.
DR.. J. F. Blanchard visited in New Hamp-
shire the past Week.-E. A. Cook and fam
lily visited relatives in Glover recently.-W. I
NJ. Batche1der was 10 Barton Thursday on
insuran e business.
s. s. Tinkham of Burlington visited his |
son Francis, the past week. Mr.. Tinkham /
was on his way to his old home in Brown
ington.-Mrs. A. NJ. Bradley of Spring
field is visiting her daughter, Mrs. c. c. /
Davis.-Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bean Of /
Lowell, Mass, are visiting their daughter,
Mrs. J. E. Prouty.
J. NJ. Brig ham has returned from Boston
where ne went to fit himself for the under
takers business, and VIII fit up rooms in
the basement of his house on Central S..
and put in a line of pods in the near fu-
ture.-W. S. Bean has returned from New
York W here he has been attending the New
York Law School and graduated in June.
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