News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-01-14
A Word of Caution.

The danger from fire ia our village in it's
| present unprotected condition is alarming
under ordinary circumstances. With the
added hazard of burning wood in many
places, where heretofore only coal has been
| used, the possibility, not to say probability,
| OF fire becomes matter of the utmost
| solicitude. The only strength in our position
| is in the greatest carefulness, for we should
| be wholly at the mercy of fire that might
| get any headway in our midst especially if
| conditions of wind or otherwise were unfavor-
able
| This being our condition, it behooves each
one, householder and tenant alike, to see to
it that every precaution is taken guarding
against the possibility of fire. II pipes and
chimneys have not been recently examined,
it should be done without delay, for they get
into condition to leak fire Unexpectedly
and should be thoroughly looked over at
least once year Defective tiues are the
most prolific causes of fires and the danger
from them is much increased under present
conditions,
Have a care that pipes do not come too
near woodwork or ANYTHING com bustible
where passing through floors or partitions
and elsewhere. Where there was compara-
tive safety in burning coal. there is especial
danger without the greatest watchulness
when stoves and furnaces are forced with
wood, resulting in the overhea'ing and the
frequent burning out of the h1es.
In the attic and other places where sparks
may drop from pipes or chimneys, see to it
that there is no accumulation of dust or
other highly combustible material in which a
fire may start.
Do not store ashes however long from the
stove or furnace, in wooden vessels in or
within thirty feet of your buildings
Have an especial care at this time in the
handling and use of kerosene gasolene and
other highly infammable liquids.
Attend to these ma tiers today
Scattered about the village are a gOodly
number of fire eXtingutshers, which are of
much service in of fire IF INSTANTLY
AVAILABLE. That they may be brought to
bear upon fire as soon as discovered, they
must be always ready for service and in the
hands of those who know how to operate
them. Several extra charges of acid and
soda should always be on hand and every
occupant of a house or other building, where
extingusher s left, should know not only
how to handle it when charged, but how to
charge it when empty. The better time to
learn this il before the fire starts. Those
who have not this knowledge, women as we'll
as men, should get it at once for it is impos-
sible to say whose knowledge aud presence of
mind NAV first be the means of preventing
serious fire in our village
Extinguishers may he found at the follow
ing places and it would be well to preserve
this list for instant reference in case of need:
j. s. ScoGeld's mill, three;
Court House, two;
Mrs. II. NJ. Noyes' house, one;
School building, one;
DR. Genge's house one;
Bank building, one;
Strong & Foss store, one;
Phe1ix Hotel. one
f. r Child's house. one;
r. W. Hulburd's house. one;
&, S Pages Office, one;
/ H. Lewis house, one;
Il l.. Noyes' house, one;
N G. Woods house, one;
H. NJ. McFarland's house, one.
An ounce of prevention is worth pound
of cure" It. is with us to prevent, we cannot
cure Carefulness is our safeguard. Let us
be careful ii. NJ. MCFARLAND.