Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-10-05
LOCAL NEWS.
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dwelling house of ]. II. Holton, the Car
penter store and the Robinson store. At
the first cry OF alarm Thursday morning
the whole village responded instantly.
Help came from East Charleston, Morgan,
Derby and Island Pond, but the
fire spread with such rapidity that before
many of the villagers could reach it Good
win and Holton's stores were in flames.
Mr.. Good wins psople were awakened by
the fire coming in at their edroom win
dow and had only time to escape in their
night clothes, saving nothing from t he first
floor. Mr.. and Mrs. PIcKel were awakened
by their pet dog, which, it seems, scented
the danger. The front stairs, when they
reached them, were in flames and they
escaped through the store, saving only
their silver. The dog that gave the alarm
persisted in the flames. Mrs. Ruiter's goods
were nearly all saved, but in bad condi-
ton. 1t seemed at one time az though
nearly the whole village would GO. Mr..
Holton and Mrs. Benefits residences
caught several times and 1t was only by
the most persistent efforts that the Con-
gregational church was saved. Charles
Carpenter was in the mercantile business
on the site where J. B. Holton's store
burned for seventeen years. He sold the
store buildings to Horace Ruiter and the
goods to the Flint Bros. about 1872. They
sold out to j. B. Holton who leased the
Page store Bnd did business there about
two and one half years. In 1874 the Car
m
bought the building lot of Horace Ruiter
and erected the store where he has done
business for twenty-six years with the ex-
ception of two and one half years, when
he was out of business. E. III. Robinson.
some time after his store was burned
moved an old store building from the
upper end OF the village on to his lot and
rented it to E. w. Barron, who afterward
sold out to Eugene Leavens, who run il
for awhile, but not making success of IT
the goods were sold out and the building
| passed into the hands Of Martin Ferrin OF
Holland and after his death was sold to
| E. e. Goodwin, who finished it into q
| dwelling house and has lived there ever
since. He also bought the old grist mill
and used it for q blacksmith and carriage
shop, until little more than a year ago
when he sold it to the Island Pond EIec.
trio Light and Power Co. and then finished
| OFF the ell part OF his dwelling into black.
smith and carriage shop and within veal
has put in stock OF groceries on the frs
floor of his house. Mr.. Good win will com
mence business again soon. j. B. Holto1
states that he shall not build again ans
this means great loss for Charleston
Total loss by fire $4,000, of which j. B
Holton's loss was the greater. The who'll
loss was little more than half covered b,
| insurance.
COVENTRY.
Next Friday evening Miss Freeman,
deaconess from Massachusetts will speaI
at the M. E. church. All are invited.
The w. G. T. U. will meet with Mrs
Helen Barrows Tuesday afternoon, Oct 6th
Members of the Irasburgh Union are ex
pected to be present and it is hoped on
own Union will be we'll represented.
Last Thursday the house and barn be
longing to Alonzo Priest were burned. Th
fire is thought to have been caused by tb
little girl playing In the barn with matches
The hay was burned, also one horse.
part of the household furniture was saved
Next Tuesday at l 80 the ladies OF th
Grange will meet at the town hall to Sc,
for A. Priests family. The Mission Circl
will meet at Mrs. Esther Livingstone's fc
the same purpose on Wednesday
The ladies will give a harvest supper i
connection with the experience social O
Friday evening, Oct 9Th, in the vestry {
the Cong'l church. ALI who have pledge
come prepared to give your experience i
earning your money, as this, intersperse
with music will De the entertainment
Supper served from TO s o'clock. Ever
one come. Entertainment and supper 10
The c. E. Social held Friday evening W.
well attended and apparently much en-
joyed. The supper was pronounced frs
class by good judges. The following prt
gram was carried out: Instrument
music by Miss Effie Smith, a recitatio
finely rendered by Miss Ethel GLADDEN.,
humorous song by Willie Boynton, whie
greatly pleased the audience, an essay gil
en- by Miss Clara Dwinell and a solo
Miss Mabel Ware.
The marriage of William Bryant Wei
ster, the popular pharmacist of East We,
mouth, son of Mr.. Albert Webster of Co
entry, Vermont, to Miss Annie Bel
Carnes, daughter of Mrs. G. NJ. Carnes
Oaklandvale was solemn lzed at the NJ
church, Saugus, Thursday evening, Sc
TENDER oath, at six o'clock. The ceremol
e was performed, by Rev. Joel M. Leonar
ID. D., Pm D., presiding elder of the Lyl
District, the ring service being used. T
bridal party entered the church to t
strains of Mendelssohn's Wedding Marc
midsummer Nights Dream" render
by Miss Mildred Karb a niece of the bri
violinist, and Miss Marion Carn
sister of the bride, pianist. The bri
J. was given away by her brother,