Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-10-06
WilMiN GTON.
Property Loss Of 5000 by the Burn
ino of the Medbury Mill.

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The Medbury mill so-called, was
burned Friday. Sept. 90. This mill Is
situated in the town of Searsburg
lust over the town line and is owned
by the National Novelty company OF
New York city. Work had been going
on I'm the mill during the day as usual
and the men left at o'clock. Others
passed the mill at about $3.50 and
there were no signs of fire. but at
the blaze was raging furiously and
in an hour the whole structure was
i'm ashes. This is the third or fourth
time that a mill has been burned on
this site 1t is supposed that the nre
originated from hot box in the ma
chinery. The principal product OF
the mill was bench screws and prof
liable business has been done here FOR
years f. +. Medbury was the local
manager for the company and mas
been very efficient in that capacity
Some ~ or Is hands were employed
and the concern was one of the most
fiourishing in this locality. It's de-
struction is a hard blow to the imIne-
date neighborhood and to the Town as
| all of the business was Virtuaily
transacted in Wilmington. The prop
erty loss is fully $4,000, If not more,
| with an insurance of $4,000, written
Inv C. M. Russell as follows: CONT
mental of New York. $1,000; New YORK
Underwriters of New York. S12bo;
and Vermont Mutual. $3.50. Also 81
| eO0 written I'm New York, $500 In Mas
san. and $500 in the North River IN
surance company, making a total o!
"a coo The losses will be paid at
once.
! NJ. w. Stickney is in town much I'M
proved in health.
Edward F. Medbury went to New
York wednesday on business.
Mrs. George +. Roberts has returned
from a visit to Providence. X. l.
| John Fowler is in the North Adams
hospital. where he went for surgical
operation.
| Mr.. and Mrs. o. II. Jones are VISIT,
ING friends in Massachusetts and Will
i he absent for week or more.
The Lucier Brothers Minstrel COM
many gave a pleasant entertainment
at Memorial hall Monday evening. The
attendance was not large
| Work on the new factory is going
along rapidly and at present II looks
as though it would be In operation by
Dec. /. If not sooner.
| Mrs George F. Roberts has re-
turned from a visit to Providence n.
l.. where she visited her sister, MIS-
| NJ w. Stickney and her niece, Mrs.
! Earl Clausen.
| marty of ten or more members OF
Social lodge attended meeting OF the
| North Adams lodge Monday evening
unon invitation. They report very
| pleasant occasion.
! Work has been commenced this week
on the ground where the new Pettee H.
brary building is to stand. Inc olu
| school house has been removed TO the
I Boyd lot and will be occupied by the
| kindergarten and the G. A. r. as be-
/ fore.
The auction sale of property belong,
| ing to George E. Haynes occurred
Wednesday. The attendance was FAIR
! ly large and satisfactory prices were
realized. Mr.. Haynes will leave TOWN.
in the course of week or So Tor Cail
fornia He will visit friends and reia-
tives in Minnesota EN- route. A com
plimentary reception will be given him
and his family at G. A. r. hall Satur-
dav afternoon All are invited.
Mrs. Laurana Walker died at the resi-
dence of Mrs. l.. A. Wilder. where she
has resided for about two years Moi
day night, Sept. II. at the advanced age
! of 81 years and three months. She
was i'll only six days, her ailment pc
| ing typhoid dysentery. Mrs. wake.
was the widow of William Walker and
/ lived in town some 40 years ago on Ine
! farm now occupied by Henry JACOBS
/ She was aunt to Mrs. Wilder and MRS.
Jane Kirkham. who cared for her most
tenderly. Mrs Walker was a woman
| of strong intellectual faculties and was
highly regarded by all who knew her'
She retained her memory until the Ia.
est and her knowledge of general mat
tiers was remarkable for person OF
her age. She lived far beyond the
usual allotment in years and pieasaii.
memories will be associated with her