News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-01-11
FIremen Called Out

Monday evening the fire alarm was
sounded at about $50 and the fire
men responded promptly, the call be-
ing given on account of small fire
in the residence of Mrs. Ella Buckley,
just across the river on Bridge street
caused by the burning out of chin,
ney. The company was on the spot
In less than ten minutes after the
alarm was sounded, with the chemi-
cal engine, but the engine refused to
work and although the Hose Com.
pany was soon on the scene of action
it was decided to form a bucket bri-
gade and i'll less than an hour, the
fire was extinguished, with much less
damage to property than would
have resulted, had the big hose been
used. The damage by water and
the flames is estimated at about $75.
The fire caught from a chimney
which burned out and was first no.
ticed by a member of Carroll Floods
family occupying the basement tene-
ment of the house, the flames burst
ing out around the stove pipe near
the chimney hole. The tenement on
the second floor is occupied by Mrs.
Buckley and her mother, Mrs. Eliza
Thrasher. Here the chimney was
found to be defective, several bricks
having dropped out, allowing the
flames to leap through and catch in
the partition. The flames soon work
ed their way to the third story
where they burned through into the
room and had it not been for the
quick and decisive action of the fire.
men the fire would have gained such
headway that it would have been
difficult to have saved the buildings.
The tenants had recently moved
out of the upstairs rooms.
Mrs. Juliette Austin, who has been
seriously ill for several weeks is re-
covering.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Stevens were
recent visitors at the home of the
latter's parents in Groton.
Arthur Campbell, and wife and
Hermon Campbell Of Barre we're Wis
itors at c. L. Gates last Monday.
Fred C. Peck has been in Whining.
ton for several days on business con-
nected with the Peck Lumber Com
paDy.
Leslie Carpenter and sister, Edna
Carpenter, went to Cambridge Tues
day morning for a few days visit
With relatives.
Mrs. j. FL. Warren wentUo Vsrgecn-
es Monday morning, being called
there by the serious illnesss OF her sis
ter, Mrs. Frank Fish.
The installation of officers of Coral
Chapter, o E. s., was held at Ma
sonic Hall last evening, with W. G.
McClintock as installing officer.
Miss Florence Billings was absent
from her millinery store several days
last week on account OF illness. Miss
Katherine Boynton had charge OF
the store during her absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Atcbinson,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. 8. Daniels, Mr..
and Mrs. Harrison Dodge, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. F.. Smith, Fred Small and
George H. Terrill are among those
from this place attending the Dairy.
mems meeting in Montpelier this
week.
Rev. Mr.. Flower of Boston, who
was to have occupied the pulpit at
the Universalist church last Sunday,
was detained on account of illness,
having been suffering from a quinsy
sore throat. II able to come he will
occupy the pulpit there next Sunday
morning.
Norman D4'Arthanay received a
painful injury to his right hand, while
at work in the woods in EmOre for
Dan Smith. last Wednesday. lie was
helping load, when a log rolled over
his hand, jamming the member badly |
and servering the nail from his little |
finger. He has not been able to work |
since the accident.
Leslie Carpenter, of Brooklyn, N.
Y, has been spending the past week
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Carpenter, on Laporte road. He has
been employed in Brooklyn for the
past two years as an electrical en-
giueer and for the past few months
has instructed an evening class in
this line of work.
Carroll Still of Hardwick greeted |
several of his Morrisville friends at
the station Monday morning. He |
was returning to Burlington to re- !
sumo his studies in the medical de.
of the U. V. NJ, this being
his third year in that institution. Mr..
Still was formerly employed in the
stone sheds here.
G. B. Davis has finished harvesting |
his ice for the season of '05, and re-
ports the crop OF a much better quail
ity than in previous years, being |
solid and thick and unusually clear.
He has harvested $3.50 cakes, which |
will average to weigh fully 200 |
pounds each, which makes a total OF
1853 tons of merchantable goods.
A rodent story comes from the
Small neighborhood this week, which |
easily takes its place at the head of
the list, and several of the good citi-
zens of that neighborhood are ready |
to vonob for ira accuracy A few