Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-04-29

/ IN orleans county. On Nov. 20, 1882, he
was married to Miss Flora Lawrence of
Irasburg, who still survives him. Mr.. Rash
was an honest, upright, accommodating
man-a man who made many friends by
his genial manner and social qualities. He
| was an affectionate husband, a loyal citizen,
always ready to help where his help was
needed. and the community meets with
| loss In his decsase. He leaves to mourn
his loss wife, mother, Mrs. Julia Rash,
three sisters: Mrs. John Smith, Mrs. Fred
Smith of Barton and Mrs. Fred Gates of
| Manchester, n. H., and five brothers Eu-
gene G. Geo. A, Lewis W., Isaac and John,
| besides many more distant relatives and
| friends. The funeral services were held
Wednesday at the house at ten o'clock,
| Rev. w A. Warner officiating. The friends
sent beautiful display of flowers, betok-
ening their love for the departed and SYM
| pathy for the afflicted wife and mother,
and other relatives. The interment was at
| Irasburg.
CARD OF THANKS-We wish to thank the
ne1ghbors and friends who were so kind
and assisted at the time of the death of
| our husband, son and brother.
MRS. CHARLES RASH,
MRS. JULIA RASH,
AND BROTHERS AND
SISTERS.
Two dire needs to make Barton's fire
company more proficient than it now is
were seen at the fire at s. G. Curriers' Tues
day morning. The first and most i'm.
portant is well set forth in the following
| by citizen of Barton in no way connect
ed with the fire company:
| Two FIRE alarms within the past week
would seem to make it imperative that the
village have some sort of system to the
| fire alarms, the fire at Mr.. Drew's resi-
dence the other night clearly showed that
a greater part of the toWnspeople can get
out very quickly but it was a fact never
theless that while almost everyone knew
| there was fire some where, few knew the
location of it; again Tuesday morning the
companies responded very quickly but
/ there was nothing definite about the loca
/ tion until one had time to go to it and
| back to the fire stations. Now it would
seem to the writer that as long as the tele
phone was near at hand on all the streets
and that there was night operator at one
at least of the telephones that it could be
used very successfully to give the approx
mate location of any fire day or night. 1t
| would be suggested that both the Peoples
| and the Bell phones be placed in the boiler
room of PillsDury & Baldwin plant and ex-
tension bells be placed in other parts of the
| shops. This boiler and whistle are in
| readiness "a hours six days in the week
and also every Sunday night and good
many Sundays: in this manner anyone
near the lire could call central and give
location of fire. Central could ring the
plant and give the watchman the location
and card which would have a system OF
whistle signals could be distributed to
| 6V6rV person for TAfPrRnna wit IN his EVSt6r0
printed thereon, then, for example, three
snort whistles would mean Pillsbury q
Baldwin plant, four short the square and
SO OF. OF course the signal would be
the companies were out. As soon as
the fire was extingushed the whistle
would blow one long for all out and in
many cases 1t would save lot of worry,
hustle and confusion as well as be practi-
cal safeguard to property. The expense of
per year as the installation OF the phones
would be its only expense except the
printed cards.
The second need is to have it understood
by fire visitors that the fire companies
have the right of way and the chiefs and
captains orders are law, and that their help
is not needed or desired unless the com
panies call for extra help. At the Curriel
ire the fire companies enter the COM
plant that they were more or less hinder.
ed by the many outsiders who wanted anC
, tried to help. Their intentions were gooG
but when 40 different men work 40 differ
ent ways and no one commands but every
one tries to, there is confusion and delay
Let the visitors stand aIoof till called up
on by the fl re chief or captains OF the com
3
place. Visitors are compelled to stanC
back. The fire chiefs word is law and hi
right of way is not questioned. Our fir
companies have done good work, let u
:, leave it to them till they need US. Anc
don't forget to attend TO the Installation o
some alarm system before it is too late
Talk 1t up.