The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-08
VERNON.
Barns of A. G.. Barnes Burned Sunday
Evening

A. G.. Barnes met with a heavy loss b!
the burning of his large farm barns ane
out-buildings Sunday evening. The build
ings consisted of the large stock barn
10 #. long IA #. wide, with basement
under the whole building which contained
! $50 tons of hay by estimate, two large silos
| just filled with % acres of large corn, in
Guiding all the ears, and a large quantity
of meal and bran which he had Just pur-
of cattle a 40 fl. barn, tool house about
100 #. by % it,, and another shed and sta
BILE 100 #. long; also barn and sheds on
the south side of the barnyard; about 4O
cords of hard wood fitted for stove, ma
nure spreader and potato sprayer, nearly
new, besides many other implements and a
lot of household furniture which was stored
in the buildings.
Mr. Barnes had thoroughly rebuilt and
repaired these buildings since he came tc
this place and purchased this property OF
Mrs. IT, A. Staten, daughter of the late
r. L. johnson, eight years ago, and they
were in prime condition, all painted and
models for convenience.
The fire was discovered few minutes
past o'clock by Mrs. Barnes, Mr.. Barnes
having retired early. Mr.. Staten discov-
cred it about the same time and was first
on the ground. A few of the other near
neighbors were soon there and they sue
ceeded in saving many of the farm imple-
ments of which Mr. Barnes had probably
the best and largest variety of any farmer
in this vicinity. The fire is supposed to
have been the work of two tramps who
came to Mr.. Barnes about dark and in
CURED for work, and It is thought they
entered the barn intending to sleep there
and probably set the fire by smoking care
lessly. The same men We're seen before
light next morning coming from the old
mill near Vernon station, and they asked
for food and received it at Mr. Alleys.
The insurance on produce was only $780,
as Mr.. Barnes had not placed much on it
yet, as is his custom every fall and the
buildings We're lightly insured. A rough
estimate Of the value of the property
burned is $1,000.
Miss NJ f. Smith of Guilford is guest
of Mrs H. A. Staten this week.
Mrs. B. A. Streeter of Greenfield visited
her daughter, Mrs. Eugene Tyler, this
week.
Mrs. B. r. Allen returned to Brattle-
boro Thursday after visiting her father,
G. E. Davis.
Vernon grange will have a fruit and
vegetable exhibit at its next meeting Sat
urday evening this week.
Miss Allie Morse returned to Brattle-
boro Thursday after few days visit with
her sister. Mrs. M. |. Reed.
Mrs. z. M. Heard and daughter Louise
spent few days this week with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Barnes.
Mrs. T. n Conway and daughter, Mrs.
Owen Graves of Amherst, Mass, were
guests during the Valley fair of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. H. Akley.
F. H. Newton has moved his family
rom the brick tenement of j. o. Frost to |
Orange, Mass, this week. Mr.. Newton is
at the dam being built near there
n Wendell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Way and Miss
spear of Springfield, Mass, and Miss Let
lie Gale and brother, Frank Gale of Towns
lend were guests of j. T. Wright during
he Valley fair.
Invitations have been received to the
Wedding of Miss Florence Hodgdon Whit
Ter of Montpelier and Mr.. Herbert Good
II Barber of Brattleboro, which will take
lace in Bethany church, Montpelier, on
Wednesday evening, Oct. 20. Mr.. Barber
a well known lawyer of Brattleboro.