Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-11-04

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box OF Greetings, grown BY Mrs. Allen.
Mr.. Halliday OF Bellows Falls, in the
plate exhibit, received first prizes on ia.
cob Sweets, Bananas, Bellhowers, Por-
ters Chenangoes; second prize on
ChenaDgoes; second prizes on Fancies;
third on McIntoshes and Hubbardstons.
In the pear exhibit he received second
premium on Louis Bonnes and first on
Vermont Beauties. He took second pre-
MUM on general Vermont exhibit.
This showing is considered good, as
4 Vermont suffered more than any other
state in the poor apple season. 1t was at
/ first feared that the state would have no
exhibit, as there appeared 10 be neither
\ fruit nor funds, but at the. last moment
Mr.. Perry was authorized by Vermont
4 State Horticultural society, of which he is
president, to take the small sum available
and do what he could. With the assis-
tance OF Mr.. Kinney, be secured eight
barrels and twenty boxes, besides sever
al plate specimens. Every barrel and
box was labelled "Vermont Apples,
and Vermont Apples Keep" Had the
fair taken place two weeks later, when
the Vermont Spies were fully colored,
more pIoulum5 Wouiu nave De0u CaP-
tured.
Nine Killed In St. Johnsbury Fire.
Fire broke out at O'Clock Saturday
morning in the Citizens Bank block at
St. Johnsbury, which resulted in the
death OF nine persons, at least eight more
or less seriously injured, and an estimated
loss CT $50, 900.
The fire started in the basement, in
Stolliker's restaurant, and was discovered
by Chief of Police Hall. The cause is I'M
known. The blaze quickly spread, fol-
lowing the elevator shaft, and in short
time the whole building was in flames.
The basement was occupied by Stolli-
ker's restaurant, John Bernier's barber
shop, Carl Howe's meat market and the
police station. The ground floor was oc-
cupied by the Citizens Bank, James
Ritchie's dry goods store and Lurchin a
Lurchin's iewelry store. On the second
floor were the Law offices of Howe and
Hovey, Marshall Montgomery and q.
Q. Frye; also The offices OF the Metropoli-
tan Life Insurance Co., f. B. Jacques,
manager; the Union Mutual Insurance
Co. OF Montpelier, A. B. Noyes, manager;
the Connecticut General Life Insurance
Co., II. E. Balch, manager; the dental
office OF DR.. O. NJ. Richmond, the head
quarters Of Post mberlain, @. A. r.,
and the tenement OF c. NJ. Howe. The
third floor was occupied by tenements.
The dead we're all occupants OF the ten
ements, and we're as follows;
Charles I. Ranlett, of the Ranlett
Printing Co.
narlfpu
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Cushman and
daughter, Bernice, the latter nine years
old.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert B. Tanner.
Miss Rose Massey.
Mrs. Mary Sleeper.
Mr.. Ranlett was coming down rope
attached from the window to a ladder.
and as he reached the second floor, he fell
to the ground and il is thought he was
suffocated by the smoke which poured
from a window, which had been broken
in by fireman. He was picked up and
taken to the undertaking rooms OF c. A.
Stanley, where he died in short time.
L. A. Darling, who died about 6 o'clock,
was killed by jumping from a window.
All the other victims we're sufiocated.
Mr.. Cushman was a carpenter employed
by A. L. Bragg; Mr.. Tanner, a painter;
Miss Massey was employed in Stolliker's
restaurant; and Mrs. Sleeper, who was
about 40 years old, worked out by the
day.
The injured are:
w. f. Pope, who runs lunch cart,
and his son, Leonard, badly burned, be-
ing cared for at Brightlook hospital, the 1
sons condition being critical
Mrs. G. P. Davie, badly burned; may
not recover; also at the Brig Outlook hospi- |
tai.
Roy Smith, burned; condition not seri-
Gus.
Guy Cheney, suffering from shock
caused by excitement.
MIR. and Mrs. Carl Howe, burned, but
condition not serious unless Mrs. Howe
should develop pneumonia, having in
hailed large amount OF smoke.
George Severance, burned badly about
the face.
This building was on the site OF the old |
Ward building W hich burned II years be- |
fore to day. The building was very
handsome one and one of the best in |
town. The Citizens bank proper was
not burned, though II was badly damaged |
by water. The vault stood the test and |
was not damaged. II was opened the first |
OF this week. The stock in the stores of |
James Richie and Lurchin & Lurchin
was damaged more by water than FIRE.
The estimated loss on the stock, goods.
tenements and building is about ESQ. 900, /
which is we'll covered by insurance.
Among the heavy losers are the law
yers, valuable libraries and papers having
been destroyed. This is the second time
within less than year that the q. A. r.
quarters have been burned.
II is thought that several, il not ell, of
the victims might have escaped death bad
they not become panic stricken and re-
turned to their rooms after having reached
the windows from which they might have
been saved. Some OF them evidently
vent back to get valusbles and were lost
IN the flames. One of the women who
lost her life was seen at a window before
the fire had gained great headway, and
she might have been saved had she not re-
turned to get q sum OF money and a mat
Iress which she threw to people on the
ground beneath.
State Sunday School Convention.
The annual meeting Of the Vermont
5unday-school association opened In
Woodstock last week Wednesday and was
attended By $50 delegates. N. q. Will
Iiams OF Bellows Falls, president OF the as