Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-30
CHITTENDEN COUNTY
WINOOSKI.

Fire in the coal bin OF the Tobey &,
Lockwood block caused the ringing in of
an alarm about so o'clock Thursday
morning. The fire had been burning for
many hours before its discovery at abou,
seven O'Clock by Lew Lewis. clerk at
the International Fruit company. He
was the first to open the doors Of the
store and received puff of gas in the
face that nearly took his breath away
He begin an investigation, leaving the
store door open for fresh air Chief OF
the Fire Department James Holoran.
soon arrived on the scene and thought
az no blaze was in sight that IL could be
put out without the aid of the depart
ment His investigation. however. show
ed the fire was catching in the partitions
and burning rapidly. The alarm was then
ring in from box "A at the corner Of
Main and Allen streets. Water was
played on the blaze and it was soon un-
der control. The fire originated in the
coal bin and was caused by the coal be-
I ing piled high around the furnace pipe.
| The heat from this pipe iGnited the coal.
| II was a very stubborn fire to fight. Al
ten o'clock fire was aSal 49, oVered in
| the wall OF the building back of the
shelving in the back room. This wall was
chopped open and a stream PLAYED here
while on line second floor the wall was
also chopped into and water poured in
/ to prevent the flames going any higher.
| An lN-nCh fire wall proved very effective
| in preventing the fire spreading to the
! cloi hing store Of r. Edward Alard. The
! loss to the fruit company. Monti & Dora,
prup.1etors, is set At 100 and is insured
in the r. s. Peck agency. The damage to
the building IS small and is covered by
INSURANCE in the same agency.
The fire department was called out
! TUESDAY afternoon for blaze at
the home of John Deforge up East Al
len street near the railroad crossing.
This house. which Is owned by Mrs.
| Peter Fountain. is near the lumber
piles OF the Porter Screen company
and the alarm was given from the
IconpanN'S box. Two streams We're
PLAYED upon the blaze from the fire
service of the screen company and the
department had one stream on. The
origin of the fire was the burning out
of a chimney, the brick work of which
did not extend the full length of the
ichimney. The woodwork caught fire,
burning through and damaging one of
the upper rooms. The damage was
principally by water
oscar Mayo was married Tuesday
morning TO Miss Della Brooks at ST.
stephens Church by the Rev. J. r.
Rand The groom was attended ny
his father, Israel Mayo and the bride
by Arthur Manseau, her godfather.
After the wedding breakfast, which
was served at the home of the grooms
hn
couple left on a two weeks wedding
trim to White River Junction. on
their return they will make their
home at % North street
An early morning wedding was solemn
lied n 81. Stephens Church at six O'Clock
Yesterday when James +. Greaney and
Miss Bertha NJ. Gibbons were united in
marriage by the Rev. James T. Rand,
The bride was attended by Miss Margaret
Green of Burlington and the best man
was William sullivan, After wedding
breakfast served at the nome or the
brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. NJ. Gibbons
Of Maple street, Mr.. ana Mrs GreaheN
left on the morning train for short
honeymoon. ON their return they VIII
make their home in the Tobey and Lock
wood block. The young couple received
many presents of cut glass; s'lNer ana
household furnishings.
Troquois Camp Modern Woodman NJ
America, gave its annual ThanksGiN-
ing ball last evening in corporation
hnlI II was largely attended. The
sonmittee in charge Of arrangements
consisted of Or G. u. Dunn, T.. j.
; pailev. Paul Bunthers, G. T.. Alard,
Loo Nhair and Fred Thihault. Frei
BAILEY was moor manager During
tho intermissions Lawrence Montl
sorvod ice cream. To-day the Wood
men will keep open house, and the
committee in charge is Paul Gunther'
Fred Bailey and Charles Barber,
H. + Wocot. has been appointed ta>
collector for the delinquent taxes OF lsl
for the town. village and school and vii
| beaIn their collection Immediately