Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-18
CHIYlENDEN COUNTY
WINOOsKI.

residence at 80 Maple street. was Quilted
from roof to basement. The origin Of the .
flre could not be definitely learned but
from all appearances It is thought % ,
have started in "A clothes press in the
rear Of the tenement on tho lower floor ,
How the fire caught there is a mystery
as there Is no chimney or stove pipe
near. The fire found It's way through
the partitions to the roof and burned
very rapidly. The fire department OK
perienced some difficulty in getting water.
The first connection of hose was made
at the hydrant at the corner of Weaver
and Maple streets, but this hydrant was
found to be frozen. More hose was then
attached and connections with the
MIGRANT a the corner OF Main and
Maple streets was made and tire force
was made stronger with the aid of the
steamer This delay gave the fire "A start.
hut the .lremen did excellent service
when these difficulties were overcome
Frank Parizo occupied the tenement,
upstairs where the fire was at first no.
ticed and was alone in the house with his |
son as Mrs. Parizo Is visiting relatives in !
Canada. Mr.. Parizo and son made a |
quick exit ard nothing Of the household !
furnishings nor personal effects we're
saved with the exception Of what they
wore Mr. parizo was without shocs ana
ovcrcoat. The lower tenement was occl.-
pied by Antoine Dcmarais and family Of
children but al managed to escape with
out great difficulty. Practically al, the
furniture in this household was saved
| and his loss is considered small. The fire.
| mon did good work here in bringing out
, the furniture. The families took refuge
! at the home % Joseph parizo. and Mr.
! Demarais later removed his furniture to
| the Parizo tenement block on East Canal
| street. Frank Iarizo estimates his loss
at bout ss0,, upon which he had only 500
I Insurance. Mr. Demarais's loss is esti-
! mated at about three or four hundred
dollars Joseph Parizo. VINO owns the
I building, estimated the value OF the house
at about S9.Soo, which ne considers total
loss. Upon This PLACE he had $500 nsur-
ance. TIE fire was confined to the house.
! which with nothing but the side walls
left standing is a massive sheet of ice. \
barn which stood within about three feet
of the house unframed.
! TIL" following officers of lroquois
Camp. NJ W. A.. We're installed Thursday
evening: Vice consul. s. Snyder: worthy
adviser NJ. J WEIGH: banker p.
lCunther: past consul e. Il. Dunn: clerk,
ID. -. Bazinett: escort. William Reed !:
watchman, l.. Nugent: sentry. p.
ITrayah managers. William Merrill. Os-
car Mayo and Fred Bailey; camp physi
clan Dr. G. +. Dunn. State Deputy A.
O. Palmer of Burlington was the in
Sailing officer assisted by Chief For
ester G. q. .Allard. and drill team. Fol-
lowing the installing ceremony. A. O.
Palmer gave a few remarks, and was
followed by other members Of the camp.
The ceremony was attended by the MEM
hers and their families. who ENJOYED re-
freshmcnjs and dancing. The drill team
gave an unique exhibition drill.
, Mrs Joseph Praat died at her home
Thursday of pneumonia nj the age of
, - years. She leaves five sons and five
, daughters The funeral was held AT
s. Josoph'> church Saturday morning.
, The Central Vermont foundry, located
Just west OF the Lake street crossing,
WAS burned out saturday night by fire
which started at SO o'clock. 1t caught
from Il spark FROM The pouring stuck.
which igniicd IN adjoining partition
, and from there spread rapidly to the
wooden ROOF. which was destroyed 10
!. sether with urar.icallr all the wood
terms were also lost. The building is It
heavily built brick structure and this
vas uninJurcd TIN DAMAGES will be
u less than Il thousand dollars. and work
3 oan be- commenced again as soon rs the
' uon roof is Installed. The building waF
:. insured under blanket policy covering
al company properly. The alarm was
runr I'm from box - and although tn,
>.
several minutes before a stream could h,
played or the fiercely haziry structure
., OWNS, to- he hydrant being frozen a
I've corner Of Lake and Water streets
l. IN" most serious part Of the affair wa:
Il the great danger to the big passenger
= and freight cpr shops standing but
l. f.w feet east. and the valuable pat
y Germ storage house. lus' west or th
- burning hlilding. Had west wind pre-
Al vailed and the fire not have been hand
s.. led as We'll as IL was. the entire Contra
= Ncrnont plant south of Lake stree
n would certainly hay" been in ashes thi
~ morning. rho ti't was AN obstinate on
49, go Ci"hi. thr frrmen being called baGl
~ s,,.cr.ll Zines for blazcs which repeat
20, l,dlN broke Ou' in various parts Of tn
llillmg \ large force of men We're So
fl, q. work yesterday, clearing up the dehri
- ard mahirs ready for immediate re
-, pnir~ 20 the structure. The pattern stor
~, age shop was kept soaked. for here Wcr
,. stored patterns worth thousands Of dol
49, LAYS for All parts of engines and cars
50. the loss of which would have been
lreN,rc blow to the compan".
rho ds,tth of Mrs. charles r. Brook
occurred at her home in the town c
:, Alhans SATURDAY morning of eau
D Ger after u long Illness, Mrs. Brook
~ was =, years old and besides hushan
=, + survived by two daughters. Misse
~ Pearl and Frances brooks. and sister
80 Nv \ r. Collins.
= At the annual town meeting la:
wear it was voted to have in the IL
turc the reports % the sclectmen an
. various town officers made out, priS
-. icl and in the hand, Of the voters q
or before February 20 Of each Yea
-. This win bring reports into the hano
~, of the voters before the caucuss
Ina which are held a day ~ two late
H., The auditors viii In a few days h'
: gin the Wort; of auditing the accoun
nj of the various officers preparatory +,
X; publ alton.
~. ESSEX JUNCTION.
he Clark r. Mead, aged 81 years died
ri, LIS SUNDAY morning after only a week
illness with heart trouble. Mr., Mead Ia
| h.au unusually Wlll since his seliou, il