Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-02-13
$4,000 FIRE AT BRISTOL.
Drake-Farr Block Destroyed, also
Contents OF Four Stores.

Fire, which originated in the millinery
store of Mrs. James Dillon in Bristol
Tuesday night destroyed the Farr block
and considerable of the contents of the
four stores in the building, part of the
effects of the tenants on the second
floor, made it necessary for the post
office to be hastily moved, and caused
an estimated loss of $4,000 partially
covered by insurance. 1t was the most
disastrous fire in the village of Bristol
for many years.
When the fire was discovered, about
9 o'clock, an alarm was sounded but the
flames quickly spread through the par
titions and reached the hardware store
of S. D. Farr and the store of the Bris-
tol Clothing company.
A few minutes later the flames had
worked their way into the L. E. Chaplin
store. All of the four stores were
| gutted.
The tenants on the second floor were
w. w. Wilson and Roy Tart who occu-
pied living apartments. w. L. Glys-
son, photographer, lost practically all
of his stock and fixtures.
S. D. Farr saved a small quantity of
goods. His loss will be fully $1,000 He
carried $4,000 insurance.
Mrs. Dllon's loss is placed at $4,000.
She carried small insurance.
Manager r. W. Gorton saved the
greater part of the stock of the Bristol
Clothing company. The concern car
ried small insurance.
L. o. Chaplin saved a large amount
of his stock. He was fairly well COW
cred by insurance.
The post office equipment was re-
moved to the basement of the town
hall and the department suffered no
loss.
George Jimmo, who occupied the
basement of the block, moved out a
part of his stock.
The block, owned by S. D. Farr and
heirs, E. S. Farr and L. S. Drake, was
built in 1892. 1t was valued at $4,000
ana insured IOr 9oOOO.
At II o'clock in the evening portion
of the roof had fallen in and the west
end, vacated by the postoffice, was on
fire. The building will be total loss.
The fire was gotten under control, so
far as spreading to other buildings,
about 1:30 Wednesday morning. Mr..
and Mrs. w. Wilson, who occupied
rooms over Farr's hardware store,
escaped with the clothes they were
wearing. Their household goods were
totally destroyed; loss about 5000, no
insurance.
w. i. Glysson, photographer, places
his loss at about $500, insured.
The Bristol Manufacturing Co. lost
many valuable negatives and photog-
rapher's outfit, valued at $500.
Roy Tart's loss on household goods is
about 5000.
Mr.. Reynolds, tailor, had household
goods stored on the second floor His
loss is about S400.
w. H. Browe, barber, lost two pool
table, a large mirror and other fixtures
valued at $400, insured
The total loss by the fire will be
around $4,000.
The Bristol Clothing company moved
into the second story of E. c. Norton's s
block and L. o. Chaplin into the O'Neill
block. The postoffice is doing business
in the basement of the town hall.
w. H. Browe has opened his barber
shop in the Bristol house.
About IL o'clock the Dumas block,
last of the Drake-Farr block, was
threatened, and it was only by hard
work that it was saved. Had this block
burned nothing could have saved the
balance of the connecting buildings
from burning.
S. D. Farr, representing the owners
of the burned building, states that the
block will be rebuilt the coming season.
The necessity of rebuilding is apparent,
because there is not a building in the
village at present suitable for the re-
quirements of the postoffice.
The weather was intensely cold dur
ing the night, and this morning ther-
mometers registered from 20 to 25 de-
grees below zero.