The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-19
BETHEL
Two'Story House and Barn OF c. o.
Spaulding Burned

I sNV'bNVi9 tuuet anu bdiu VI " W.
Spaulding Burned.
he two.story house on River street
with barn attached, owned and occupied
ms home by G. o. Spauldiug, was
burned to the ground yesterday, all hope
Of saving the main part of the house be.
\ ing abandoned about noon, For more
] than two hours flames gradually gained
Roadway in the ell, where the fire broke
out, hard work by fircmcn and neighbors
with buckets and hand cxtinguishers
awaiting nothing, partly owing to the
height OF the building and partly to the
inaercssibility of the flames until they
had made much progress The house
was without the fire district and the
folly OF an important part of the village
shutting itself out from fire protection
was never more apparent, all agreeing
that a single stream from one OF the by.
drants in the fire district would have put
out the fire IN short time. Practically
all the furniture was carried out and
saved. The homes OF A. b. Brooks, L. L.
Fisher and Mrs. Lcnelcr Ingalls,, espe
cially the last, were in some danger, al
though the wind was favorable. Good
work WAS done in protecting the Ingalls,
house and il did not once catch fire The
fire caught from gasoline torch with
which Mr., Spaulding himself was thaw.
ing out water pipes. Once he put out
the fire which had been sucked mp into |
the second story from the kitchen. where |
he was at work. Half an hour later |
George II. kimball, who lives in the next |
house, saw smoke pouring from the gable |
of the ell part and gave the alarm Mr. /
Spaulding's loss is partly covered by in.
surancc OF $500 in the Vermont Mutual.
The furniture. insured for ~ 900 in the
Pennsylvania, was not much damaged.
The house was built 81 years ago by the
late J.. s. jackson and Mr.. Spaulding
bought it several years ago.
In Athol, Mass. yesterday occurred the
funeral of Fred \. Young, most of his
life resident of this town, who moved
to Athol 10 years ago. He was car
pcnter and built for himself the present
house ON North Main street
about % years ago. He is survived by
his wife, son. II. II, Young of Athol,
and a brother. W p. Young of Randolph
Mr.. Young died last Friday after a long
period of failing health.
Joseph r. Demers has closed his bak
Try until after the war" he says. He
lad done very large business, largely
If a wholesale nature, making nearly
1000 loavcs OF bread daily during part | :
If the winter. He attributes his closing
o the difficulty of getting -four and -four ,
substitutes and the greater cost of bread a.,
made under the new regulations.
The members of the Woman's Relief :
orps met at the home of Mrs. Julia t
Vhitcomb last Saturday in honor of her
9TH anniversary. f
Mrs Mary (Stickneyl Lawrence Of Z
rutland formerly of this village, who
vent to France several months ago to !
ssist in Red Cross cantecn work, writes 0
hat so much assistance was needed in
irving trucks and ambulances that she !
ountcered for service as a truck driver
nd now is engaged III that work well J.,
rithn the firing zone.
Hamlin c. Barnes has received letter
rom Joseph l.. Smith of Boston saying
hat recently he came from France,
there he met and talked with Mr.
arnes son, Leon. who looked well. b
eemed happy and was provided with all 4
he necessaries OF life quite abundantly.
flUik II. iuPPeIt ioiHcIlS VI tHie WI E
lge, who recently attended the school at j
arlington for signal corps enlisted men,
as been selected to report at Carnegie II
lstitute, Pittsburg, Pa, for further in Z
Lruction in radio work.
r. A. Abbott has leased G. O. Spaud
lg's ice cutting rights Mt Lake Ansel and u
as begun cutting the seasons supply for q
nc local trade. 81
Mr.. and Mrs. Cicero II. Hale have sold :
leir farm formerly the Daniel Stoddard
lace, to Samuel Boale of Providence,
l.
Grover Bowen has moved from ]. b.
arland's house into Mrs. Julia Whit
,mbs house.
Mrs. N. 2, Mexley has returned home
} Newport, n. H., after several weeks
sit at the home of her daughter, Mrs
+. Wallace.