The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-04
MONTPELIER
Fire Damage at the Lane Shops Sunday
About 81 500.

A fire that did about 81 500 damage in
the core room of the foundry of the Lane
Manufacturing company developed about
$3.50 o'clock Sunday morning. 1t was
discovered by the night Waterman, who
was making his regular visitations TO the
different parts Of the plant. 1t IS not in
frequent that fire starts in the core room
from the intense heat used in baking the
cores which are used in foundry work,
but generally the help about the plant
can put out the fire; but Sunday morn
ing the Waterman rang an alarm from
box 65, which is at the corner of the
building. The fire was under control in
about 80 minutes. Only few people as
sembled to watch the fire. There was
hut little indication OF flames, but the
smoke was intense and interfered with
the work for few minutes Timbers in
the partitions caused slow fighting of the
| fire. The exact amount OF damage will
NOT be known until complete investiga-
ton Of the burned part of the oven Is
made to-day One Of the amusing parts
of the fighting occurred when nozzle
blew out of line Of hose, throwing the
firemen about the room in which they
were working and wetting those near the
place. II was really the first fire of any
consequence since Chief v. b. Persons
took charge of the department and the
comments upon the way in which it was
handled were very favorable TO the new
organization.
Flags of the principal nations fighting
with the United States in the world war
80 10 fha
entrance to the city hall. The American
flag has hung there since the construction
of the hall and under it have been placed
the national emblems of Great Britain,
France, Belgium, Italy and Serbia.
DR.. L. A. Newcomb left last evening
for Camp Devens, where he commences
his training as a captain in the regular
army, having been appointed recently TO
the medical corps.
Relatives Of Harvey d. Prescott, who
used To live in Calais, have received a
message from the war department that
the young man has been missing in serv-
/ ice since September rs and that the war
department believes the young man has
been taken prisoner and is in German
camp. He enlisted in Company II in
June, 1917, at Fort Ethan Allen and was
! later transferred to the l02d infantry
along with about 100 other Vermont
boys.
Everett Mcneil Of this city has been
appointed at Camp Devens to attend an
officer training school. He went from
this city to the camp last summer and
has been attending on.commissioned
officer training school, which resulted in
his appointment Saturday.
A false impression was given by the
item in Saturdays Times in regard TO
Bethany church's new choir, which prob
ably originated in transformation. The
item stated that Mrs. Leroy Hall, so
prano. Mrs. T. A. Harris, alto, II. d. Hop
kins, baritone, and w. ], Fisher, tenor,
would comprise the new choir, which
would make its first appearance yester-
day. As matter of fact the choir Is the
same as before, Mrs. Hall and Mr., Hop
kins being asked to substitute on Sunday
beeaise Of the inability Of the soprano
and baritone to be present on that day.
1t also happened that there was no serv-
ice in Bethany church yesterday and
therefore no choir sang.
T. H. Cave, IT,, has been appointed spe-
cial administrator of the estate of Gia-
cinto Polti, late Of Barre, Constantine
CaseIlini of the estate of G. Cobb II. @.
Lawson of the estate of Thomas Bardis,
late Of Montpelier, Angelini Crozzolli ad-
ministratrix of the estate of Leanardl