The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-16
MONTPELIER
Julius Martin Set House Afire Thawing
Out Frozen Pipes.

Uut FROZEN flpes'
The fire department was called out
about s o'clock this morning for fire
in the house of Patrick Callahan on
Wilson street, occupied by Julius Mar
tin, who has large family. The loss
will be around 81 900 on the house, while
there will be some loss on the fur
niture upon which Mr.. Martin CARED no
insurance Mr.. Callahan carried insur-
ance with the Granite Mutual Fire In
surance Co. sufficiently to cover the loss
on the house. Mr.. Martin, in telling OF
the fire. said that about ) o'clock he
arose and found that the water pipes
were frozen in the cellar. He took some
paper to which he touched a match and
with the flame from that had thawed
them out Shortly before s o'clock one
OF the members OF bis family called his
attention to the fact that there was a
fire somewhere in the house. He went
into the hallway and discovered that
the fire was in partition. He cem-
menced getting his furniture out of the
house and George Lawrence, who was GO
ing along the street on the way to his
house ON Berlin street, pulled an alarm
from box ia The fire ran up the par
tition on the back side of the house and
was burning in good shape in the roof
when the department came in sight of
the house. A line of hose was laid and |
the water from this apparently put out !
the fire. While the firemen were look
ing over the place to see that all was
safe, some of the woodwork was pulled
off and the fire broke out again. A sec
ond line of hose was laid and in about |
10 minutes the fire was out so that |
most of the call men were sent home.
One side of the roof was almost entire
" removed. The bathroom was dam
aged and the first and second stories of
he house will suffer from water dam
tge.
Mrs. Clemmie Covel of Mortified on
Friday afternoon settled her account for
\. T.. Covell who was guardian of two .
minors. Charles s.. and Arthur +. Dew
y, formerly of Berlin, now living in
'alifornia.
George Smith, who has been living in
loose Jaw, Sask, for some 20 years, is
listing with relatives in the city. He
5 son of A. j. Smith. One of his
rothers was killed in the railroad yards
n Barre few years ago.
Kenneth Lunt, who has been at Camp
Ireene, is visiting at the home of Mr..
nd Mrs. j. w. Jerome. He will go from
ere to West Point, where he takes
hree months course.
Mrs. J. T.. Leonard returned to her
ONE in Burlington yesterday. after
pending several weeks in The city.
About 100 persons on Friday evening
Stoned TO an address in the city court
,om of city hall, given by Edward
rown of London, England, minister of
'od and production from England, upon
Dultry raising and the war, in which he
lowed that the countries of the old
orld are looking toward America to re.
ock their countries after the war. He
so wovc into his story enough of the
sues of the war to make il exceedingly
teresting. He gave his views of what
d up to the break between England and
which dated back to the Span
h -American war, when Germany. France
I'd Russia were allied against the Unit
States, but England stood out against
and stated that she would stand with
e United States. He explained the fig
es compiled in his country, showing
at the hens are saving for that country
5.000.000 by the food they pick up
ch year; that 40.000,0o0 eggs have
en- given free by the poultry keepers
the hospitals; that the hens do better
a coarser feed. that chemists opin-
rs are being thrown away because they ]
We been found faulty in egg produc- =
?: that their foods are not digestible :
d that is the thing that a hen pro
cling eggs must have. Experience in
al country has showed that one-half
zen stuff increases the egg production.
ots are needed, and the hen has a bill
tn which she can get them. He advised
2 people Of this state to place eggs in
ter glass this summer for next win
they will be very high. and the drop in
ces now j. due to the fact that the
mtry has not the ships in which to
-ry eggs To England and other allied
intries. Farmers should keep more
h.. he claimed lie stated that the
p in the egg production in the coun.
- in the war has been S50o00.O00
lriy. lie said that Germany Il swept
IN of poultry, Belgium has but few.
land and Denmark are much reduced.
! Frsn-e has been considerably re-
I'd England j. is7.pp9 pounds short
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