The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-28
WEST DUMMMERSToN LOSES.
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Ndlllth dttOSN iHt lOdAt anu DN lndl
time the progress of the fire had been
so rapid that it was necessary to turn
attention to saving the contents of thea
surrounding buildings.
Aside from the store and postoffice
the Parker building contained a six
room tenement over the store. This
was occupied by Mr. Washer and his
housekeeper, Mrs. Nettie Young. The
| building, which was estimated to be
worth $4,000, and the contents of the
store and tenement of an estimated val
ne Of $4,000, were total loss. There
was s 800 insurance on the building
and about $500 on the contenrs. Last
week a ton of grain, including meal,
provender, cracked corn and oats was
put in.
The fire spread north to Mrs. Con-
narn's three-tehement, IA room house.
This was occupied by Miss Ida Sar-
gent, librarian of the West Dummer-
ston free library, the library being To-
Gated in her apartment, and by Mrs.
Coombs. All of the library was saved,
as well as good number of the house
hold goods belonging to both tenants.
Miss Sargent is an invalid and confined
to n wheel chair. The upper tenement
of the house was vacated a few days
ago by Herbert futile and family A
barn belonging to this property also
was destroyed. The buildings were a
total loss. The house was valued at
$1,000 and was insured through George
NJ. Clay's agency for 81 200. Mrs. Con-
narn, who lives near, was visiting in
the home of her son, Fred Connarn, in
Brattleboro.
a seven-room cottage east of the
store, owned by Mr.. Clark and occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Clark and four chill
dren and valued at 1000, caught fire
soon afterward. A few of the house
hold goods and clothing were saved,
but a large supply of canned goods
in the cellar, and the bulk of the fur
nishings were totally destroyed Mr..
Clark carried insurance of $500 on MS
house and like amount on the CON
tents through the Clay agency. Mr.
i Clark was working at the quarry and
lis attention was attracted by the
ringing of the church bell
Joseph Lamothe s six room, one-and-
. onebalf story house stood directly
south of the Clark place. From this
a cottage organ, sewing machine, book
ease, kitchen stove, wardrobe. some
chairs and q few personal belongings
were removed. The loss here of prop
erty AID contents was estimated at
, Sl,jO0, and there was insurance of
$500 through II. f. Taylor & Son 5
agency Mr.. Lamothe's family consists
Of his wife and boarder. One son
is in the government service. Mr.. La.
l mothe was working for the Crystal
Springs lee company ehopping in a lot
south of the Valley fair ground.
G cottage house with basement. 10
Gated just south of the Washer stor,
7 and owned and occupied by G. b. Field
: was a total loss. Mr.. Field and other
Z carried furniture, pictures and other ar
ticles across the highway, but all O
these were destroyed when the fir
reached the Grange hall building. TIL
house was valued at 81 800 and Nh
, FELL carried insurance of 5000 on tn
building and 5000 insurance on the con
tents. A supply of wood sufficient TO
a the needs of the winter was in the shed
Mr.. Field, who is about so years old
lived alone Mr.. Field s barn a shor
distance south of his house was no
damaged.
G. S. wilkins of Brattleboro, who fo1
II merly owned the store property an
= conducted the store and postofficC
:" owned the two-and-a- half-story, two
: tenement house with ell north of Mr.,
Connarn 5 property. This was burne
u to the ground. The house was unoccr
pied, but some household goods belong
ing to Mr.. Wilkins were stored Their,
= Some of these were removed to place
\ of safety near the Baptist church. TIL
= property was valued at $4,000 and wa
:, partly covered by insurance through tn
u Clay agency. Mr. Wilkins was burne
out when living in Guilford Is year
ago. At that time he lost everything
= having to borrow clothes from a neigl
). Dor before he could go TO the village.
The largest financial loss was in til
destruction of the Grange hall. TIL
, structure was two and half stories tai
4 built in 1908. 1t contained the mai
:" hall, the banquet hall, basement, dress
. ing rooms, etc Aside from being use
- bv the Grange the Ladies Aid societ
- of the Baptist church and other organ
: nations had held various forms of q
~ tainment and suppers there. The ha
= building was valued at $1,000 and We
m insured for $1,000 through Clay
IN agency.
Neighbors were not slow in oferin
assistance and shelter to the famili'
made destitute by the destruction
their property and personal belongnl
and several latchstrings were out f,
Fl each family.
Post Office Inspector Karseboom r
turned to West Dummerston this NOR
re ing to make arrangements for the loc
ton Of another Office
Telephone connections between Bra
tleboro and Newfane were out of eoI
!. mission during the afternoon, but tel
)! pOrary connections were made last ev
= ming and permanent restoration of ser
!, ice is under way today.
- Hundreds of persons from Brattl
~ boro and other towns went by autom
w. bile to visit the scene yesterday aft'
); noon and last evening and many mo
have been there today to view t
sv ruins.