Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-01
Chittenden County
WINOOSKI

Winooski was again the scene of
disastrous fire Sunday afternoon.
alarm was rung in from box 10 for
blaze in the ice house on the south sic
of East Canal street, which is ownt
by Mrs. H. A Bailey. young ma
named Beloin saw the flames dartir
from the building and sounded II
alarm at two o'clock. BY the time tl
fremen reached the scene the who
building was in flames and it wa
thought at the time that the emil
building and contents would be tot
loss. But the firemen, with odds again
them in the shape of poor water pre-
sure, and no ladders nor axes, made
brave fight and finally, after an hour
work, the fire was under control. Chi
of the Fire Department John McGra
with three other firemen worked to fiji
Il way in order to reach the roof Of Il
building. BY placing board plankir
across the ice over which the roof ha
burned away, they got on the ice ar
poured the water down the sides of tf
building. This was rather a dangerot
position for the men, as the ice was vi
covered and very slippery and carryirX
the hose across the ice was in itself
hard task. But the men who had VI
dertaken this task were determined
do their best to get the fire under COT
troll. There were two streams of wat
playing on the fire, but one of Il
streams was of no avail whatever
the water coming from this did n
reach the building at all and final
was given up.
| This has been the third or fourth di
astrous fire in this village and the nee
of better fire protection is becomin
one of the pressing needs of the VI
lage. The firemen are unable to fig
fires unless they have apparatus VIII
which to do it. The fremen AWAY
have done their best and have risk
their lives in fighting fires al
the best that the village cs
do for them in return is to give them I!
things they need In doing their wor
The origin of the IRE is not known. II
it was found later that number
children had been playing aronnt VI.
building and 1t is believed shey rr1x4
have accidentally started the fro. BY III
ceaseless work of the hrcmen Tho odnd.r
was not an ontire loss, but The dan1a{
will amount UP to somewhere about $50
as the upper half Of it was destroyed
| In order to save the ice for the Con'IS
| summer It will have to be covered ov1
and with the present high rate of n4
terial this will cost n large Eum of mons}
| The building was filled TO the roof viii
ice, besides what was OH tho ground gu
| side of the building. 1t is thought IN
building contained from 1850 20 aood
1900 tons.
Burke l.. Bigwood. L. V. NJ. or IN
class Of 1918, has accepted positio|
with the United States geological SUI
vey. with headquarters in Boston.
The marriage of Miss Anna Huar\
daughter of Amdec Huard of East Aid
street, and Joseph Bourgault of Plal
street was solemnixed Monday mornir'
at seven o'clock at st. Francis NaTerI
Church by the Row. Joseph Turcotti
They were attended by their respectful
fathers and were proceeded by your}
n!eco of the bride. who acted aS how(
g.rl. Miss Huard WIS :. nismber of III
Young Lad!ss' Sodality and tho follow
Ing members rendered solos during N
services: The Misses Louise Raymond
blanche Freaettc, Rosa.a V!lisinairc ar
Miss BournsAa. After the ceremony
the church. a wedding breaking wv
served at the home Of tho groom q
Plat street. Mr. and Mrs, BourgaI'
were the recipients of many us0fl
presents. The couple left on the nod
train Tor u tnree weeks IMP 10 oobtu
and other points and after their retuI
will mako their home at 3ac East Anc
street.
A double wedding occurred last Thur'
day at the Methodist Episcopal Churc
when Mrs. Minnie Tourney Of lls MNllst'
Bay aveneue became the bride q; Noh
Baptste Companion of 10 Forcs, atrN'
and Miss Clara Beloin NJ East c'cnts
street became the bride of Antonin } III
Queen of log Malletts Bay avenue n
Rev. r. ii. Washburnc performed TIC 10,
BILE ceremony In tho presence Q: ssvor'
witnesses. The two ouJpleS is., for Ia
well, Mass. where they wiz make us
home.
In municipal court Monday evening =
Italian appeared before .Iufgc ".
Wolcott to answer To the charge OF Moo
ing robins. and lad to pay nA wit
4 costs Of $3.50 The mai yaa Nr,vsts
Monday afternoon by Deputy Sheri
l.. w. Ravlin. He had In his porscssic
two OF tho ed-breasted htas which ;
had shot. This is one OF tho lsws whic
10 often broken as a good many OF u
hunters who think that after they ~
a hunters license they arc all safc M
sound and that they can 20 out ar
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