The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-15
NEWBURY

Sunday, Aug. 10, 1922 It was just
Al years ago to-day that fire visited
what is now known ais eHale's corner,
for i was on Sunday, Aug. ID. 1876,
that the old Aurora Of the Valley
building, II H. Deming's store, s. L.
Swasey's Jewelry store and the old de-
pot building went down in flames. That
was a hot Sunday afternoon and there
are only few about town who re-
member that lively day. Andrew Kel-
ley states the fire started at just 2:45
in the afternoon in the rear Of the
Aurora building. then occupied by
Moses Clark and family. He claims
that he remembers it so distinctly as
he was mp. on Arthur's seat reading a
good book lit must have been the BIZ.
BILE. as Andrew would read no other
book on Sunday, and perchance he was
reading about the fall of Sodom and
that other city with a long name) when
he noticed smoke rising, and rising
with il shot the flames. There being no
wind to speak Of the fire was confined
to the above named buildings although
Reyes store across the street was badly
scorched. The families made homeless
that day were Moses Clarke, H. Fl.
Deming. o. G. Temple, Simeon Shepard
son, William and Eliza Moore and Lar
ken Lovejoy. We have vivid recollec-
tion of Mr.. Loyejoy, '.uncle Lark as
he was called, as young clerk in keyes
store sold him by mistake small vial
of muriatic acid for Baiiey's liniment,
and when the old man applied 1t to his
lame back that night he expressed his
establishment in just one word, God
elmitty." and .swore he would kill that
young cuss the next time he laid hands
on him Poor uncle Lark, Won were
gathered to your fathers before you
could put that threat into execution
Messrs. Clark and Deming rebuilt in 1877
and the town put up the clerks Office
in 1882 On June IA, 1913. this corner
again was swept by fire and the Dem
ings store and the Moses Clark resi-
denee were the victims. They are now
replaced by brick block and the resi-.
dence of ]. B. Hale.
Rev George Credeford and Mrs. !
Credeford Of Ward Hill. Mass, were
in town Sunday. Mr.. Credeford assist Z
ing the pastor. Mr.. Ives, in the morn /
ing service Mrs. Credeford was for
merly Miss Ella Bixby Of this town l
Mr. and Mrs Howard Omsted of /
Washington, d. are the guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Avery.
Miss Ethel Bailey has returned from
her Summer school at Burlington aud
he with her mother have opened up
'Undcrelift."
Mr.. and Mrs. VI r. Monroe. who
nave been away on a two weeks vaca
ion trip through the Adirondacks, also
Gisiting friends in Canada and the state
il New York have returned in very
iappy state of mind which indicates
hat in the 1900 miles covered they
'onnd good roads and the motor went
Ill O. X. I'VE bet a dollar that Mrs
Monroe drove the car, If it went all
tight.l On their arrival home they
ound as guests Mrs. .Wolcott Of New
haven, Conn, and Albert Cox Of Mas
awppi, Quebec.
There motored through town last
Thursday Mrs Alice Hadley. Mrs. Jen-
lie Mills. John NJ Atwood. Mr.. and
frs. Fred Atwood, Mr.. and Mrs Fl. r.
forse and Russell Morse. Mrs. Hadley
) the daughter of Archibald Mills. the
rchitect of the Congregational church
| this place: Mrs. Hadley and her chill