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On March 23, 1867, the hotel burned down including everything on the north side of Central Street from the
brook to the corner as well as the buildings down Elm Street. The list of buildings destroyed were: Henry’s Ho-
tel and Block; Bank Block; Union Hall Building; the County Jail and attached house. The fire started in the
second story of the hotel barn among the hay and straw about 8:30. It took only three hours for all of the build-
ings to lay in ruin. The fire impacted many businesses. “The jail house was occupied by William R. Hewitt.
Henry’s block was occupied by C. M. Baxter & Co., furniture dealers, the Post Office, R.H. Bailey, silversmith,
and E.W. Leonard, milliner. In the bank block were O.H. Freeman’s drug store, the bank, and the law office of
Andrew Tracy, Julius Converse, and French & Johnson. Union Hall building was occupied by B.S. Thompson,
tinsmith, the VERMONT STANDARD, and the Spirit of the Age.” Vermont Standard, March 28, 1867. As a side
note, the Vermont Standard was only able to print a small bulletin detailing the fire as they lost everything except
a portion of their type.
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