Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-09-23

jcontinuc to detail additional pasticularss of
the destruction Of mills, and bridges, an al
most innumerable number Of which have
been either entirely or in part swept away.
The following particulars are from the YER
mont Advocate, published at Royalston -
In this town the bridges over the small streams
4 are almost wholly swept away. The Turnpike
bridge over White river, near Fox's, is so far de-
stroyed as to be impossible and must be wholly re-
built TLe mills on Broad Brook are much injured.
One barn filed with hay and grain carried Off One
flock of 30 sheep lost Nearly all the fences next
the river, gone, and the corn on the intervals much
i injured One saw mill belonging to Mr.. Prescott
destroyed.
Up White river, in Bethel, one grist mill, six saw
mills and one pot ash lost entirely. The Factory
rendered useless. The bridge across White river
gone, One flock of sheep (50) lost. Loss in Bethel
q estimated at $4,000.
\, In Stockbrdge, two bridges across White river,
one grist mill, clothier's shop and two saw mills
gone.
Up the first branch Of White river, all the bridges
4 but one lost and destroyed. .y
4 At Chelsea one trip hammer shop, one bark mill
destroyed and the factory in the upper village much
injured, the bridges all swept off, and the gardens
considerably damaged.
| AT Bradford the paper mill gone.
I AL ltaQuoiPA, on rilc ID Orancn oil WHITE river,
I great injury has been done.
On Onion river and its branches the damage has
been great. At Barre the mills and factory of Mr.
Day; are wholly destroyed, and he is computed to
have lost $1,000, and large number of workmen
| are out of employ.
/ At Middlesex and at Mortified also great losses
Several houses have been carried away, and many
barns, but VIC have heard of no lives being lost
Through all this county the roads are seriously and
extensively injured Tho crops of corn and potatoes
| n n hav crfff,or ad tl.,N
In Montpelier, [Vt) the river rose four
feet higher than was ever before known by
the oldest inhabitants, so that the village
was completely inundated. A barn with
about five tons of hay foated from its moor
ings, and made safe harbour t,co miles down
the river, without even disturbing the fouls
in their nests. In Newbury, (Vt.) a new
brick grist mill, saw mill, and carding and
clothing works, all the property of two men,
to the amount of five thousand dollars, were
destroyed. And in many other places the
losses occasioned have been equally great.
The list indeed is beyond enumeration.
SETTLEMENT OF SALEM. The two hua-
dredth anniversary of the settlement of
Naumkeag lSalem) was celebrated at Salem
On Thursday last BIZ the Essex Historical
Society, The Salem papers are literally
filed with descriptions of the festival, which
appears to have been conducted with the
most enlNening interest and eAect-alto-
gethcr worthy of the commemoration
| 'Ofmen who did for conscience sake
Their native land forego;
And sought a home and freedom here
Itco hundred gears ago"
Numerous strangers were attracted to
the patriarchal spot by the unusual interest
of the occasion. A procession was formed
on the common, and escorted by two militia
ry corps to the church where the services
were performed. The Salem Gazette
says =:
When the procession arrived at the mansion of
DR.. HoLYoKE, the President Of the Essex Historical
Society, it halted, and that venerable gentleman
was received by the Committee of Arrangements
and took his place in the procession His appear
ance excited the most intense interest in the multi
tudo who throaged the streets, who evnced their
reverence by profound and respectful silence, and
thousands Of hearts prayed for prolonged life and
blessings to the patriarch Of NaumkeagS
The exercises at the church consisted of
prayers, by different clergyman of the town,
and an Grafton by Judge SroRY, which,
says the Gazette, was of the highest order
of excellence. 1t occupied more than two
hours in the delivery, and all regretted that
! hciosed 50 soon.r Hymns appropriate to
the occasion were sung one written hy Pres
ident Adams, and another by Rev. DR.. Flint,
lof Salem Alter the services followed
sumptuous dinner, at which DIR. Holyoke,
the President Of the Historical Society,
presided. This scene was enlivened by a
great flow of the wine, the wit, the joke,and
the song. The President Of the United
States was expected at the dinner, but sick
ness IN his family occasioned his departure
for Washington earlier than he intended.
Many good toasts were given, and Messrs.
D.eWebster, E. Everett, Alden Bradford,
and Mr.. Quincy, Mayor of Boston, each pre-
faced their toasts with a speech. Every
thing, indeed, seems to have been done 10
give due interest to the occasion. The hall
was decorated with antique portraits DIR.
Holyoke sat in an oaken chair which belong
ed to one of the first settlers; and by his