Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-02-20

PERILous ADvENTURE-D DARING In
TREPIDITY-PRAIsEw BENEvo-
LENcE. Information reached this city
yesterday morning, that several families
who lived in dwellings situated on the
meadows above the city We're prevented
from reaching the shore In consequence
of the rise O! the freshet they were driv-
en- into the upper apartments OF their hou-
ses, and the water still rising had reached
them there-their lives We're threatened
and in their distress they called loudly for
assistance, but with ffail prospect of OBJ
tanning any. The river at this time was
full Of driving ice, the water had risen TO
fearful height, and it seemed folly and
rashness 10 attempt rescue OF the suder-
ing and unfortunate beings At this crit
lcal luncture, and when their situation ap- |
| peared to all who saw them from the
shore and heard their cries for help" to
be almost hopeless, name yCasag gentlemen |
OF this city volunteered to make an effort |
to save them. With this determination
they furnished themselves with some light
boards and venturcd out on the floating
cakes of ice, eaping from ole body TO
another and frequently preventing them
selves from sinking by laying their boards
across the loose pelces of ice, then laying
} themselves down at full length anu pad
! ding with their hands in the water
Thus after long and tedious as well as
; fearful attempt, they succeeded In reach
ing the dwellings.
t Here they found four or five families In
most distressed condition, some having
been driven into their garrets for safety
aud expecting every moment to be carried
away by the food. They then, with that
] deliberate caution and prudence which is
seldom exhibited ia the daring acts Of
young men, carefully planned measures
which should be the safest and surest
!. method of reaching the shore. And after
second hazardous Journey on the driving
b ice, they succeeded in preserving three
: families FROM watery grave, among
l. whom We s1w a poor decrepid female,
9 upward of eighty years of age. Snch
: dsinteres'ed acts of humanity call loudly
: for the esteem and praise Of the public
. AMI should never 60 unrewarded.-Hart
= ford Conn. Reriew.
l. A YoUTHFUL HERO. The Bangor
S, (Me.) Courier of late date relates tht
ID following incident;
N MRS. --, of Machias, left her fiv,
ln children in bed, the Oldest boy of min
" years, and went to a nelghbor's to spent
We the evening, locking the door after her
s. The eldest boy was awakened by the roar
lg ing Of fire and the falling of cinders oil
!. the bed. He sprang up, took the infan
!, from the cradle, ran 10 the door and find
ne ing ii fast, stove out window, and jump
ST. ing ont, laid the infant in place OF safe
'f1 ty; then returning, pulled the other chi
Idren out Of bed and threw them in succe
rh sion GU, of the window,-and then jump
I'd, ing out himself, began to cry fire at tn
OF top of his voice! But before succor a
o@ rived the house was consumed"
ba -.
sea LYcEUM The meetings of the lyc'
ar. UNI in this village. the past and preset
n week, have been unusually full-so niue
hin so that it was found necessary to adjouI
no the last one to the Unitarian meetin
dT house, every seat in which was crowde
zen The subject under discussion was, Dug
,rt. the practice Of the THOmpsoniam system
10. Medicine to be encouraged? The d
lad bate, for the most part, was conducted wi
at apparent good feeling, and much inform
vas ton was elected in regard to the Thorn
np- sonian practice-with what advantage
the community remains to be tested. r.
tool audience, by large majority, decided t
question in the ALTERNATIVES Windao
tied County Democrat.
yes WHAT CONSISTENCY!
- The Old School Bap,ists, at the Sou
mia and West, have long most violently G
the posed the liberal institutions OF the da
rers because as they say, they afford occasi
ion. for pecuniary speculations, and are son
2 on times managed by uncovered men :
mer Now it happens that the Editor Of t
'nn Primitive Baptist, finding ii 20 be losi
not concern has reIinquished his connexi
as with the paper, [no chance for speculate
ying and the former Publisher is now the
leart tor and Publisher, to lessen the expen
Choir And to cap the climax, this man is unc
, the rerted, and is said not to be believer
is to the christian religion, and says that
rviv- goes for the cash. A little more care
or there will be occasion f5r pecuni
earn speculation and there will be dissatis
$ re- tion abopt unconuerted men.-N H. b
the tist Register.
FROZEN TO DEATH. A man By
90 of name Of John Bell. was found on Sun
~ morning the 20th alt. lying on the gror
Gov near the Friends meeting house. We
socket When discovered, he was
# the nuiiios' N w 80, anu enta'IV uI'
wood eI'oo'' WIN soy any 'nolt ~
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