Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-07-16
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
TnUNDERsronN AND FLoops-The very warm
weather of Monday and Tuesday was followed by
showers accompanied by lightning and thunder on
Wednesday afternoon. The thermometer for the for
ty-eght hours preceding twelve O'clock NJ, wcdnes
day ranged from 66 to 70 deg in the night to 1902 deg
in the shade in the day time. In consequence OF this
continued high temperature of the atmosphere thun-
derstorm was generated which did considerable dam
age in some parts OF the county.
In Williamsvile the storm continued about two
hours with great violence. The rain fell freely
that the water soon came rushing in turbd and foam
ing torrents down the hil-sides into Bakers Brook,
which caused this stream to rise with fearful rapidy
1t was soon swollen to such extent to carry off
the first considerable bridge on the stream md with
the help of this material it took successfully the three
other bridges the route before reaching Wheeler Il
Dickinsons saw-mll. The accumulation of water
and debris was great that the dam of the above
named mill undermined and carried away
with the MILL lumber in the yard, and eight or ten
rods of road adjoining The next point of damage
was the dam of Staples's bobbin factory more than
half of which was carried away As the water pass
ed into the west branch of West River it made such
dam of Wiams's grist mill, and to destroy the Humc
to Williamss carding mill. The roads, door-yards,
fences, barns and cellars in wilramsvc were inur-
cd to great extent, the water penetrating cellars,
pigpens, &c, and in cases covering the barn
floors. We have heard no estimate made of the dam
age done in that vicinity, but it must amount to scve-
raj thousand dollars.
In Townshend OH the hill road leading to wardsboro
briduaa nj tho ia, 30 II
manufacture Of chair stuff, were washed away. The
highways were also considerably damaged.
SATURDAYS AMUsEMESTs.-The Circus of Sands,
Nathans & Co., exhibited in this village on Saturday
OF last week, attracted larger concourse of people
than any similar exhibition that we remember having
seen. Both afternoon and evening the tent was COM
petely filed 1t was fortunate for the safety Of the
tent and its accommodations that on the same day
there was another exhibition of feats of dexterty Mt
which the little joker" was and then not SEEM
at Ncwiane, and of which Hiram Atkins was "rinr-
MASTER This counter exhibition did not attract any
attendance from this part Of the county, but it took
enough from more distant towns to leave the circus
MI safe so far rs regards accommodations At the
circus the elephant drew, while at Newfane Sake was
the attracting card. Muscle was pittcd against wit
and muscle prevailed. The democratic candidate for
governor is amazingly funny but the fun ut the cir
Gus was more appreciated by the Masses The feats
oil turning and twisting, leapng and vaulting, and
ground and lofty tumblng" displayed by our demo
cratic friends would beat all the performances of the
circus including the trained elephants but the latter
sort OF amusement being much the rare present.
ed greater attractions to the multitude
htxt Ca,, ~
traton democracy of this County met in Convention
ut Fayetteville, on Saturday Of last week The Ar
gus says that all but four towns were rcprcsented-
The convention was differed by the appointment Of
Hiram Atkins ms President, John Roberts and Daniel
Leonard, Vice Presidents, and Charles Taylor and r.
knight us Secretaries. The nominations made were
as follows; For Senators, A. b. Childs of Whining
ton, Joel Page of Westminster Samuel Dutton Of
Brattleboro; Assistant Judges, W. L. Osgood Of New
fame, jeremiah Barton Of Rockingham; Sheriff. Ste
pheu w Bowker Of Newfnne States Attorney, James
W. Carpenter of Rockingham; High Bailifi, r. A.
Knight of Dummerston; Judges of Probate, Charles
Chaplin for the Marlboro District, and w. wooley for
the Westminster District. Three resolutions-onc for
bunkum one for the State platform and the third for
the State ticket, were reported by the Committee on
resolutions of which kittredgc skins wa. chairman
anu "eic uuoplcu. Inc conclusion OF the proceed
nes we copy from the ArgY:
1.-The Honorable John G. SAKE then addressed tho
convention, followed by Kittrcdge Haskins. Esq, of
Wilmington.
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PAINFUL REMISIscENoE-lt will, it is presumed.
be reeoected by many Of our readers that an event
of intense and startling interest occurred in thi, vi
cinty now near forty years ago, the circumstances
attending which ms follows:
Mr. Harrison G. Blake, then an inhnbitant of AInrl
boro with his wife and infant child when crossing the
Green Mountains from Arlington through Sunderland
TO Stratton, Oh their return from visit to some
friends in Salem, n. Y, were overtaken bv u snow
storm, and when about four miles from the nearest in
habtants this side Of the mountains their horse tired
and gave out. MIR. Blake finding they must all perish
if they remained where they were left his wife and
child in the sleigh and went in quest Of help Mrs |
Blake became anxious account of the protracted
absence of her husband and after a while followed
him with her child in her Becoming easily cx-
hausted by her buren and the cold she wrnppcd the
little one in her mantle, laid it down in the snow and
passed on Soon, however, she was overpowered by
the cold and sank down in the snow never more 10
RISE "Nor spouse child more should she be-
repeated calls for assistance by Mr. Blake were heard
by one or two inhabitants in Stratton about O'Clock
in the evening, but supposing they came from per
son well known for his gross ntempernnce, they gave
no alarm until morning, when a party of young men
Immediately started for the rescue. Having reached
the summit of the mountain they of course first |
came to Mr. Blake whom they found unable to stand.
crawling on his elbows and knees hi. feet and hands
being badly frozen. He was much exhausted but re-
tanned enough of strength and consciousness to enable
him to give information relative to his wife and child
About half mile further on they found Mrs Blake
stiiiened corpse and yet few rods further they
found the infant child wrapt up in the mantle and
protected by the snow. Upon removing this covering
the little one was fast asleep but she soon ooked up
and sveetly smiled" Only one two fingers were |
touched and those but barely nippcd by the FROST
They were all removed to the house of the nearest in
hnbitant In Straton when medical aid and SYM |
pathyzing friends at hand and the burial of the
deceased and the wants of the survivors provided for
Next day Mr.. Blake was removed to DIR. Warren.