Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-03-25

BELLOWS FALLS. MAR. 20, 1859.
THE FREsHET.-The storm of last week


loosened the ice and snow causing rapid
rise in the river, and on Saturday the ice
broke up, and from 9 O'Clock in the morn
ing till noon it poured over the falls in i'm
mense quantities. On its way down it
swept the bridges at Summers in Hartland,
and at Charleston. The latter came down
in the afternoon and struck the Sullivan
Railroad Bridge in this place, with great
force, and doing considerable damage. The
ice had previously cut off several of the
arch braces under the track, and all day
long did this bridge bravely stand the as
suits Of ice and fioodwood, and proved itself
to be noble structure. it is undoubtedly
one Of the best built bridges in New Eng
land. The damage TO it is some $500 Or
$4,000, it is not now passable. The water
rose in the canal and the pressure became
so great that it was feared that the guard
gates would give away, and accordingly the
shops of William Conant, Albert Derby, the
Flints and the foundry of A. S. Clark were
all cleared TO considerably extent, but the
water sobsided without further damage.
The new bridge at Walpole which was
rot finished was blown over by the wind
and foated off. The loss is heavy and falls
on the contractors. The new bridge at
Brattleboro was in much danger, and hun
dreds Of people assembled to see it go off
but il was built higher than the old one,
and defed tue troubled wat ers and diSap
pointed many of its audience.
8fr. Augustus Cook of Westminster, has
sent us two specimens of sugar he has made
the present season. One is in beautiful
cakes very white and nice and has the very
quintessence of the maple taste, which we
consider the most desirable in maple sugar.
The other specimen is as fine as any pull
verified sugar made in distant lands. We
have an exceeding "sweet tooth'' and Alr.
Cooks nice present, for which he has our
hearty thanks, has given US much gratiica-
ton.
CABINET WoRK.-Our readers who
trade at Bratlleboro, viii do well to call up
on Retting & Brownie whose advertisement
in this paper we would call attention. Thy
are men worthy of large patronage, and
will furnish anything in their line at low
terms. They have superb lot of furni-
~ l. IL,
ticular taste. Those contemplating the voy-
age Of matrimony will also find this an ex-
cellent place TO get things which will great
" conduce to domestic peace and tranquil
ty.
A FIRST RATE ExAMPLE.-One Of our
Westminster subscribers came into our of
fice last week and pretended he was going
to stop his paper. After having plagued
US to his satisfaction he paid for his own
paper year ahead, aud cooly presented US
with a Eeao subscriber with cash in advance
About this time, as the novels say, our teel-
ings .'can be more easily imagined than
described" On questioning him little
closer for his abusive conduct, q we found
that il was the result of good word he had
said for the TINES. Who will do likewise
BEAUTIFUL LIGHT.-Last Tuesday eve
we had the pleasure, for the first time in Bel
lows Falls, cf seeing coal gas light. The
light was in Mr.. Amadon's iewelry store,
and burnt with success all the evening
The gas was MAO e in the ordinary way Of
making coal gas, bat purified by new in
vention patented last year by Andrew
Walker OF Claremont, n. H., and owned
by the American gas Company in that place.
The invention of Mr.. Walker consists il
the purifcation of gas by means of water
alone, thereby saving great expense in the
manufacture, obtaining more gas from the
same amount of coal, and giving less odor
than by the old process of purifying by wa
ter and lime. 1t gives a beautiful light and
we hope il may be introduced into this place.
New BUsINEss.-Our readers will notice
the card oftheMessrs Flint. They have com
menced the business of grinding the various
kinds of spices and are now prepared to
furnish the same at wholesale. There are,
we, believe, no other mills for such business
nearer than Boston or Springfield, Mass,
and we doubt not that merchants will find
it for their advantage to give them call.
They will find first rate article, and fair
and honorable dealers-the first an I'M
portant consideration, and the latter
pleasant one.
II will be seen by our advertising coll
umes that Waugh's beautiful Mirror OF It
ally is to be exhibited at island Hall, Bel