Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-03-18
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BELLOWS FAILS. MAR IS, 1859 :.
TnE SroRM.-The "windows Of heaven"

THE SroRM.-The windows Of heaven"
were opened on Monday night, and contin-
ued SO during the entire day of Tuesday.
All the streams were excessively swollen
and most of them cleared of ice. The
Connecticut got up pretty near high water
mark, but we have heard Of no damage
save that on Westminster street, where the
little stream running between the residences
of j. w. Church and Seth Hapgood, cut a
concave across the high way some 10 or 20
feet deep. All travelling with carriages is
Of course entirely stopped at that point.
The damage is quite serious, and it viii
take some 5000, and perhaps more, to re-
pair it.
THIS WEEK.-Geo. o. Henry has this
week received a nice lot Of new goods from
New York. He has just what the ladies
want, as they will perceive by the new adj
vertisement.
Some half dozen persons met in this vii
lage, on Tuesday evening last, and discussed
the project of building railroad from this
village to Cambridgeport. Should 1t be
successful C?) it is understood that flag sta
tions viii be erected at Chase's Tannery,
Forest Saxton's River, &c. The meeting
was not entirely harmonious. Some want
ed to extend the road to Athens, and thought
the cost would not exceed over $4,000 per
mile, while others preferred to stop at the
Port, and estimated the cost Of building at
$4,000 per mile
There has been in this village during the
year past, sc births, and according to the
town clerk there has been 43 deaths and
SO births in Rockingham during the year
1858.
CHANGE.-G. Merrill, Esq, of Charles
town, has resigned his office Of Superin-
tendent of the Sullivan Railroad, and will
become the Superintendent of the Vermont
Central. His resignation takes effect on
the first of April. He is man of strict
integrity and tathfulness in the perform
ance of his duties, and will he valuable
accession to the Central road. In loosing
Mr.. Merrill from the sullivan road, we
think Of none better qualified to fill the va
cancy than MIR. Edward Thompson. OF
Charlestown, who, we understand, will be
Mr.. Merrill's successor. Thoroughly con-
versant with the business of the road he
will make very efficient superintendent.
Capen's Independent is out again and
peeking after notes in the TIMES. If he
will look on his second page, fourth column,
first line and fist word, he will find toll
cradle good sized beam in pretty conspic-
uous position. Just pronounce that word.
In the third line of the article criticisiDg
the TINES, is brace big enough to hold up
the beam.
NARROW EscAPE.--On Wednesday oflast
week, Mr.. Henry Floyd aud Samuel Cobb,
of Westminster, with their wives and child
rem, and widow woman, were returning
from visit to WaIpole, and in crossing
the river on the ice, broke through when
within few rods of the west shore, and
all were thrown into the water except Mr..
FIoyd who had walked forward. The
horses were young and spirited, and sprang
forward to where the sleigh struck on some
rocks. The females, except Mrs. Floyd
chung to the sleigh, bravely holding their
little ones up out Of the water till suecor
arrived. Mrs Floyd who is in feeble health
went down, but on coming up chung to the
ice till rescued. Mr.. Floyd, who had pre-
ceded the team, and number of men al
work on the new bridge near the place Of
catastrophe, were promptly TO the rescue
and are deserving of much credit for their
efforts to save those in danger. The res
cued were taken to the house of Mr.. John
Perry where they were soon made com.
Portable. and grateful for their escape from
"a watery grave.
NORTH CHEsTER.-The Dictionaries
awarded TO the good spoilers at the recent
spelling school, at North Chester, were pre-
sented last week, and it was an interesting
occasion. Good boys and girls never be-
fore received better presents.
The citizens of Weathersfield are pre-
pairing to celebrate the centennial anniversa
ry of the chartering of their town, which
took place August Goth, 176l.
GoLp IN NORTH CHEsTER.-We arr
informed from reliable authority that ii
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