Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-02-07
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

FLUCTUATIONS IN THE Snow MARKET-The snow
market has for several weeks experienced constant
decline and days the fall was very rapid, which
causes combined with the unprecedented supply, has
occasioned glut in the market. In short, may
be quoted generally rs heavy with downward ten
dency, especially in the region Of high buildings
Wednesday Of last week, however, was exception
nj day. A brisker movement In the snow not on
ly seen butsensby felt in all this region than we re-
member to have seen for long, long time. Consid-
cradle new stock was created the day before by the
fall of several inches of light snow, and like other
fancy stocks had its ups and downs with every gust
Of htful breeze before it settled down into perma
nent position 1t was blown into drifts and embank
ments filling railroad cuttings, highways and byways,
and every nook, Granny and crevicc that was pcnc-
trable
All the railroads and the highways were blocked up
with snow that afternoon and evening. The northern
train was not greatly behind time, but the southern
train over the Connecticut River railroad did not ar
rive until Thursday morning. The down train over
the Vermont and Massachusetts railroad Wednesday
morning. did not return to Brnttleboro until Friday
morning. On the way up Thursday night, when
about half mile east of Athol, the large snow pow
propelled by two engines thrown from the track
down bank, where it now lies a wreck There were
several men the pillow at the Time who went down
the bank with it, among whom was Mr. Weber the
track master, who turned summeraut and landed
in Milers river nearly up to his chin in the water.
Fortunately not one of them injured.
The snow on the summit at Ashburnham against
the board fence that erected three four years
since. from ten to fifteen feet deep each side Of
the track. The blow filled the trench full. Over one
hundred men were employed two days in shovelng it
out.
On the highways the travelling is very laborious.-
The Nottingham and North Adams stage due here
Wednesday evening did not arrive until Friday eve
ning-two days behind time. The roads are full Of
"dipthongs" one Of our neghbors calls them; some
of them might with equal propriety be named strip
thongs" Mr. Goodell of the above named stage route
tells of lady who was riding with him in Stamford
night last week. who severely jolted in one
of these "thank you-ma' ans" that all her teeth
} shaken out of her head He procured lantern anC
after considerable search found all the missing teetl
, cooling off in a snow bank. By the way they wer
artificial teeth.
Saturday we were favored with a drizzling rain fol
= lowed by warm night, which set in motion some O
the large bodies of snow that had accumulated on tn
roofs of buildings. On some buildings the snow an
, ice fully two feet deep. Saturday night mas
came off the house on High street occupied by Mr.
rell, with such force to take off chimney eve
with the roof and leave it standing in the yard below
The slide of the from the north side of the Tow
Hall carried off two chimnies and two more woul
have come of the opposite side had not precoutior
been taken for such contingency. Nearly two week
since this building lost one chimney from smili
: cause.
Since the caution in our last quite number of roo
have been cleared of snow by their owners, but the
n are others who have not as yet moved in the matte
r whose buildings are in danger. We have heard
: several buildings that have been crushed in by Il
weight of snow thereon to the danger of property
life Every farmer should look to his buildings and
e the roofs overloaded clear them. If he does II
we shall soon hear of more very foolish movements
the snow market.