Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-10-15


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BENNINGTON COUNT
An extra Il the Bennington Blru,r. iNfc
tae 9TH, gives pretty full .ccoun;, Of the ffeshe
n that quarter. Il W.. The most destru.ti,,
ever known II Bennington County The fr.
,.arm Ess sounded in last Bennington on Sion.
lay forenoon, when il sas noticed that ih- wafer
10 the gutter. was rising rapidly. and 10 = few
moment. thereafter hug, volume Of water 90 Do,
down Man street, and in hficen minutes nearly
every street IN the vii.se Wa flooded and
aiIos, immedi .tely impossible. The damage o.
private residences, out-builtinss and gardens
very great, and msny q the mills reserved more
J ~ less injury Seven bridges rers carried of,
ani the loss 70 the town viii rot AL short Of
10000 At Benton & Sons paper mill ths
new ron bridge VI. swept OF. which was put in
last season, ~ AZ expense 4 1000.
The Hathaway bridge. but lstev rebuilt 81
quite heavy ezpeuse, ,it being carried out last
spring. wa. carr.ei shout one eighth ofam..
down stream.
The house q John Allen, just reaiy Tor oc-u-
esncy, near by, WAS turned completely around
way. The BlHner s,ys " The river A. tli-
point Vas terrible IN the extreme, tearing ami
htl9"inS along Use maiIenei hruI. huge
uoal1er', tons N Nesni' were Torn i''il tAef
NAIVE beds ana sent crashing down stream
eleTing DO more rts-7'aI.e 10 'Ls "H'ert si'l,
nan - many peu"-y7- my res "l-' Dbl
rem 'Is- ,'-.'N'' -''.' ''. H''' .''-.i'i
"'.' ''-'ei '''-- '-''. 10y '''s .l ."'''.-''-
10 -o.n IL U'c s'H'i'' oNN.s' WINE .'e "f''''
'efIlne I'D lAeI s'sl"Il lIel.i-'l'' "'i.
o-uIsiAs ~ - IL I'yo-i'As ia 'Ae AH'N.'ir' '.
'Ae,F Hlefc.ess io"tr-
me person Va VIZ '"'-e' al l--A- De-..''-'
anu many o.lels lAi nal'." esl 'le7
Aai jus' crossed tne benton Dflise 10 iAci me
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ana sunk into the boiling torrent
North Barnin.-tar es-.-.s.I vii Ian -.rrf. dame
az. B,-re, ana Co.'S Threat NlU n ps-.-
Nl Village vas c,rr.ei Of. AMI the.- l.. uIl
fs from fifteen 20 twenty thousand dollars I1.
t.wu e Noaifri hss suffered ro tte extent !
..'h 'li sne.e 'Hls- remains
''"n' anu Tie Foais afe ns'is -.,-'
ie---H- 'L' \ mass Oh >'.',s a-I '--It.' .e-
naming IN e.'l'-ii i'., ."i 1888 t'
oeelIlel me mousse % "'..''I Ai'it vs.
5HeA, away entirety wy ne '.'lP'h,'' has
i.--,'' JUG H''-' anu DIS WIZ ann J., '.'I
it..[t ..- DE- re.
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al a.. r.-.-,,'...- E. $3.50.
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FH.SELIN COUNTY
Fr7-krr &. srtv suffered r-,.r, Ices than mani,
r-,,i.rs N the Site tb.s-t bib, r--- f,r9s ...-.
d-oisi anil croa. suffered much from F.i-f,r
considerable damage is -.p.r-eI. and ir lr.8--
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Ne nave -l7e'ly gwen p.ri -aa 49, " Tie
chief tam'ce done Do th' county lhe .-s e
property by iae ire'act -a ;-e LAM Tie va. et
ssf III $1,000
c.tf-..l, .-,-y
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t-.,,- 60. ~. - 800.
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mn over L'li'..v river ARE
e-tN i' 'tn .''T'Af AiiA .-ltl' OH t4lH -l''lA
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ORANGE COUNTY
also Ee hear little. except that Wells River. s7l
that section u country, IS reported rs having
been inundated with water. the low lands cover
article. swept down by the aooi
pr-r.xr ,.r-,rv
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e.. 80 ~! 80, :, u '1'ii ,' VI
~ Au- Nvuu'|' "n.-l' 1'',.st
AZ - ~ u''-1I
VI N u'A'5 was ca''ie' ,.N[ '-'
river a Noun, ho!iy. and drowned II Il
9'-'''''.'i .'.'l .-''' '''iSes III Mount i''!'
"''' " AMY
WASHINGTON COUNT
sHlerei severely our cUrrerpou lent al Mont
pelier has already given us the chief items Of the
l,,,.,,,e - ,t,, nm. - :. on oan .- .t
amusing sights At the Cap;tsl. vas tba, # q
woman vainc home through water knee detp.