Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-10-14

heavy on public and private property.
The rain commenced during early even
ing of the Sd and continued necessarily
during the night. No special alarm
seemed to have been felt by our citizens
until about ten or half-past the next
morning, when a few of our best thinkers
concluded that there was an unusual and
immoral waste of water. That harmless
little Williams River, whose bottom has
been blistering all summer, assumed a
dropsical dignity. Most everything got
out of that current, which run willingly
down a bed, the grade of which is some
fifty feet per mile. Bridges and dams
being most immediate in the way, were
the first to show out" though they per-
sistently kept foothold so long that we
knew they were intended to resist consid-
cradle opposition. At about II o'clock, or
perhaps little before, the flood reached
its highest point. Our streets were hard
ly passable. Grafton and Mackerel streets
were dangerous to life. Every family on
these streets were removed in carts, and it
required skillful navigation TO get through
them. Cord wood, boxes, barrels, and
even large logs, were washed through our
principal streets. 1t is not fair, perhaps,
TO give an estimate of the damage done
here in our village, to say nothing OF the
vicinity, without more careful investiga-
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the subject. 1t is presumed that the heav-
lest individual loss is sustained by Messrs.
Deming 81 Mead, who have had their dam
washed entirely away, involving loss of
say $1,000 or $1,000, besides great dam
age to their tannery, much Of their stock
III watts and in process of t3nning having
been washed away. Parmenter 81 Powers
are also very heavy sufferers; the dam
and fume to their extensive saw mill and
chair factory is entirely washed away ;
also their playhouse, blacksmith shop and
much lumber. NJ. Henry Ingraham, our
landlord, had a large portion Of his large
and valuable garden washed away, and
most of what is left is covered deeply
with sand Mr.. William Miller lost about
fifty dollars worth of wood, which was
nicely pied up in his shed, prepared
exclusively for fire, not water. Mr.. Put
nam, who lives as near the river as he
can, and not live in it, but who has here
tofore been exempt from damage by the
rise of water, is a looser. His dwelling
was seriously threatened for a time, bis
ou.-bildings are much damaged, and
large part Of his land on the river margin
is ruined. He is a very worthy citizen,
and much sympathy is manifested for
him. Several families moved their entire
would all go off in the food. just as all
this precaution had taken place the rain
ceased, and the water rapidly subsidized.
Nothing but the very sudden fall of the
water saved at least four dwellings, and
probably the stone school house Dist. 20,
from thorough demolition There Is
much other private damage all through
the valley here. The public property de-
stroyod is very great in value, and the
scene of yesterdays ravages must make
our taxpayers look sorrowful. We find
we have a gentleman who Is a model of rec
titude and memory, and who has enjoyed
some ninety four summers, mostly here,
who say, THO was the dainpest spelI that
he can think of. \. \. D.
EAST WALLINGFoRD. = Mr.. Louis
Paye has laid upon our table a potato OF
the Green Mountain variety, weighing
three pounds and one ounce. This was
but a part Of the product of one hill, the
seed used being two eyes in each hill, the
yield being very large, as many as @enty-
six large and perfectly formed potatoes
being dug in many cases. This variety is
from the ball of the Garter potato.
It, qualities far surpass any and all Nos.
OF the Early Rose" The specimen above
referred to, although one potato, yet Is
IA potato for table use, competent judges
say it excells every product hitherto
known. We append below the opinions
of few among the many who have tested
its excel Mt qualities. In an article from
the New York Tribune OF Sept. 2gth, will
be found a report Of the action to be taken
in the matter by the New York Farmers
Club:
FURrHER TALK oN PoTATos.--Mr.
Lyman called attention to the contsur- ct
"a box Forwarded by NJ. c. Emery OF E,st
Walliu-ford. Vt, and be read lett. I
from this gentleman, stating that tho
samples OF potatoes sent were OF the
Green Mountain variety. originated
from a ball Of the Carter" and consider
I'd by judges to exec. all other sorts
known IN the United States Of America,
Tue potatoes were distributed 10 the
members OF the Club, who will commit
them to their garden beds, and in due
time report issue. 4 couple of commune
cations coutirmatory were also presented,
one from J. Fletcher, Pastor If the First
Baptist church in East WalIinford, and
one from William Kent Of the same town.
the first saying be had tried these Green
Mountain pOta o found them of excel
lent quality, and, as an early variety,
likely To take the lead of any within my
Knowledge The other saying, lit excels
the Rose, and must become foremost az
soon as its qualities are known"
"A very narrow escape from death or
serious injury occurred on Saturday last.
Miss Ina l.. Warner, daughter of III. l..
Warner, while returning home from a
short ride, in defending hill the horse
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the young lady with great violence several
yards from the road, from which she sus-
tanned injury of a character more or less
serious to be determined in the future.
With great presence of mind, notwith-
standing she was considerably injured,
she almost instantly sprang to her feet,
and ran to the horse, which had ere this,
while trying to extricate himself from the
entanpled mass of broken harness and