Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-07-17

for the purpose on. the Island House
grounds, and they are to be put in first
class condition at once. G. w. Osgood,
who is always ready to benefit young men,
has generously put certain facilities at our
diaposal which are of inestimable benefit to
members of the association. More regard
ing it later.
The Strong Hardware Co., who advertiM a
wagon in this paper have been in business in
Burlington, VT, half u century.
Bellows Falls Escapes Damage from the
Freshets.
This village and town has been remark
ably fortunate for the past two weeks in
not suffering local damage from the two
extensive freshets which have prevailed in
other parts of New England. Both this
week, and last, the rain which proved so
disastrous elsewhere has been but a re-
treshing and beneficial one here and not a
dollars damage is reported except to far
mers along the Connecticut from submerg
ing crops. The river has been and still is
very high, but receding.
Wednesday kilograms received by tn
Fall Mountain Paper Co. from White River
Junction told them of the breaking of the
boom holding their 5,000,000 drive of logs
in the White river at that point and tore
man Herbert Keene by 10 o'clock that
night had his whole force of river men at
work here stringing and strengthening the
booms to catch and hold them. They
worked continuously until Thursday noon,
when they felt all had been done which
could be and although much anxiety was
felt owing to the rising water and exceed,
ingly swift current, the booms have al
held, no logs passing. There was still III
the river here about 100000 feet of the
Ammonoosuc drive which the company
were drawing out and by daylight Thurs
day the logs of the White river drive began
to arrive. The more they accumulated the
greater the strain upon the Blooms, the
swift current pushing in dangerous man
ner. Had the boom broken practically the
whole years supply of spruce woui have
passed, causing large loss. AS il is the
logs have come in, are safely held and
have come with much less expense than
could have been done by ordinary water.
Trains Wednesday and Thursday we're
very much delayed in all directions, owing
to washouts at other points. The most
serious was on the Fitchburg road near
Fitz william, where about 5 o'clock Wednes-
day the road bed was so weakened that
Conductor Woodfall's train due here at I
Pm. was partially derailed between stations,
with breaks both sides OF it and had to re-
main all night. Engineer Young moved
his engine forward to little more solid
ground and had to build a Golfer dam
around it to keep the water from under
mining it and tipping it over. The pas
sengers, about 80 in number, had to re-
main in the cars all night, not reaching
here until late the next day. a number OF
the passengers as well as all the train men
were residents here and much local anxiety
was felt. Thursday morning the trains to
and from Boston were run over the B. &
M. via Millers Falls. The first train to
reach here over the damaged portion OF
road, the damage extending slightly for
some miles, was the flyer of Thursday,
since which trains have run nearly on time.
Trains over the Rutland and 3. & NJ
were from one to three hours late for the
two days owing to serious breaks on the
Central Vermont and the north end of the
Rutland, but all have resumed schedule
time now.