The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-07-07
NEWBURY.
Friday Morning. JuIy 2. 1922.

also the arrival of baby girl in the
home of Mr. and Mrs Horace Whit
man.
The Havilands have returned and
opened up their summer home.
Mr. and Mrs Leslie Cobleigh have
been spending the past week in town,
the guests of Mrs Cobleigh.
Miss Frances Pierce of Franconia is
visiting her aunt, Mrs Haines john
son.
Mrs Frances r Jewett, widow OF
the late Dr. Milo A Jewett, has just
received from the French Govern
ment the ''Medaille ID honneur du
Ministere DIES Affaires Etrangeres,'
in recognition of her husbands dis
tinguished service while consul at
Kebl, Germany during the World
war. The medal is of solid silver
about the size of an American half
dollar, having on one side the head of
liberty and the reverse a laurel
wreath. The diploma which accom-
panied this distinction had the auto
graphs of A Millerand and r Poin-
care. The text of the diploma reads:
ga medal of honor in silver was con-
ferred on DIR. Milo A Jewett, the
late American Consul at Kebl, Ger
many and Asace and Lorraine, which
are now provinces of France. A Mil
lerand, R Poincare."
Mr. Lang Hibbard and his daugh-
ter, Miss Helen, returned to their
home in Cherryvale, Kansas, Satur-
day p. m.
Mr. Oscar Chase is home on vaca-
ton, most of his time being spent at
Halls Pond, where his fathers fam
lily have cottage.
Mr. and Mrs Atwell of Richford,
VT. are the guests of Miss Reyes.
Mrs Atwell was formerly Miss Flor
ence Barnett of this town.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Gage motored
up from West Somerville, Mass. Sat
urday and are the guests Of Mrs
Cages parents, Mr. and Mrs N +
Hutchins.
s'The Rain Descended and the Floods
Came"
''The rain descended and the
floods came" With the ringing of
the curfew last Wednesday evening
the inhabitants quietly dispersed to
their homes and peace and plenty
were everywhere in evidence in good
Old Newbury with the promise of
glorious sunrise But alas for the
peace of mind of the taxpayer.
About four o'clock in the morning
the flood gates of heaven were open
ed-the rain descended in torrents
at six o'clock those living near Saw
Mill hill" witnessed a regular Mag
ara pouring down the roadway, TAX
ing the road bed in its mad rush and
leaving a cavern nearly six feet deep
On the other side of the Old Mills
site there was a regular landslide,
trees and debris coming down from
the lodges completely blocking the
highway; the shock and jar shaking
the home of Harry Human to its
very foundation and instantly chang
ing Harry's mind into moving pic
ture show where he saw every boss
trade he had made since he was FL,
but before he could resolve to make
restitution, he saw floating away ON
the flood his hen house, the nucleus
of his fortune, and about one acre OF
pasture land dissolving into mud and
the good resolution was lost. 1t
came to naueht, The bridge at the
station soon followed In the wake OF
the hen house, while down at the
Haverhill road, leading to the Con,
necticut river bridge, the whole road
bed was swept away for 20 rods, ieav-
ing q gully from six to fifteen feet
deep: while all the culverts on the
state highway between Newbury and
South Newbury were washed out. On
each side of the railroad arch the
road had undermined and tons OF
mud went down onto the railroad
tracks, thereby holding up all trains
for several hours.
Old Inhabitants. who can harken
back to Noah's time, (Mr Lang Hlb-
bard and N E Hutchins) claim that
this down-pour beats all to hollow
the story of that good old man OF
Biblical fame, with one exception, and
that is the freshet of the "Fall of
$50" and by gosh that was some
water. At that time the Depot
Brook" became damned at the car
no use and the current was diverted
down through the railroad arch.
Henry Keyes was then president OF
the road: his home was in Newbury:
and donning overall and an old
straw hat he promptly got 70 men
into action and the arch which was
being undermined was saved. That
was the time when every man was
interested in the Passumpsic X. K
from the president down to the man
who walked the track. It's stock
sold in the open market for S165 a
share. My Lord How times have
changed since 1869. Those were good
old times, weren't they, Mr. Hubbard,
Mr. Hutchins ..
Between Cow Meadow and Ingalls,
Hill a culvert, which carries off the
water of small spring, was not ade'
uuate for the emergency and in the
twinkle of an eye, so states Frank
Leonard, washout 80 feet deep ane
over 20 wide was created. This was
promptly guarded, but with all the
safe guards which the town author
tiles and the law could install they
were utterly disreguarded by cal
bearing New Hampshire number
plate, which in its drivers mad rush