The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-06
NEWBURY
THE Rain Descended and the Floods
Came"

THE Rain Descended and the Floods
Came"
"The rain descended and the floods
came" With the ringing OF the curfew
last Wednesday evening the inhabi-
tants 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 tax
payer
About 4 o'clock in the morning the
flood gates of heaven were opened the
rain descended in torrents-at o'clock
those living near Saw Mill hill' wit
messed regular Niagara pouring down
the roadway taking the road bed in it,
mad rush and leaving cavern nearly
six feet deep. On the other side Of the
"old milf site there was regular
land slide, trees and debris coming
down from the lodges. completely
blocking the highway. the shock ard
jar shaking the home Of Harry Hin
man TO its very foundation and in
stantly changing Harry's mind into
moving picture show, where he, saw
every horse trade he had made since
he was 81. but before he could resolve
| to make restitution. he saw floating
away on the food his henhouse, the
nucleus of his fortune. and about one
acre Of pasture land dissolving intq
mud. and the good resolution was lost
II came to naught. The bridge at the
station soon followed in the wake 81
h. .x~l.s .
yerhill road, leading to the Connecticut
river bridge the whole road bed was
swept away for. 20 rods. leaving gully
from six to Is 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 was undermined and tons Of mud |
went down onto the railroad tracks, |
thereby holding up all trains for sey
eral hours.
Old inhs bitants. who can hearkcn
back to Noah'- time Lang Hubbard |
and \. +. Hutchinsl, claim that this
downpour beats all hollow the story Of
that good old man OF Biblical fame /
with one exception, and that is the
freshet OF the ''fall Of '6a' and bv |
gosh, that was some water At that
time the Depot brook" became
damned at the caf house and the cur
rent was diverted down through the
railroad arch. Henry Keves was then
president of the road; his home wa
Newbury, and donning overalls and an
old straw hat he promptly got - mer
- /
being undcrmir-' was saved. That wa
the time when every man WIS inter
ested in the Passaump-ic railroad, from
the president down 10 the man who
walked the track.
Its stock sold in the open market
for sos share. NV Lord How times
have changed since 1869 Those were
good old times. weren't they Mr.. Hin
bard and Mr.. Hutchinsy
Between Cow meadow and lngL
hill, culvert. which carries off The
water of small spring, was not ade
quate for the emergency and in tho
twinkle Of an eve. so states Frank
Leonard. washout 30 feet deep and
over 20 feet wide was created. Thu
was promptly guarded, but with al
the safeguards which the town author
tiles and the law could install they
were utterly disrcgarded by ear bear
ing a New Hampshire number plate
which. in its drivers mad rush to q
somewhere. was catapulated into the
stream 80 feet below We understand
that the driver escaped with a broken
arm. and his companion with few
scratches.
1t j. estimated that IL will take from
IS 900 to $4,000 to put Newbur,
highways in as good condition a. they
were before the rainstorm. This. con
pled with our Wells River bridge die
aster. makes many OF US wish we had
not taken in that circus and saved tue
money for our taxes.
Lang Hubbard and his daughter, Mis-
Helen. Returned 10 their home in Cher
ryvale. Kan. SATURDAY afternoon.
Oscar Cha sse is home on vacation.
Most of his time viii he al Hale pond
where his fathers family have cot
tage.
Mr. and Mr.. Atwell Of Richford arc
the guests Of Miss Reyes. Mrs. Atwell
Rss formerly Miss Florence Barnett q
This town.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Gage motorri
IN from Somerville. Mass. SATURDAY.
md are the guests Of Mrs Cages par
'nts. Mr.. and Mrs. y. r. HuschiDs
Our population has increased by the
birth Of q daughter in the home Of /,
Mr. and Mrs Leslie Hildreth. also the !
'rrivsl of a girl in the home Of Mr. !
md Mr. Horace Whitman
The Haverlasds have returned and {
,pened up their summer home