New Britain herald., 1927-11-09
Reconstruction Progresses

Northtleld, Vt, Nov (By Mail to of snow and cold north wind the reconstruction of roads and bridges laid waste by last Thursdays flood was going ahead rapidly here today. Telegraph and telephone communi- cations have not yet been restored. The highway to Montpelier is being made passable SO that mail from Northfleld will be sent to that city this morning in the hope that it can be dispatched from that point. (This mail reached Boston Wednesday morning. Nov. 9.)
 Soldiers Guard Northf1eId
 Northfield continues under mar tial law. This was instituted Satur- day morning because of a possible food shortage. Since this is the seat of Norwich university. military college, plenty of army officers were the towns affairs and they have had the active assistance Of the Norwich cadets.
 Colonel M A. Campbell assumed command and at once issued a gen. eral order that residents of the vil- lage of Northt1eld would not be per mitted 10 leave the limits Of the town without written pass from headouarters. Major Charles N. Barber was named as food admin istrator.
 Cadets i'll Grocery Stores
 A Norwich cadet was posted In each grocery store to see that food was sold only to persons having per- mits from Major Barber. The ad- ministrator ordered the use Of ma- pie sugar and syrup whenever pos sible in order to conserve white su gar for bread making and other es- sential uses and urged the nse of substitutes for flour whenever pos sible.
 Residents were asked to use wood for heating and cooking in order to conserve kerosene for lighting. Tse of pleasure automobiles was prohih- tied and gasoline was issued only for car. being used in highway con- struction.
 Butter Is Scarce.
 There was an excess of milk and cream at the Northfield Creamery which helped the food situation. Butter. however. was scarce. There was no loss of life in North field but the property damage is es- timated at s3oo,ooo. Bridges were washed out on all sides of the town. and several houses were moved from their foundations. The Dog river overflowed its banks and reached depth of ten feet on Water street. Fifty persons were rescued from the second stories of houses in a canoe which was padded at different times by Professor H. c. Hamilton, Cadet George Daley and others. Much live stock was drowned.
 w. A. Shaw, director of the [. s. weather bureau here, said his rec ords showed that between 8 o'clock Wednesday night and noon Friday Se inches of rain fell-more than usually comes In two months. Chiefs Car Sinks. Chief of Police H. A. Perkins was in his automobile in front of his home on East street when the road gave way and the car sank into a deep hole He was rescued unhurt. A few minutes later landslide bur- fed the car under mud and water.
 A small special edition of the Northfield News was published Sunday after six feet of water had been pumped from the cellar of the newspaper plant and heavy coat ing of mud had been scraped from the presses.
 A few persons bent on obtaining better view of the rushing river tried to break through the lines of cadet guards. The cadets were oblig- ed to use their fists in a few cases, after which the sightseers were taken to the armory to recover con- sciousness.