The Vermont Journal, Windsor, Saturday, June 14, 1884 Springfield News 6/14/1884 Corn and potatoes have pushed along rapidly of late and most of the farmers had commenced hoeing just befoe the big storm. Some friends located on sid hills were badly washed. Leonard EATON fell from a stageing at the band stand on the fair ground and was considerably injured about the head and shoulders. Dr. HAZELTON attended him. That portion of the highway on the Highland road east of the school house in district Nol 2, injured by last year's freshet was badly gullied by the storm of Monday and is impassable at this writing. C. H. HUBBARD had a barn raising last Saturday and Monday in which about seventy-five citizens participated the first day and thirty the last. The frame which is 42x70 was raised without mishap and the barn will be among the best in town when completed. The men were treated to a bountiful repast each day. Poultry thieves mad a raid last Saturday night on several hen roosts in this town and Weathersfield. At Tyler PUTNAM's and Edgar CHAMBERLAIN's they were seen and followed by Mr. PUTNAM as far as Claremont bridge at Ascutneyville where all trace was lost. Joshua UPHAM saw one of them and hit him with a stone but he managed to get away. A town meeting is called for June 23 to see if the town will vote to build an open bridge across the great chasm made by the freshet, aslo to see if the town will vote to buy two or three road machines. The bridge over the small brook below James WHITNEY's house is out. A deep gully in front of the Slack Fertilizer Co.'s Manufactory at North Springfield, Vt. There ae sevearal culverts, and a number of deep washouts on the Charleston road near Goulds Mills. The stage has found a way to the station, via Major ARMS, and the old road, over the plains. it is reported that M. W. NEWTON will commence business again somewhere on Main street. Private enterprise has commenced work on the damaged highway in district No. 1 to make it passable and save travelling over cornfields until the town fathers can get themselves into working order. The Chester road was badly washed and must remain closed for the present. S. GROW, the new surveyer on the Hightland road, is busy repairing that portion leading from Eureka school house, and it will be in a passable condition in a day or two. It is reported that Mr. CONARD, our new and popular landlord, contemplates leaving town. it appears that Mrs. Liberty BROWN and child barely escaped with teir lives last Monday afternoon. Mr. BROWN was at the shop, and in attempting to get away from the tottering house she lost the child in teh stream and fell in herself twice, but by superhuman efforts managed to get out without help and save the child. The stages are now making regular trips via the river road, a road having been opened around the washouts. A temporary bridge will probably be placed over the brook in Main street. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT