Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-06-23
SAxToNs RIVER.

'"' i"uies VI tue Daptist cociety, at the
vestry Of their church Thursday even
ing Of next week, 29th inst There will
be sold at the same time and place
second hand Estey organ.
During the shower of Monday the
Baptist parsonage was struck by light
ming and some damage done and though
several persons were near where the cleo.
trio fluid passed, no one was injured, 1t
passed in room within about four feet
of Rev. Mr.. Stackpole, and in another
bureau was shivered and many pieces
scattered about the room, and yet it
mainly remained upright, with the draw
ers all open, in one of which was silk
dress which was not disturbed, perhaps
from being a non conductor. From this
house it seemed to pass under the earth.
as we hear it reported, to the cellar of
the store of c. F. Glynn, throwing the
earth to the floor, and creating some
sensation above. In the house of j. A.
Farnsworth, we are informed, girl en-
ployed in the family was Frustrated by
the stroke, but soon recovered and was
not injured.
We learn some further particulars of
the lightning stroke. In the cellar of
Glynn's store the electric fluid probably
entered from a lead pipe under the earth
outside, in another place cutting off a
water pipe. At Mr. Farnsworth's house
the girl mentioned above was in the
kitchen alone at the time, and was
knocked down senseless and found her.
self under the table which had been
moved half its length from its place
She finally rallied and going to the room
in which we're the family her very pale
and startled appearance Immediately ar
rested their attention, and to an inquiry
promptly informed them that she had
been struck by lightning, the first init
nation the family had of the near prox-
unity of the stroke. Immediately after
many people were assembling at the
house of Rev. Mr.. Stackpole, the dam
age to whose furniture is probably some
$50 besides that to the parsonage.
ANGLERS ANDsPoRTsMAN' s ASSOCIATION.
At the annual meeting of the Saxtons
River Anglers and Sportman's Associa-
ton, the following persons were elected
officers for the year ensuing: F. G.
Butterfeld, president James w. STRAIT
ton, vice president VIM. G. Robbins,
secretary III. NJ. Corlew, treasurer L.
w. Wilder, c. s. Frost, G. H. Ellison,
executive committee. The association
adopted the following resolution:
Resolved, That this association feel
deeply the act of Divine Providence
which has removed our late fellow mem.
Der, Charles L. Hubbard, and we deplore
the unfortunate circumstances which led
to his untimely end and we thus ex
press our sorrow for the great loss we
thus sustain, and we pledge each other
to cherish his memory, forget his fea,
faults and remember and emulate his
many, many virtues.
Members F. G. Butterfeld, L. w
Wilder, M. w. Wiley, James w. STRAIT
ton, E. r. Wilder, George w. Morrison
Jr., Matthew Gorham, Ira s. Carpenter
NJ. G.. Redfeid, J. w. Graves, j. B
Minard, W. G. Robbins, H. NJ Corlew
Alvin Park hurst, A. j. Searles Homer
Nourse, G. r. Farnsworth, DAME
Campbell, ID. j. Bemis, Lemon Wilder
G. S. Frost, j. B. Parmenter, S. L. Dag
gett, Mark Corlew, James Marlboro, A
r. Perry, G. H. Ellison, Henry L
Hastings, E. H. Pettengill, Charles vii
lard, A. P. Ranney.
The laws of Vermont forbid the catch
ing, killing or destroying any trout o
salmon trout in any brook, river, stream
or pond during the months of September
October, November, December, January
February, March and April in any year
and also forbids taking them at any tim
in any way except with hook and line
The laws also forbid killing any par
fridge between the first of March ant
LIST of September in any year, or dis
turbing the eggs at any time. The law
also forbid discharging any firearms OIL
Sunday except in self defense or in mill
tary service. All persons are requested
to inform the executive committee o
any violation of these laws, that prose
cution may be instituted, and it is hoped
that the public will take interest in tn
matter, which if enforced viii great,
improve the hunting and fishing.
WIN. G. ROBBINS, Sec'y.
Saxtons River, April LIST, 1876.
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