Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-08-02

through and under the floor. passing out
of the cellar in three directions. There
were six persons in the room, and the
family were engaged in preparing sup
per, Mr.. and Mrs. Jondro and two chill
dren standing near the stove and pain
fully near the spot where the lightning
pierced the floor One half of the floor
of the room, and that on which the four
members of the family mentiond stood,
was torn clean off the sleepers and prob
ably lifted with those on 1T to the over
laws above. Mr.. and Mrs. Jondro and
the two children were each, as they sup
pose, thrown up against the overlays
with great force, being bruised, cut and
famed by the blows received overhead
and their sudden fall with the floor.
Mrs. Jondro was also wounded on the
foot, her shoe being torn off and large
cash made on the foot-this probably
by the lightning itself. One girl was
badly wounded about one of her eyes,
and may lose it. Mr.. Jondro was more
seriously hurt, either from the effects of
the electricity or his fight to the upper
timbers of the house and fall to the
floor, being partially paralyzed. The
hired man, who was standing in the
barn few feet away, saw the lightning
as it struck the house, and saw the
house, as it were, full of flames. As
soon as he rallied from the shock and
terror he ran to the house and found
Mr.. and Mrs. Jondro lying PROSTATE
and senseless, but bleeding from the
wounds. The smaller child was badly
wounded on the head; the other three
children not seriously hurt. The neigh
bors were called, and DIR. Human of
Charleston, who CHANGED to be In town,
was summoned and did the most posi-
BILE to alleviate the suffering caused by
the painful wounds. The charge of
electricity that struck the house must
have been very large, as was shown by
its effect after it left the cellar. The
ground was torn up in all directions, a
pile of slabs was turned over. stones
were hurled about, and other things
done that showed the size and power of
the current. 1t is great wonder that
neither the electrical shock, the passing
fluid, or the flying floor and timbers did
not kill all within the house. Mr.. JON
dro is not only thankful to God for
sparing himself and family from death,
but to his neighbors for their kind
assistance since the misfortune.
Morgan.
John F. Elliott has sold his dwelling
house at the Center, to D. Elliott.
Will Ewen's double team broke
through the whar6ng at Buffers steam
mill on Monday last. Mr.. Ewens was
quite badly bruised, and one horse was
injured.
Newport.
Olin Dane and mother are talking Of
building new house on Pleasant street
The prospect is that the old Bark
Mill property will soon fall into hands
that will make it of more use to this
community.
Charles Everett, son of Hon. E. A.
Stewart, died on Wednesday last, after
a long and painful illness. Neighbol
Stewart and family have our sympa
thies.
At the interesting quarterly meeting
services held at the NJ. E. church yes
terday, seventeen persons were takel
into the church in full fellowship, sew
t eral of them heads of families.
Little Red Riding Hood" under tn
= auspices of the Cong. Sunday schoo
e will be given at Fields Opera House
on Wednesday and Thursday evening 0
g this week. This Episcopal church ais
s propose to hold bazaar at the sam
place on the 18th and 18th insts.
v Newport Center.
:. S. H. Moulton and wife are her
visiting friends.
n DR.. Erwin is putting the fnishin
d touches on to his house.
Jonathan Sleeper recently cut a foc
severely by stepping on scythe.
% little two-years-old girl of Mr.. Ii
J mere recently ate quantity of Par
green and is liable not to recover fro
n its effects.
r North Troy.
# F. W. McGetterick of st. Alba1
spoke to the democrats last Friday nigh
], Geo. P. Hardy has shipped thus f;
is this season, 20 tons of raspberries, r
Il tailed at $4,000.
ii Rev. Geo. H. Parker addressed ii
Garfield and Arthur club with a telli1
r, speech last Saturday evening.
Or William Buggy, who has purchase
r. E. Chaplin's place, will build ne
q, barn and put IN livery stable.
is Local politics are booming. The tv
most prominent candidates for town re
resentative are W. R. Rowell and D.
rs Buck.
1t is expected that Hon. Geo. F. E