South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-07-14
Freaks OF Lightning.

Finlay Mccoy of Knox county
Ia, While hoeing corn duringla tliun-
der storm, was instantly Killed by
lightning
W bile driving cows from pasture.
Frank Evans OF Bloomington, LII i,
was killed by lightning and his body
terribly mutilated.
"A negro OF Camden county, n. c..
stopped to kiss his baby that Law sleep.
ing IN Its cradle, when u lightning
stroke killed them both.
When Charles Walters OF Helen
Furnace, Pa. was struck by Lightning
IL ran down his body, cutting open his
coat, trousers, and one boot, as if done
with knife. The beech tree under
which he was standing gave no eyi.
dences of the bolt.
AS Mrs. Sophia Mervine Of West
Philadelphia was replacing the spout
OF the tin leader that rar down out
side OF her house lightning Knocked it
from her hand. The bolt then passed
into the water of the receiving barrel.
completely deluging her with water.
The most singular part Of the whole
occurrence is that neither the woman
nor the house was injured in the
least.
a curious freak of lightning occur
red at tie house OF Alexander Avery.
Centrevile, Ala. None Of tho in
mates were killed, but the shoes of
each were destroyed. The stroke fell
on Miss Josie Avery's neck and pass
ing down the body threw the shoe
from one foot with terrific force q
great distance. The shoes on the feet
of her mother were cut 10 pieces,
while Mr.. Logan, guest, had lis
shoestrings torn completely out, the
sole of one shoe wrenched off, and n
hole torn in the other.
A strange freak of lightning occur
red in the house Of Daniel Gay, Rock
ingham, N. g. Mrs. Gay heard a
sound resembling the bursting of q
gun cap in an adjoining room, and
ON looking in the room was astonish.
ed to see a blaze of fire ascending
from the floor near where two child.
rem were seated The blaze appar.
emily assembled to the roof and went
out. About an hour afterward Mrs
Gay returned to the dining room
when ball of fire nearly as large az
a chllds head came in the direction
OF her and seemed to strike her in
the breast, then burst in three or more
streams of fire, the fire quickly going
out. Mrs. Gay was considerably stun.
ned, and it was several hours before
she recovered from the shock.
BASE ColN.-During the past two
or three weeks a considerable amount
OF counterfeit money has been put IN
circulation, about Hinton this State
Ii consists ofhalf dollars bearing date
lS45, and is a base counterfeit Al
the supper given by the ladies Of the
Presbyterian church last week, TWEEN.
ty-three of these counterfeit half dol.
lars were passed on the uusu9pectina
ladies', and their receipts were curtail.
ed TO the extent OF Sll 90.
Several Of our merchants have also
been imposed upon and suffered loss
from this base coin.
No cIno las been obtained M tc
| who passed Or circulated the counter.
felt, but It Is undoubtedly being sys.
tematically carried ON by some rascal
Mountain Herald.
! Spdngiaie Whisky has world wide reputa
ton an! can he bid q H. Rossuheim. Bald
more he being TIE exclusive ptlpntce aud pro-
! pI's,"r OF 'hst celebrated brlnd gor sqle by
Patrick Marphy. Two ao,r nyr.h Of liar, 10
I 90 W".l, t.. ".