Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-07-06

CraltSDUry.
Mary Weber has returned from
johnson and reports profitable term
of school.
Clark Allen and Dwight Hovey are
both happy over an increase of fam
ily, Clark is girl and Dwight's is
boy.
Asa Bridges has bought the build
inc lot north of the M. E. parson-
age, and Jack Kier has bought the
place occupied by Dwight Hovey.
A paper has been circulated for
Mr.. Nelson Hoyt to make up part of
his loss for his horse and between
sixty and seventy dollars is sub
scribed, and there is more to follow.
Mrs. DR.. Huntington's lecture was
we'll attended and was very interest
ing. She gave part of the proceeds
for the benefit of the M. E. church,
for which the society are very CRATE
full.
Lightning did considerable damage here
on Sunday night, June 2SLh. 1t struck Mr..
Rawsons barn in the village, SCATTERING
one of the rafters, tearing off boards and
shivering them into kindling wood, split
n dor
playing some other freaks. It killed a
horse belonging to Nelson Hoyt, valued
at from 1925 to $50. 1t struck the barn
of James Young, who had just been milk
ing, and after turning out his cows went
into the house; while there the lightning
struck the barn and killed two calves and
set the barn on fire, but MI. Young sue
| ceeded in putting out the fire. But the
| strangest scene occurred at Russell Hoyt's
about o'clock. Mrs. Hoyt, Mrs. Town,
her sister, and Miss Amanda Allen, a
| granddaughter of Mrs. Hoyt, were in the
sitting room, Mr.. Russell Hoyt was asleep
in small bedroom adjoining the sitting
room, Ham Hartman and hired man
had just gone up stairs to 60 to bed, when
a loud clap of thunder was heard, and a
minute later a strange noise in the ell
part Of the house. Ham and the hired
man, thinking that lightning had struck
the house, went down to investigate mat
tiers. At every flash Of lightning the noise
was heard, but between the flashes all
was quiet. The women were thoroughly
frightened, but Miss Allen carried the
light while Mr.. Hartman opened the door
into the milk-room, but the wind blew
out their light and they went back to the
sitting room, meanwhile the crashing and
laundering continuing in the ell. Anoth-
er light was procured and they started to
ascertain the cause of such an earthquake,
but as they opened the door into the kitch-
en- the light again went out, and they
again retreated. Mrs. Hoyt had become
. anxious about RUSSELL so she went into
the bedroom to arouse him, but being
quite deaf he had slept on during the tu
multi, and did not feel disposed to get VI
but Struggled back to sweet dreams. AT
ter a short council Mr.. Hartman and the
hired man decided to reconnoiter from
the outside of the house. Every light ha(
gone out in the house but the sam,
noise continued. They took a look bu
could see no cause for the rumpus. Mis-:
2 Allen being faint with fright decided tt
make call on her nearest neighbor. Sh,
+ thought it wonld be more convenient tt
go just then than to wait till morning
:, and Mr.. Hartman was beginning to fee
a the need of company, also, so they called
2 on Mr.. Patson and invited him down will
his lantern, which he set on the piazza
2 when the noise was heard rumblin:
l through the kitchen into the front part o
the house. Mr.. Patson cried with stem
. torian voice "Out of this house thi
l minute every one of We, or you'll b
5 killed." while he and the ,.other men tool
II short run down toward the road. Mrs
made another rush for the bedroom t.
save Mr.. HOyt. She opened the doc
" and put her hand in but withdrew it sud
denly, the sensation being like that G
2 coming in contact with the wet hair of
huge animal. She informed the men i
the yard that some animal was in the bed
room; and they being treasured that
1 was not thunder and lightning, brough
the lantern in and found the five-year-ol
colt standing on the back side of the bed
the bedstead broken down, and uncl
Russell missing. He had had startlin
experience, being asleep, when all at ono
he was awakened by some one who wa
/ trying to get in bed with him. Feeling
tremendous weight, he cried out, "Wha
p are you here for? What do you want!
and throwing up his arms he embraced
hairy beast; he thought there was som
mistake; he said he thought it was tn
d Devil and he got out of that pew withou
It ceremony, surrendering the room to tn
intruder; but one leg gave out here,
having been hurt by the horses foot. Hi
arm was badly hurt and he received
IL bruise on his forehead. 1t was narro'
II escape, but no serious injury resulte
e from the adventure. The horse was S,
p cured and led to the stable Upon exam
inatiOn it was found that he brok
out of the pasture, being crazed by til
10 lightning and rushed for the house, lane
Is ing upon the piazza, demolishing fiowe
IN pots, etc.; he then took trip into tt
" shed and destroyed two brass kettle
% and sundry other things; from the she
he pushed into the milk-room; here
knocked down cupboard, smashed up
. churn, butter worker, sink, two or thru
large pans and many other things.
shut the door into the shed and could n,
D. get out until he made bound throue
= the door into the kitchen, and fro
there he bounded into the bedroom, ar
there they found him. He was bad
~ bruised but bids fair to recover Unc
3 Russell is lame and sore but tells of tt
id adventure in his own comical way to tt
id enjoyment of all who hear him.
o East Craftsbury.
The new fence improves the lool
of our cemetery.
" Mrs. Clinton, from Washington
:, D. c., is with her friends in this v
" cinity for short visit.