The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-06-13


THE nineteenth annual picnic of the de-
scendants of Dea. Joseph Blanchard will be
held at the residence of George Webster,
Esq, of Cabot, June 90. - The terrible
cyclone of last week, the like of which
never visited this town before, was very de-
structive, leveling, with its mighty power,
forests, barns, sheds, houses and fences, and
everything in its course. Its track was
from west to east 1t entered the town on
the West Hill, coming through the sugar
place of Ames Conner, tossing the big ma
pies like splinters in the air. 1t next struck
the barns of Lafayette Hopkins, blowing
down two of them, smashing carriages,
wagons, sleighs, sleds, etc. 1t then passed
through the West Hill pond, cleaning the
water out completely to the bottom in its
trail-paying the school-house its respects as
it passed on its way and unrootng several
barns-to 0ren Peck's, where it completely
demolished his barn, in which was nice
mare and colt, which fortunately escaped
without injury. 1t then passed on to Mr..
Powers, on the Walden road, blowing down
shed, unrooting part of his barn and
nearly destroying young sugar-place. 1t
continued on over Cabot Plain, leaving the
town near Joe's Pond. 1t is wel-nigh i'm
possible to tell all of the wonderful freaks
thatit cut, the hair-breadth escapes, etc. /;
but one thing we have to be grateful
for, and that is no lives were lost and no
one was injured. OF the amount of damage
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a correct estimate at the present time. -
No especial observance was made of Chill
dren's day at the Congregational church,
but the Sunday-school and congregation
were very pleasantly surprised on entering
the church at the presentation of fine Ii
brary of one hundred twenty volumes of fine
\ books, costing SOB, from Mr.. l.. G. Fisher.
At the Methodist church the occasion was
very handsomely observed, although not in
so elaborate manner as in some former
years. Still it was very pleasant occasion
for both old and young. - The annual
meeting for the election of officers of the
| Congregational Sunday-school occurred last
Sunday. The officers elected are as fol-
lows: Superintendent, John Austin; as
sistant superintendent G.. c. Smith; treas
urer, Miss Leila Haines; librarian, Dean
! Fisher. The largest attendance at any one
session during the year was one hundred
| tifty-two; the smallest, forty-two; usual at
! tendance, from ninety to one hundred.
| - The band will give promenade
concert Friday evening, June 10. - Mrs.
Charles Bellows Of Winsted, Conn, is visit
| ing her brothers, |. f. and Moses l.. Haines.
- James Rogers and family of Aurora,
Nebraska, are visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Daniel Rogers. - Miss Louise
Knight has returned from Orlando, Florida,
where she spent the past winter. Her many
| friends are glad to see her much improved
in health. - Mrs. Perkins and daughter
of Winsted. Conn, are visiting Rev. and
Mrs. II. A. Russell.
Calais.
THIS town was visited last week Wednes-
day by thunderstorm that did more dam
age than any previous storm has done for
many years. 1t was accompanied by rain
hail and a terrific wind, which demolished
buildings, tore down or uprooted apple and
sugar orchards, laid low fences of all kinds,
including stone-walls, and demoralized the
telephone. The eastern part of the town
had the most of the wind, the northern the
hail and the west the lightning, while all
parts were plentifully treated to rain.
Mrs. Mary C. Tobey's barn was struck by
lightning and burned with nearly all the
farming tools, four hogs, two calves, all of
the harnesses, hay and grain. The dwell
| ing house stood but eleven feet from the
barn, and was saved only by the desperate
exertions of those present. aided by the
| drenchng rain and favorable direction OF
the wind. Simon Wheeler the hired man
was in the barn at the time, and to his
presence of mind was due the saving of the
horses and cows, as the barn, in which there
was quantity of hay and straw, was almost
instantly filed with dense masses of smoke
l.. NJ. Cate and Charles Russ, with the
teams that operate the road-machine
were under the barn, where they had
sought shelter from the storm, but neither
of these gentlemen nor the teams Were
injured. The barn was insured for $50
FARMING tools anu harnesses LOT VI,
and produce for S125 in the Vermont Mutual
Mrs Tobey will rebuild Immediately
Lovake Ainsworth of North Calais had
every building except his dwelling house
blown down and r. Wilbur's sugar orchard
was severely dealt with. Many reports OF
| injury by the wind come from the east part
of the town. A. G. Brown and assistant
were busy Friday repairing the telephone
wires and poles. - Edwin Ainsworth Of
Des Moines, Iowa, is visiting at the home
of his father, Harvey Ainsworth. - G
w. s. Ide was in town Thursday and Fri
day of last week. - Aaron Witham has
bought and moved on to the Mrs. Delaney
place near Maple Corner.
East Calais.
WEDNESDAYS storm, which was the wors
ever known in this region, made sad havoc
in the northeastern part of the town, as wei
as in Woodbury., Cabot and Marshtield. A
perfect tornado struck the farm building.
of Lovake Ainsworth, leveling all his barns
a fine large fruit orchard, shade trees
fences, etc. From there it went in easterly
and northeasterly directions, sweeping
nearly everything before it. The barns be
longing to Lucus Jones were thrown down
Mr.. Forbes Jones was in the horse-barn a
the time and was landed, with the two
horses, in the barn cellar. By what seemed
almost a miracle, they escaped with only
few scratches. Part of the ell to the house
was also torn down. j. w. Leonards bis
barn had the roof crushed in and partly
stripped of its covering while his cattle
sheds and other outbuildings were blowI
into fragments. One of the barns of w. f
Bliss was unroofed and the other partially so
while one of John Marshalls barns was SC
twisted about and injured that it will have
to be taken down and rebuilt. Everywhere
in the track of the storm the timbered land,
suffered badly, many of the best sugar or
chards being nearly ruined. Fences were
entirely swept away and hardly length is
to be found standing. Fortunately no one
was injured severely that we know of, anC
with the exception of a colt belonging tC
Oscar White, which was killed, there are nC
losses reported among the live stock. 80
Edwin Ainsworth of Des Moines, Iowa
who used to live in this part of the town, il
visiting his father at Kent's Corner. ==E
Hon. \. Dwinell returned Saturday from
his trip to northern Georgia and says thai
of all the states he passed through on his
journey and all the places he visited none
can compare in beauty with Vermont al
this time OF the year. - G. G., LevisOn o
Brooklyn, n. Y, has been on a fishing triT
to Greensboro, stopping on his way few
days at j. o. Lambs. - George Carley
is engaged in the millinery business IN
Fairlee, taking the place of Mrs. q. II
Adams.