The Portland daily press., 1891-07-17
Which Frightened Horses Pull Into
James weIch's Barn.
TWO Young Men Seriously Hurt at
North Windham.
A Mill Struck and a Man paraIyzed
at Buxton.
Windham.

TWO YOUNG MEN STRICKEN BY LIGHTNING.
A severe thunder storm passed over North
Windham yesterday "wednesday 15) accom-.
panied by rain, wind and hail. During its
progress the store of f. p. Sposedo was
struck by lightning, the bolt entering the
chimney and passing down to tenement
situated under the store. 1t came out into
the kitchen badly shattering the ceiling and
walls OF the rooms occupied by Mrs. Van,
who had but moment before left
the house to be with her daughter who
lives on the opposite side of the street.
From the appearance of her room it was
most fortunate that she was out for it does
not seem possible that had she been in the
house she could have escaped serious in jury.
The electric current, after generally shaking
up things In the upper rooms. seem ed to d.
vide, one portion passing out through the
easterly corner of the I'd story of the build
lug thence down the wall to the store door,
where Ralph Taylor, a lad of about years
old was standing. The bolt shattered the
door and knocked the boy senseless. The
other portion came down the wall to the
upper floor near the store, passing through
to the store below where there were six or
eight persons, all of whom were more or less
shocked. viii Mann, one of the company,
who seemed to be standing directly In the
path of the current as it passed out through
the easterly wall of the building, was .strick
en- down and in his fall fractured his skull
and for long time both be and the Taylor
boy lay in an unconscious condition. But
by very fortunate circumstance DIR. A. V.
Witham happened to be in neighboring
store and was quickly at the scene of the ac-
cldent and by his prompt and effective ap-
plication of sremedies, that he so well knew
how to apply, the injured boys were par
TALLY restored to consciousness and taken to
their respective homes where they now are
In very precarious condition. The Mann
boy. when he fell struck his head against the
door post and fractured his skull. The doc :
tor fears inflammation OF the brain If he re-
covers from the effects of the lightning.
This blow seems to fall at this time with I'M
usual severity in the case of Mr.. Mann as he
had very promising future before him. He
was possessed of good education, just past
his minority, land occupied the position of
foreman in his fathers clothing mandatory
a place Of much responsibility and care. He
as well as the grief stricken family have the
sympathy of the entire community and many
silent prayers will be offered for his restora-
ton to health and usefulness.
SOUTH wINDHAM.
very heavy thunder-shower passed over
this village on the 18th inst. The tighten
ing struck the barn of Mr. Lewis Bracket
setting fire to the hay and doing much in
jury to the building. But for the prompt
action of members Of the family the barn
would have been burned. The tightening
entered the ground and passed off few feet
coming in contact with one of the N ain
pipes of the Sebago Water Works. This
sent up supply of water which, properly
controlled would have extinguished quite a
fire. Unfortunately for the village it cut off
the supply of water for WHILE
Some of our musical young people have
formed band
Haying is going on finely. The grass is
better than the average crop.
Rumford
LOAD OF HAY BURNED BY LIGHTNING.
The fine haying weather that the farmers
have enjoyed the past week, was brought
to a sudden termination Wednesday, by the
most terrific thunder shower witnessed
for years. The lightning also was very
vivid, and the crash of thunder was constant
all around u.s. The rain, little south of us.
fell in torrents. We were on the northern
line of the shower. The only damage known
thus far, was load of hay which Mr.. James
WEIGH had got near his barn. 1t twas set on
fire by lightning. Welch was Frustrated.
and the horses frightened went into the
barn. But WEIGH revived in season to get the
load of hay out of the barn, where it burned
up, without further da mage. He managed
to tip the load over and saved the wheels.
Hollis.
HOLLIS CENTRE.
Wednesday afternoon, the 10Th, heavy
thunder shower passed over this place, at
$50 lasting several hours. A bolt of light
ming struck the house of Caleb l.. Bradbury
on the chimney of the ell, doing but little
damage, but jarring up the inmates quite
sharply. A young man named Wagner stood
at the glass shaving and the shock caused
him to cut his face. Mr.. Bradbury's son.
Adelbert, was in the pasture and it knocked
him down. 1t was several minutes before
uc BOb VII lis lbbb. IObtbIdl OLLbE PARTIES Oul-
side were quite severely shocked.
Cape Elizabeth.
The Knightville Society Of Good Fellows
has disbanded and surrendered its charter
Its place of meeting was the hall In the an
mex of the M. Z. church, where it had collec-
ted considerable property consisting of furni-
ture, hall decorations, etc. BY vote of the
society, this property was donated to the
church.
Mrs. j. p. Clemmans, wife of the we'll
known Cape Elizabeth Centre blacksmith,
was thrown by her horse last Tuesday, bad
ly fracturing her hip.
Many persons in this place are afflicted
with influenza and rose colds, and in one
house on Broadway containing two large
families there are several cases of scarlet
fever. The house has been guaranteed by
the board of health.
Capt. 81. F. Davis is converting an old
blacksmith shop into tdwellingl house,
thus adding another tenement to the village
of Knightville
The haymakers are in the midst of the
harvest and are having fine weather, We'd
nesday's heavy showers interfering but lit
tie with the work. With the same favora-
BILE weather, another week will finish the
The Samaritan Society of South Portland.
went in barges on picnic to Higgins
Beach Thursday.
Norway.
The new grand stand on the fair grounds
is fine building, fashioned after the one at
Lewiston. The frame is erected and now
being covered. The structure is 300 feet in
length.
The hay crop is far better than expected,
generally speaking, but not quite up to last
year.
Capt. Ames' steamer is making regular
daily trips to the island, which has become
a very popular resort for pleasure parties
The business industries of the town are
now running at full blast. Some calls for
help among the farmers.
A little son of Judge Whitman met with n
serious accident last week from fracturlpg
the eye ball with the point of nail, thrown
among a crowd of boys with great force by
man of mature age, who should have
known better. 1t is now thought the sight
may be partially preserved, though the eye
will be much disfgured.
Charles Williams, Welchman, and most
dangerous tramp, who has been travelling
about town at times for several years, was
arrested Tuesday, by officer Webb, of Bridg-
ton, for robbiDg fisherman's. camp. Part
of the stolen property was found in his pos
session. Williams is just from Canada,
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