The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-05-28
Wild Winds.

Between i've and six o'clock last Friday
afternoon this city and vicinity was visited
by furious windstorm that luckily was of
short 4 uraton and caused no serious dam
age in this section 50 far as heard from Our
county correspondents report as follows:
THoRNDIKE Heavy windstorm; no seri-
GUS damage.
HALLDALE. We We're visited by a small
cyclone Friday evening. No damage done
ia this vicinity.
UNITY. Our village was visited Friday
by terrific wind 1t took the roof partly
off of Ellen Hunts barn, made a hole in
Fred Whittens barn, and tore up and des-
troyed shade and forest trees.
MONROE. The cyclone Friday did quite
lot of damage. 1t seemed to strike the hard
est down by the stream. 1t took part of the
roof off Freeman Atwoods barn and blew
down large apple tree on Franklin Chases
land near this barn.
SwANvILLE. Friday night we had heavy
blow and Walter Nickerson and Bert Mud
gett narrowly escaped injury from the fall
ing rafters OF II. NJ. Chases new barn. For
few minutes the waves and spray in the
lake ran mountain high but we have not
learned of any very serious amage.
PITTsFIELD A small cyclone passed over
our village Friday about five o'clock p. IN.
The wind came up suddenly and filed the
air with dust and the rain fell fast for few
minutes A new house in course Of erection
for Mr. Garcelon near his farm house in the
outskirts Of the village on the Detroit road
was blown down and smashed to pieces. A
large maple tree in front of the Maple Grove
mill was broken down.
BROOKS. One of the most severe local
tornadoes for some years passed through
this town from the west last Friday about 5
T.. N. There was but little rain and the
sto. III lasted but few minutes. The dust
| filled the air before it did ram. Eben Page
had an old barn blown down. c. E. Lords
| farm stable was started from its foundation
so that they took the horses out; one of the
barns on the John d. Jones place was un-
rooted, and some damage was done to other
buildings in this vicinity. Fences and trees
were blown down.
AUGUSTA. May %. special to the Jour
nal from East Fairfield says the wind storm
did much damage in the vicinity of Good
| Will Farm. Chimneys were blown down
| and doors, steps and woodsheds carried sew
| era feet away and narrow escape for the
pupils from falling brick.
| WATERvILLE, May %. Very high winds
swept over the city at this afternoon.
! Trees We're blown down, also telegraph,
| telephone and electric light wires. A new
! double tenement house i'll the upper part of
the city was destroyed.
FAIRFIELD May D. A great whirlwind
struck here at 5.15 p. IN. Trees were blown
! down, glass broken and much damage done
FREEDOM A peddler entered the house
of Bert Sproul recently, and finding only
two ladies there proceeded to make himself
at home. After ordering his dinner he re-
moved his overcoat, washed himself, comb
ed his hair and then described his trinkets,
repeatedly begging them to buy something
After few minutes Mrs. Sproul, who is a
woman of great courage, ordered him to
| leave, which he refused to do She stepped
to shelf and took down an old empty re-
volver and threatened to shoot if he did not
leave at once. By this time he perceived
that she meant business, and grabbing his
| pack started off on the run, forgetting his
overcoat and his hat in the excitement.
These Mrs. Sproul promptly threw after
| him. Walter Austin, the sxteen-y ears
old son of Mrs Jason Richardson, while
handling an old revolver, Wednesday, acci-
IDENTIFY shot himself, dying a few minutes
after. He was looking down the muzzle
when the weapon exploded, the bullet en-
tering the center of his right eye, coming
out at the crown of his head.