The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-09-07
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Vermont News.

LESLIE PARISH of Shoreham, aged twenty
nine, was accidentally shot and killed last
Friday, while hunting ducks on the lake
front.
THE Grand Lodge of Good Templars
October 70 and 10 will be held at Mortified
instead OF at St. Adams as at first an
nounced
THE farm house and barn owned by the
Dearborn agency on Fletcher hill, between
Woodstock and South Woodstock were
struck by lightning and destroyed last Sun
day afternoon.
LIGHTNING last Friday struck the large
barns and house OF George Madison, half
way between Bennington and North Ben
nington and they with their contents OF
hay, grain and farming utensils were COM
pletely consumed. The house was saved.
HERMoN SWEET, son of Alonzo Sweet of
Fairfield, fell from his wagon last Thurs
day evening while returning from the Shell
don fair and broke his neck. He was in
toxicated. He never regained consciousness
and died in a short time. He lived on the
McGinn farm near Fairfield pond. He was
about thirty years old and married
A MAN whose name is thought to be
Brown of Berlin, N. H., was killed short
distance below Shelburne station last Sat
urday by the cars. The body was buried
at Shelburne by the authorities in the af-
ternOOn. III was uudJ Vi "a Ildu dUOuJ lulrUy
years old, with blue eyes, brown hair, about
five feet six inches in height and wearing a
blue coat and overalls.
MOUNT MANSFIELD was the center Of a
terrific thunder storm last Sunday after
noon. Mr.. and Mrs, Edward Como of
Essex junction were struck and instantly
killed by lightning. Mr.. and Mrs. Billings
of Underhill were seriously injured and
three other ladies from Underhill received
severe shocks. The party were on their
way up the mountain, and the accident oc.
Cured about half mile from the Summit
House.
WHILE Charles Williams, aged 16, was
bathing at Randolph last Sunday with lad
named Bruce, he got beyond his depth and
was drowned. He called for help and the
Bruce boy dove after him, and after several
attempts found him at the bottom clinging
to the root of tree. Life was extinct when
he was taken from the water. His parents
had lately moved to town from West Tops
ham and were employed at the Green Noun
tain stock farms.
NEWS has been received at Bakersfield of
the death and burial at sea of Charles #.
McMann of Bakersfield, who enlisted in
Company G, OF the Ninth Massachusetts.
He was the son OF Thomas McMann and
was about twenty-one years old. He gradu-
ated from Brigham Academy in the class Of
1897 and the past year had taught in the
X r
he went to Worcester, Mass, where he en-
listed. He was very popular and promis-
ing young man and his death causes sorrow
among wide circle of friends.
THE barn of DR.. Curtis Hawley of Fair
field was burned Monday morning together
with its entire contents including his horse.
The light awakened his granddaughter Jes'
sic about $3.50, who at once gave the alarm,
but it was too late to save the horse or any
thing from the barn. The doctor was last
in the barn before dark and no one else had
occasion to enter so that there is little ques-
ton but that the fire was incendiary. The
barn stood just twenty feet from the town
house in which the school was being held
and it was undoubtedly the design to de-
stroy the town building Hard work and
fire extinguishers alone saved It,
A HURRICANE swept over Middlebury last
Sunday afternoon, stripping trees OF their
limbs and strewing the streets with debris.
The grand stand on the fair grounds was
| struck by the violent storm and after being
| carried back sixty feet was crushed into
| splinters. The structure was of modern
| architecture and was erected few years
| ago at cost OF 81 900. There was no insur-
ance other than fire. The rain descended
| in perfect sheets, followed by terrible
hail storm swept down over the village and
the surrounding country. Corn and grain
| crops were beaten to the ground and the
| loss in this section will be very heavy.
| During the heaviest of the storm the old
| court house recently used as floral hall was
| struck by lightning and set on fire but the
flames was quickly extinguished by the To-
| cal fire department.
A WIND and thunder storm of terrific vic.
! lence struck the village Of Castleton last
Friday afternoon. A chimney was blown
off the Congregational church and the cor
ner Of the roof damaged, number of trees
| blown down and considerable damage done
to crops. The storm was more severe north
OF Castleton. The gale first preceding the
rain struck the main lpart OF the Lake b.
moseen Prospect hotel roof from the north
taking off the entire roof OF the main part
! forty by eighty feet. A wagon barn, thirty.
| FIVE by forty feet, a short distance from the
hotel was blown down. Many Of the fine
trees in the park were uprooted. Immedi
ately following the blowing off OF the
roof came heavy downpour OF rain
drenching the hotel 30 that even the parlor
| in the lower story, was wet through. The
| damage is estimated at $500.