The Portland daily press., 1899-07-26

Electric Hallway company WITH
Boston parties, visited this section lnst
week, looking over the partially CONF
pleted road and prospects for patronage
In case OF Its completion.
JEFFERSON.
Jefferson, July ai.--The thunder
storm OF last Friday night was the most
terrific that was ever experienced In tn lie
county. In Alma, Bradford Bowle's
barn was struck and burned. The oar
riaRe shop OF Fred Benson WAS struck
but not burned. Within circle OF 10
milos. the lightning struck IN 20 places.
At Damariseotta Mills. Mrs. league
and son, were on O visit to that place,
with hired horse from Gardner. When
about to return home the horse started
at full speed, tipped over the carriage,
broke the shafts and cleared himself
RE then ran down to the railroad sta
tlon and around the station and ran up
the length OF the platform and on to the
railroad track. Following the track some
distance he met q train of cars. He then
turned out and then went again on to
the track and continued ct full speed,
leaping every culvert until he reached
watdoboro. where he made his last leap
and was caught In Some way by his hind
leg. Ho was soon released and dropped
10 feet Into the water. The horse was
alive but was injured.
GRAY.
DRY Mills, July 25.-A severs electrical
storm passtd over here Friday evening,
accompanied by very sharp lightning and
queer pranks in this vicinity. At Mr..
William Williams the lightning entered
the house and stove things up u good
deal. II SPLIT two legs Of the bed occu-
pied by MIR. Williams son Frank and
going out to the barn killed CIV aud
then passed of. blowing fnrrow in the
GROUND.
During anothsr shower the sams eyen-
ing a bolt descended and struck O large
tres IN the gully owned by Mr.. q t..
Libby. Ihs same bolt struck another
tree, als,, splitting 1t from top to bottom,
but did not make u fall. The first tree
was examined next morning and WAS
found TO be as dry as fire-wood.
Vera. the dauahtsr of MIR. ard Mrs.
Lewis VeTrill, died OF East Gray Saturday
morning Mt s. 30 O'Clock of wtooping
cough. Funeral was held Monday after
noon.
MIR. Charles Baldwin has been to Boz.
ton and returned.
Master Tommy Quint OF Portland is
visiting In this place. He has five uuoles
two aunts aud his grandparents living
In this place within the radius of o mIle.
y, w. Quins went to Boston Friday,
returning Saturday.
Gray. July 24.--nIartin W. Stimson,
ESQ.,, Boston, arrived by late train last
evening, also Master George Stimson and
mother from Los Angeles, California.
Stimson Memorial. Building is making
steady progress. The stane fer founda-
tlon has teen nearly all delivered, and
workmen will go aheau with 1t actively
as soon az the foundation is comp tied.
III. w. Stimson, Esq., left for Paris
Tuesday morning. July 20. Returns to
Boston OF once.
IL. r. Colley, Esq. has opened an Office
at Gray village, agent for the Monument
al Bron 20 Co., bridgeport Conn, legal
pension attorney, notary public, justice
OF the pence, tire insurance.
The farm products ara looking fnyora-
BILE. Haying is nearly over, and farmers
calculate about one-haif crop. eha apple
crop Is very slim in this section OF the
state.
Common ed work putting in poles and
wires for telephone from Walnut Hin to
Gray village. Probably completed this
week.
Il. u. Hall, formerly druggist Of this
village, has gone to Lewiston. Hxs
hev. Il. A. Childs Baptist Clergyman,
has decided to remain here another year.
This fact pleases his admirers, which an
cluaes lots OF friends.
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