Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-15


| accompanied by quite severe thurdex
and lightning, in the path of which
Mr.. Turner's buildings seemed to be
situated. One of the last bolts Of light
ming struck the chimney on the south
end of the house, making a wreck OF
that portion above the roof and caustna
a general shock In the rooms surround
ing the chimney. Stove tunnels were
thrown down, stove doors thrown open,
and every chimney fiue, however tis4s-
ly closed, was opened. The current
passed off over the roof and down the
gable end OF the honse, making one
quite large opening in the wall and
breaking the plastering in that room
from ceiling to floor. After~a few mi
nor exploits the current passed down
to the doorstep below. where II spent
1ts fury by taking the life Of the pet
kitten that CHANGED to be sitting there
The opening in the wall was exactly at
the head of the bed occupied by Wen-
dell Turner and wife and had they not
arisen unusually early thir chance of
escape must have been very slight. At
the time OF the shock they had passed
to the room below, as had also Mrs.
Turner's sister, Miss Moody, who was
visiting them. Mrs. Turner felt the
shock quite severely, as she was only
| about three feet from the spot where
| the kitten was killed. No flames re-
| suited.
TRoI.
The comic operstta given at Granas
hall, Tuesday evening, was success In
every way. 1t was presented by r. 4.
| Conant and family together with a
class of 81 young people who were
trained for the occasion by Mr.. Conant.
Nearly 300 people were present.
Beniah Harding was in town, Nom
day. He DIS stopping with a nephew In
Detroit
Almon Forbes of Brooks, is visiting
his sisters at Troy Corner.
| Mr. and Mrs. David Piper and Mr..
! and Mrs. T. w. Halves spent Saturday
and Sunday with Mrs. Halves sister
lin Pittsfieid.
/ SOUTH LIBERTY. =
Miss Grace Dunn has accepted
position at Union, and is at dork al
that place.
i Powell Brothers have trotter, and
SO has Mn Leighr. Happening to be go-
, ing the same way one day last week,
the parties named thought 1t a good
time to try conclusions, accordingly
they "let 'em out" Mr.. Powell and Mr..
Light, who was with him, were soon
thrown from the carriage, thereby be-
ing made very sore, but no bones were
broken. The trOtter went out of sight
at 2.03 clip. but was found next day
in the town of Appleton, many miles
| from the scene. Pieces Of the ca,riass
have been picked UP in several toYns.
| Mr.. Leighr held his trotter g. sood
! full, and rode out the storm safe and
! sound.
| Most farmers began haying last Mon
day. Ar average crop Is expected. '"','
CENTER MoNTvIL1E.
f. o. Clement has returned to Newt
port.
Miss Della Kane, who has been
teaching in Searsmont village, has fin
ished the summer term and is at home.
Mrs. Caroline jackson is at D, O.
, Gains.
Mrs. Helen Webb of Knox, recently
visited her sister, Mrs. M. c. Gordon.
R. K. James has returned to Boston
after a few days visit with E. A.
Sproul.
i Mrs. #. B. Johnson is at home from
Portland.
| Harry Sprowl of Pittsneld, ia at E. A..
Sprowl's.
| Haying will begin in earnest, this
week, If the weather Is favorable.
PALMYRA. IA
The public schools Of this town ~irt3
two exceptions, closed June 26, afier.a
| term of eight weeks. The Center
school closed after nine days on ac-
count of whooping cough The Ridge
! school closed after July 10, having con-
tinued two weeks to make up for lost
| time by sickness.
Three of the schools, whose attend
| ance has been reported. submit the
! following: Foye school. Grace l..
Morse, teacher: Attendance. Is: aver
age attendance, 10. Those pupils not
absent one day were Lillian Brown and
! Clarence Foys. Those absent not more
than one day were Lulu Blaisdell.
| Myrtle Jordan, Keith Norton and Fred
Turner.
Branch school, Eva e. Howard,
| teacher: Attendance, 16; average at
l lcHuetnCc HOSc LIN dUScHL oHo day
were Gracia Fowler. Flora Kitchen
Doris Kitchin, Stanley Kitchin, Ger
trude Rowe, Raymond Worthing,
Gladys Worthing, Beatrice Worthing,
| Eleon Shuman and Chester Worthins.
Those absent not more than three days
| were Harold Kitchin. Ida Pinkhams
Edith Pinkham, Willie Rowe, and Mar
ion Worthing. T.
East school Grace "A. Bradstreefs
teacher. Attendance "a: average att
tendance, 20. Those not absent during
the term were Russell Bradstreet,
Charlie Hartman, Orrin Hartman, Guy
Hartman, Walter Heysr. Gladys Tib-
belts Fannie Tibbetts, Mabel Turner.
| Gertrude Turner, Alice Turner, Arthur
Turner, Owen Turner, Blanche Turner
and Harry Turner. Those absent only
one day were Rosa Hartman. Johnny
| Tibbetts and Lulu Jones. At the close
| of this school a lawn party was given
| by the teacher. Ice cream was sold to
| raise money to buy a dictionary. and
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