Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-08-13
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and the townspeople for the many pleas
ant social treats afforded us during our
stay here"
Lightning Strikes.
Tuesday was distinguished as a rainy
day with a particularly violent thunder
storm between and 8 o'clock in the after
noon, when barn on the farm at Alder
Meadow, belonging TO ii. Z. Flint OF
Springfield, Mass, and his mother, Mrs.
Lewis Fish. was struck by lightning and
burned to the ground with smaller barn
and all the hay and farming tools, in
Guiding a horsepower, separator and
by Henry Shea, who, with his family, had
gone to Moors Forks, y. Y, leaving the
place in charge OF a 16-year-old boy,
Floyd Christopher, Who was milking in
one of the barns when the lightning
struck and, with the aid Of his brother,
Sherwood, aged II, succeeded in getting
all the stock out Of the barns and safely
away from the fire before other help ar
rived. The larger barn, one OF the best in
this vicinity, was 40x90 feet, and the
smaller 2ix30 feet. The loss is about
2, 800. with insurance Of twelve or thir-
teen hundred.
About the same time that the lightning
struck at the Flint farm, there was a bril-
liant electrical display at the Manchesters'
Valley farm. A sudden sound, like the
discharge of a gun, preceded a burst OF
flame in the kitchen with smoke and the
shooting OF columns Of water from the
water barrel, into which a wire from the
telephone ran as a device to ensure greater
safety. Over this wire the lightning
passed and dashed the water In all direc-
tions. Miss Annie Woodward, who was
standing nearby, was almost thrown on
her feet. 1t was soon over with no harm
done, and was magnificent exhibition OF
electrical power that none Of the specta-
tors care to see repeated.
Doc River Valley Fair.
This fair viii be held on the associations
grounds at NOrthhcld, September l5, 10
and II, 1893 The directors held their H.
nal meeting August 2 20 complete arrange
ments for the exhibition. Some new fea-
lures were introduced; the premium list
was revised and in some instances made
more liberal; trotting and pacing purses
we're increased, 5000 being offered for three
races for each OF the second and third days.
and every measure was discussed and
adopted that would have a tendency to in
crease the interest or promote the profit
and pleasure of the fairs large patronage.
At this writing il can be truthfully said
that at no time in its past successful his-
tory has this fair had 50 fiattering pros
poets for full and really worthy exhibits in
every department as Just NJ present.
The managers are already advised, to the
exclusion of a doubt, that the Hon. Geo.
Aitken, manager OF the Billings farm at
Woodstock, viii exhibit that farms choice
specimens Of Jersey stock, southdown
sheep and Berkshire hogs. This stock has
been selected by Mr.. Aitken, lifelong spe-
cialist in fancy stock breeding, for ex-
ceiling in the special purposes for which
they were bred, and his past exhibits and
the prizes awarded them furnish the best
evidence that he has made no mistake in
his selections, which have been made from
the best herds and floeks in this and for
eign countries. No lover of the finest stock
OF its kinds that the world has produced
or can be procured in any country, can al
ford to lose the opportunity this associa-
tion offers to see the exhibit Of the Billings
farm.
II is hoped, too, that all patrons OF our
fair will bear in mind that to have a really
good and profitable exhibition, one worthy
OF the name Of an agricultural fair, is de-
pendent upon the individual interest and
The effort put forth by its patrons as re-
CARDS the quality and quantity OF the eX-
hioits they themselves furnish. These ex-
hibits should consist, not only OF the best
stock of all varieties that farmers have, but
also OF every product Of the soil, all me-
chanical and fine arts as well as the best of
domestic manufacture. Recognizing the
Importance OF united labor in the makeup
OF a successful exhibition, the officers Of the
society most cordially invite every body TO
come and bring, or cause to be brought, TO
our 3ist annual fair some worthy exhibit.
Lady exhibitors in domestic and fancy
departments, who can not attend the open
ing day OF the fair and personally see TO
delivery OF their exhibits, can by deliver
ing such packages, plainly labeled and ar
ranged TO hang In the hall, to Miss Mary
Morse at the Emerson mill Office, or Miss
Hazel Fairbanks at The home Of Mrs Fair
banks, on or before Monday night Sept.
II, have them carried TO the fair and re-
turned to the above-named places without
charge The society has a new and com
modious Floral hail. which will be in
charge OF faithful persons, including
nightwatchman, and 1t is our earnest wish
that all towns contribute literally to this
department and that Randolph ladies head
the list
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