St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-09-07
PEACHAM.
A Terrible Storm.

PEACHAM.
A Terrible Storm.
The thunder storm Saturday evening
caused an unusual excitement in this
quite village. The lightning struck sew
eral trees, but did no special damage.
About 8 O'Clock a genuine cyclone struck
the village breaking one or two large
trees in the cemetery on the hill and
going down through Church and Elm
streets, taking one thing aud leaving an
other in a manner hard to understand.
A large section was taken from the roof
of the Methodist church, and one Chin
ney, section from the iron roof of the
Congregational church, but fortunately
the Methodist church considerable dam
age was done by the rain, as there was
nothing to prevent the water from pour
ing in. About half the roof of Mrs.
Hebblethwaite's house was carried COM
pletely away, and rain poured in with
out hindrance. The roof was sheet iron
and sections of it were carried into gar
dens below, flying over the tops of build
ings the other side of the street, one
going down into the cemetery below the
village. A large butternut tree and an
elm in front of Mrs. F. H. Varnum's
house were blown down, one going each
side of the house aud leaving it unframed
except for broken windows. Every apple
tree in Mrs. Augusta Hunts garden was
uprooted, one going up street, another
directly opposite. The large and very
old elm by Mrs. Mercy Hooker's house
came down with frightful crash and
completely blocked the street for car.
riages. A chimney from Mrs. MerrilPs
house, and another from Mrs. Hebbleth-
waite's went in the gale. Maple trees
and apple trees too numerous to mention
went in an instant. Ithas been estimated
that SO trees, wholly or in part, were
blown down. No one was hurt, though
F. E. Palmer and 6. A. Kenerson had
narrow escape from being caught under
the old elm. Mrs. Hunts and Mrs.
Hebblethwaite's property suffered most
Summer boarders and guests are be-
ginning to leave. Mrs. letters and Miss
Marsh go back to their home at Maiden,
Mass, today; Miss Ida Bailey, who has
been at Lyndonville attending camp
meeting goes to Salem this week; Miss
Susan Blanchard goes to her school at
Waterford; Phil Blanchard, who grad
uated at Dartmouth in June, has gone to
Chicago, in the employ of Frank Gould.
Part of the schools began last week
and part begin this week with teachers
as follows: Corner. Harlan Renfrew;
South Peacham. Miss Elsie Choate;
East Hill, Mrs. Alice Rowe; East Peach
am, Miss Eunice Hunt; North Part,
Miss Alice Moore from McIndoes Green
Bay, tMiss Blanch Guthrie; Ewe1ls Hol-
low, Miss Maud Somers; Penny Street,
Miss Daisey McFarlan fromlMcIndoes.
Howard Hebblethwaite went to Deal
Beach, Thursday; Mrs. Miller and her
children went the same day to Manches-
ter, N. H.; Mr.. Miller went Tuesday.
Miss, Tiny Hurd from Bath, N. A.,
spent several days at G. A. Kenerson's
last week.
Mrs. Campbell, who spent last month
at Mr.. Strobridge's, went away Tues
day; Miss Maud Folts from Winchester,
Mass, is at Herbert Hooker's.
Mrs. John Aiken. sister of Mr.. At
wells, is visiting her niece, Mrs. Ada
Blanchard.
Frank Renfrew of Manchester, N. H.,
rs visiting at Mrs. Eliza Renfrew's.
Miss Jessie Varnum started Saturday
for Detroit, Mich. where she will teach
the coming year. Miss Eliza Adams left
instead of Malone, where she has taught
the past two years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Edwards re-
turned Saturday from their trip to the
beach and visit to friends in New Hamp-
shire.
Quite number of our people attended
the fair at Sherbrooke last week: Rob-
ert Steele and Willie Dunn from East
Peacham; Thomas Matthews went to
the fair and visited his friends at Saw
yersville, P. O., spending most of the
week.
DR.. James blanchard spent Sunday in
town, and Stewart Gro wiley from Balti-
more has been spending some time at
Mrs. McClary's.
There was republican rally at the
town hall Tuesday afternoon. Hon.
Frank Plumley from Mortified was the
speaker and gave a stirring address. /
For some reason there was a smaller |
audience than usual on such occasions.
Mrs. Harriet Hand Merrill and her |
three daughters, Miss Clara Merrill, |
Mrs. Alice M. Wood and Mrs. F. A. NJ. |
Say, from Winchendon, M ass, are visit
ng friends in town.
There was a very pleasant gathering |
1T Mrs. Clara Bailey's Wednesday after
loon, about 40 were present, who en-
Dyed very pleasant afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ray and daughter
rom Passumpsic and a sister of Mrs.