The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-07-29
SHIPLEY ITEMS.
Destructive Work of Lightning Marrow
Escape of the yillage-Neighbors Assist
In Saving Property.

July 27-During the thunder storm of July
%, at ll.30 p. M, lightning struck a large
hay and grain barraek on the farm OF Grove
J. Shipley and set it on fire. NOtwithstand
ing the rain was coming down IN torrents, the
fire spread from the barrack to the barn aud
hog house setting them on fire. The buildings
were all proportionally large. The barrack
was AZ by - by 10 feet, aud well finished aud
entirely inclosed, contained 300 Bushels oil
wheat in the straw; tons of prime new hay,
II bushels of threshed wheat aud A bushels
of threshed rye. The building was new
structure, costing in money $3.50, aud con.
tanned about $3.50 worth OF gram. hay and
straw The barn part 81 by Is by IA feet.
Part of this building WAS recently built. II
contained 10 tons of new wheat straw, tons
of old bay, , mules. horse, head of cattle
and a lot of harness, etc. The stock was res
cued. but the building aud It's contents were
all consumed. Loss about $500. The hog
house and cattle shed was attached To tie
north eud of the barn, forming weather shed
AS we'll, was 20 by IL by 10 feet, with corn
crib loft above and out pens well finished.
There was lot of grain sacks. boxes, aud
binder Irvine in the loft and entry at the time
of the FIRE. besides hogs, weighing from 100
pounds to 200 pounds, NIL OF which was con
sumed except the hogs. The loss WAS about
$3.50. The whole amount OF loss will eN
coed 1920. Insured in the james +. Smith
agency for STg5. 1t would be useless for your
correspondent to try TO give an accurate de-
scrptlan of the awtulueSs, quickneSs, And ~
tense heat of this fire.
The thunder following the stroke that dad
the deed Was appalling and terrific, aud
1t aroused Mr. Shipley who WAS asleep at
the time. He got up aud looked out the win
dow of his bed room, when be discovered the
6rs Alter calling his family thew all hast.
ened 10 the barn TO rescue the stock, which
was done at some risk of life. Had they been
five minutes later in arriving at the building
the mules and horses could not have been res
cued and they were not insured. The neigh
bors and friends began to arrive at u quarter
of IL clock and by 80 o clock there were
80 people present The men. women and
children ali abured faithfully to prevent the
FIRE from burning the remaining buildings
The FIRE lit up the sky for miles around the
heat Was intense, and as the wind was very
hugh at the time from the southeast, It carried
the burning debris for half mile to the
northwest and it fell on every building along
its track; but for the heavy fall Of rain pre-
cedng and during the fire. there would not
have been one building left standing IN our
village northwest Of the ERE, Many thanks to
our friends aud neighb0rs for their kindness
and sympathy.
Harvest is over again; the grain j. stored
away; farmers are making ready to pat out
another crop Of grain, and the corn Is looking
tine.
By the recent death Of Mrs.. Susau Williams
1e have lost a true friend and kind neIghbor;
the Deer Park NJ r. Church Of SmallwSod
has lost one Of is most faithful and consistent
alembers, and the family devoted, kind and
siieCuouAts mother.