Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-09

Hon. Frank Plumley; music: Grafton OF
the day. by the Rev. william s.. Hazen.
ID. D.; music; benedicton, the Rev. T.. w.
Sharp. The library will be open to tho
inspection of the public directly after the
exercises and also In the evening Of tho
sa me day from seven to eight. The fur
|nishings arc now being arranged and the
books, which have been in storage Mt the
Residence Of J. u. Talbot, have been placed
In the library and II will probably be
ready for use shortly after the dedica-
ton. 1t Is earnestly desired that the
ltownspeople, for whose use the library Is
given, will avail themselves of the oppor
tunity now given for inspection of the
library.
SUPPOSED RUNAWAY BOY FROM
BARRE STOPPED.
The police have been notified by Mrs
IIohn Milton to stop her son, William
from leaving the city as she expected he
intended to when she found that the sum
of SO was missing from her writing desk
which evidently had been taken by him.
The Montpelier police found the boy in
that city Monday night in company with
Walter Rizzi and George Mcintosh, and
he was arrested as he was going to the
Central Vermont railway station.
| LIGHTNING STRIKES IN JOHNSON.
Lightning struck the barn upon the farm
lof Mrs. Waters. on Battle Row in Johnson
land burned the barn, the house and other
buildings together with their contents. AL
bert Sweet. who carries on the farm. was
away and his wife and children were at
lthe home of one Of the neighbors. one
horse was killed and all the hay was lost.
BOY BURNED BY LIGHTNING.
| During the severe electrical storm here
late Monday afternoon the barn of Her
| bert w. Bassett, on East hill, was struck
lby lightning. The electricity entered the
house in telephone wire and knocked a
Noy, Charles Wood, unconscious and par
tally stunned two men in the same room.
| The boy will recover. but his entire right
side was burned and his left leg was
lscorched
BOY BURGLARS CAUGHT.
| Erastus Paul St. Peter, aged 1e years.
and Daniel Winslow, aged 20 years were
ARRESTED at Woodsvillc, y. H.. last Mon
day on the charge of burglary. The
specific charge made is the stealing OF
iewelry from q store at East Barnet
Sa turday night. but II Is believed that tn.
boys are responsible for recent burglarie;
at Burke East 81. Johnsbury. Newport
and other places and that they shipped
their plumber to some point to be sold
OLD HOME WEEK AT CABOT
The programme of Old Home week al
Cabot begins on Sunday, the 18th, with
union services at the Congregational
Church at 1915, sermon by one of the
resident pastors. The services will be con-
Quoted old style: tables will be spread in
he Vestry and a chance to make coffee
for all those who wish to bring their lunch
and remain to the afternoon service. The
afternoon service will commence at two
locloCk; sermon by the venerable A. /
Cooper. who was the pastor of the Meth
odist Church in this town in 1853. Mon
iday, general visiting Tuesday, picnic OF
the plain in the grove of Hartwell Stone
near where the first settlement of tn,
town was begun. also where Genera
Hazen's army camped in the winter o
lis. Wednesday, visiting. In the evening
the Dramatic club will entertain the pub
lie at Good Templar's hall with the drama
"NeiChhor lakewood" Thursday, gen
eral celebration in the village. The exer
cses will be held in large tent on the
common, where speaking and singing vii
he given by former and present resident:
Of the town. Coffee, tea and lemonad,
will be furnished free for all those tina
wish to bring their lunch. The exercise!
of the week will close with union service!
at the Methodist Church, August 10, Sun
day, conducted by two native born lads
the Rev. Fred Blodgett and Carroll L
Lance.
LIGHTNING STRIKES MONUMENT
FENCE.
The fine polished Barre granite memoria
to Joseph Smith. the Mormoni in Sharon
came near being shattered by a bolt o
lightning during the terrific electrical
storm which passed over that section Sat
uraday afternoon. The lightning strucl
the iron fence which encloses the monu
ment and tore a hole In the ground fou
feet deep. The monument was not dam
aged in the least. John Plympton, wh'
was working nearby received the effect
of the bolt, one arm and one leg havint
a white streak marked on them. Thu
storm was the most severe experienced
: for long time. although no great dam
, age was done beyond the tearing up o
the roads quite badly.
MORE DAMAGE BY LIGHTNING.
Lightning struck two barns in Duxbur.
Monday afternoon. The barns belonged
to Frank Hart and A +. Griffith. The.
were burned, almost simultaneously ant
nothing could be done to save them. Botl
barns were modern structures. No liv
stock was burned as the cattle were il
. the pasture. Considerable lay was burn
ed. Lightning struck the depot at Mid
; desex playing havoc with the wires. Tn
= telephone was torn to pieces and one tele
graph wire burned off. The LIGHTNING
struck a tree directly across in the yar'
of Ira johnson, and split large piec
from il. A telephone wire that ran int
his house was burned off and some of tn
shingles raised on the roof. Lightning
} struck a butternut tree near the building
Of Cassius Josln in Watstield. At Mid
= dlosex the storm seemed to be the hardes
and one fierce bolt OF lightning struck i
, the center of the village When the cras
came several people were stunned an
= several were even unconscious FOR IN
! time being. Mrs. VI. W. Comstock, VIII
was standing at the time, was knocke
to the floor senseless but revived in abou
five minutes as well as ever Others VIII
4 were more or less badly stunned were MI
{ land Mrs. Ira johnson, Mrs, Earl Il. Dens
4 more, Mrs. F. F. Kellogg and MIS-, WA
| liam Hudson. but they recovered trof
C the effects almost Immediately Nearl
< all if not all the telephones in Middlese
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