Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-08-08
Work OF the Elements.

One of the worst electric storm. thr
has visited the section Of Mlddlebury I
years occurred July 2e. The large icy,
ON the Bolts block Just over TIE pos.
office was struck by lightning, comple,tr
demolishing a window, and passing ina
one Of the rooms, tore the doors Oh tar
hangings. II then passed down IN
steam pipes into the cellar. The daaan
will be about 800.
Lightning also struck the barns I
Charles Matthews in the south part Of ,.s
town, and before the flames could be Il.
tinguished two large barns full Of hy
with all his farming tools, machinsy
and wagons, were total loss. NJ,
Matthews had only $3.50 insurance Whih
his loss viii reach 5000. About o
tons OF new hay were in the barns,
The three barns OF Frank Warner a
Cornwall were struck by lightning sb0si
the same time. His barns were burnsa
to the ground. They contained about .
tons OF new hay, tools, machinery ni
wagons. Two calves and one sheep vtis
also burned. His loss win be aboa
$500 with $3.50 insurance
John James OF Weybridge had four
cows killed during the storm. His los i
$3.50.
Lightning struck the hay shed q J. H.
Witheral OF Bridport, and il was burned
10 the ground with IS tons Of new hsy.
His loss is $500.
Henry Ward of New Haven had bay
stack containing 10 tons struck by Light
ming and burned. His loss is $500 Ias
telephone system was put entirelyoui q
commission.
A COW barn belonging to Charles Gtash
OF vergennes, situated in West Addisoa,
was struck by lightning and, togeilI
with its contents OF so tons Of hay izd
an adjoining building used as 8 'lo,
burned to the ground.
Lightning the same night sIfua
Charles Osborne barn in Montpele'
Center and burned it TO the groanai
consuming 80 tons OF hay, with no insar
ance and entailing loss Of $1,000.
n. o. Murray's barn in williamson
was destroyed, killing two horses sla
other live stock.
Nine cows in Edwin Dunsmoor PSI
ture in Mortified were killed and sol'
damage done in the village.
Eight cows and one bull were klllea y
lightning on the farm known as tl'
Stevens place at Enosburg Center Ju4
80. The cattle were under some iafs'
trees which stand in the pasture
Lightning July 20 struck the barn op
the Eddy d Lovejoy place IN S,Vs W.
known as the Fanny Hale farm, ana ~
resulting fire destroyed the building WIZ
its contents, fifty tons OF hay ha'u
work was all that saved the farm nV o
which was only thirty feet away, -.
bull and two hogs were killed ana o.,
OK was injured so badly that il had y y
killed. Fifty tons of hay, two wagons i.,
and harrow were burned. -Four In M,
and fifty cows which were in the s'a0 \,
were rescued. The loss is estllilaeu =
"a 200 with an insurance OF sz,oou' j;
Burton Kenyon of Hinesburgh, ageu !,
years, was instantly killed by ilgn1nI'
Aug. 2 while employed in the sugar ,, n
chard ON Mrs. Susan Rays farm Sgn
Knox, a young man who was Wo'N l.,
with him, received severe shock w.
was able to walk home and tell Oh 'n' -
THAI had befallen his companion. ..b,.
During heavy shower Frioay' ns .nl
ming struck in two places in DanVllie ,. ir
the big barn OF Salma Davis, col'"Al s15
over so tons Of hay, and the nous leila
barn of Thomas Utton, another Dan nrd
farmer, were burned to the ~ If
A hail storm struck the viciiily \
Bennington Aug. 2 and did THOUSANDS sl
dollars damage to growing crops .itis;
as large as marbles fell in such q u'n'% Dtill
that at night there were heaps " aitsred
standing on the lawns ana IN corn,
places under the trees. When tine VIM m
ceased, there were places uneXposeI - Al.
rays of the sun, which began shi t,n hv
most Immediately, where the han s n
inches deep. Men and boys gathlei. 9TH
the street and snow balled each othel NH
handfuls of the hail. 1t came down and
such force that birds were stuhh0, lave;
the sidewalks were covered Win , ,,
beaten from shade trees. Every rros a
within the radius of the storm Iiter.
heavy loser, for fields of corn Wei saen in
ally torn to ribbons and every gaIH' and
town was wreck. Potatoes, W from
other crops received a set-pao Sh crow.
which they cannot recover and suen .s to.
ing vegetables as squash, cucuinD'
matoes and beans are worthless bristol
Antoine Cormier, who lives on h,iod BY
flats, had two cows and bull Ani'
lightning. If F,
At New Haven Mills, the house clap
ID. FillIon was struck ana Soi None Of
boards and lath knocked of. N0A,
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