Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-07-19
West Sumner.

The worst electrical storm experienced
in nineteen years passed over this vii.
lage Sunday evening. the 10th, doing lit
tie damage in this vicinity. The light
ming was incessant with terrific thunder
and heavy rain. Every one was awed
and some were Frustrated with fear. 1t
lasted for more than two hours. Light
ming entered o. G. Chandler's house on
the telephone wire and passed into the
cellar. 1t struck tree near the resi-
dence of E. D. Robbins, and members of
the family who we're sitting on the
piazza at the time felt the shock. Eu-
gene Elwell was lying on the floor in
his kitchen when bolt entered, ripping
up the hard wood floor only a few feet
from where he was lying. In the other
part of the town the buildings of Alton
Ames were burned and Cory Bonney's
barn was struck The damage to the
barn was slight. An outside door was
torn off the hinges and few clapboards
ripped up. A valuable colt in box
stall in that part of the barn received a
severe shock. 1t will be remembered
| that the storm referred to above as &C.
curing nineteen years ago destroyed the
farm buildings of Capt. G. NJ. Small.
S. B. Reading Club held meeting in
the club room Thursday afternoon. The
author under consideration was Henry
Ward Beecher. The following officers
were elected:
President-Allce L. Buck
Vice observation-disclosures II. Ryerson.
Secretary-Helen S. Robertson.
Treasurer-A manda Bisbee.
Mr.. G.. W. Heath had slight shock of
paralysis Wednesday and has since been
confined to his bed. DR.. Atwood thinks
he will recover II he does not have
another shock.
Walter Chandler is moving on to the
farm that he bought of Warren French.
Mrs. Emma Bonney Of Buckfield is
visiting her niece, Mrs. Angie Robbins.
Rev. Lucien Robinson of Philadelphia,
Pa, is here for few DAYS.
Miss Eula Newell of Topsham is visit
ing friends and relatives here.
Mrs. Eliza Ford of Hartford is caring
for Mrs. D. D. Small.
Everett Robbins and daughter, Beulab,
made trip to Lewiston Tuesday and
Miss Beulah had her eyes fitted to glasses
by an oculist She is still in very poor
health.
News has been received that Mr..
Herscbel Libby of Carthage, who taught
the spring term of school in this village,
has had an attack of measles and is still
suffering from the effects of the disease.
Frank Scudder Of Sumner Hill is at
work here. He has painted the library
building for Geo. A. Chandler and the
dwelling house of F. j. Brown. Mr..
Brown has new windows put into the
front of his house.
There is bad leak in the pipes that
supply this part of the village with
water. Some families are without water,
others have very little.
P. G. Barrett and K. w. Chandler are
getting ready to put in a water system
of their own. They have purchased a
spring of Rev. Lucien Robinson, which
is located near the Quincy cottage.
They will lay pipes to the Quincy
Deaconess' Home and to their own
houses.
On a recent visit to Pennington we
took one Sabbath morning a seat In the
Bible class. We were surprised to find
the teacher was a lady aged S3 years, a
Mrs. Fairbanks. She was bright and in
teresting and much more wide awake
than some younger teachers We have
seen.