Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-08
SkOWH|ElGAN.
Heat Wave Buried Thurs
day by Thunderstorm.
TlmbeTIand and Crops Damaged
And Many Buildings Lost.
Eleazar Merrill Found Dead In Field
assessors Book Nearly Done.

The intense heat wave broke yester-
day with a bang" when the hercest
thunder storm accompanied by wind
swept over this section damaging
| nearly everything in its course. Much
timber land was damaged, the wind
tearing large trees from their roots At
Lakewood many OF the trees were torn
up Snd thrown across the cottages and
several Of the cottages We're torn from
their Hnderpnning. The telephone and
telegraph wires We're put out of cem-
mission in all directions. There We're
FIVE barns and sheds de-roofed be-
tween Skowhegan and East Madison.
The Somerset worsted mill at East
Madison was so disturbed BY the wind
that the machinery had TO be stopped.
The stable at George Simpsons cot
tagc was blown down and several
squares Ct glass knocked from the
cottage. Large trees fell across John
Grifi1s cottage and John Phlbrick' s.
moving them from their UNDERMINING.
Two barns owned by Lester Stevens
We're blown down in Gornville. The
barn Of Fred Hovey was de-roofed IN
Canaan the lightning struck ED. Will
lt4m's barn and Charles Fosters, but
they were not burned. Roofs from the
barns Of George Hubbard and Wilson
Fitzgerald, Pet Gleason and Fred
Barnes We're blown off In Norrilge-
wock the farm buildings owned by
John Knox were destroyed by light
ming. Munroe Brown While holding his
hoy was struck by lightning and it
a
this story was diseredited The build
ings of John Harris between here End
Narriagewoek were totally destroyed
by lightning. this being a new set o.
buildings. The farm buildings on the
Madison road owned by Arthur Paint
er were burned.
This storm came from the wesf
about / p. NJ. In u minutes after tug
first signs of il. il had struck Nor@
ridgewaek. 1t swept along the river
for a way and appeared TO take mar
row sweep through the northern part
of the comfy to Scion. The mail car
rierS on two of the routes nearly lost
their lives. Verne Wiley was about
five miles from Skowhegan in Corn
vile. When the shower came the wind
took him. his carriage and horse. tor
ping tEem all into the ditch. Norris
Cleveland was returning from his trip
to East Madison when the wind. took
his carriage blowing it into thesdtcil.
A great deal Of hay that was ready to
he hauled in was irrevoeably strewn
over the fields and roads, and in many
places large tumbles of hay We're CAL
ried to the top Of telephone wires.
A large show tent in SkoWhegan VAS
blown down Nearly every road lead
ing out Of Skowhegan was blocked by
falling trees.
Eleazar {. Merrill was found dead in
his field in Cornyille Wednesday alter
noon. He lived alone and it is thought that
he went into the held 10 do some work
ard was overcome by the heat He Yas
about 20 years old. He was unmarried
Funeral services were held Friday at { r
NJ. Rev. George Merriam officiating
The seleetmen have nearly completed the
work on the assessors book. The rate .e'
taxation viii be % mills. The.sate las'
year was 20 mills.
c. E. Norcross and Howard Weston were
in Augusta Friday en- business.
The subject of the sermon at fhes Con-
gregational church Sunday morning will
be ..Victories OF Faith At the tfrsi Bap-
tist church the subject will be The npes.sd
Eye" The regular services will ~ h}ld
at the other two churches. -
An interesting episode in the life OF
Sewell W. Smith occurred few day. ago
Mr.. Smith Vas a sehoolboy with Benia-
min Adams of Mayfed They met for
the first time since 1863 few days ago
The interesting thing is that Mr.. Smith al
Que time saved the life OF Mr.. Adams
When they were boys they worked in the
big woods together One day there cagne
terrific snow storm ana the temperatsft
was about 10 degrees below zero Mr.
Adams and another boy when the ststrH
came were across pond. Severals -mel
attempted to go i'll search of the 10y;
| but had to turn back, MIR. Smith, saiS he
would go and started out. He neafly'ffss'
his hands and face bat finally succeeded II
reaching the boys who were nearly frozer
| to death. Mr. Adams a few days age
said that he would surely have died Their
| but for the timely aid of Mr.. Smith.