Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-12
sWANTON CENTER.

The large hay and COW barn belonging I
to Myron II. Donaldson Of Skeels Corner !
was struck by lightning Tuesday evening |
about eight o'clock and burned to the /
ground. The only live stock lost was
valuable thoroughbred Jersey calf. The
barn contained % tons of hay but the
grain had been threshed in the field owing
tc the barn being full of hay. so grain and
straw were saved. Only the soaked con-
dition OF the other buildings from the
heavy rain saved them. Mr. Donaldson
carried a small insurance About three
minutes after Mr. Donaldson's barn was
struck by lightning Tuesday evening 2
large hay barn belonging to Frank NJ.
Hubbard was also struck oy lightning
and Immediately was a mass of flames
This barn was built last year in the
meadows some distance east of the other
buildings and had been struck by light
ming once before this summer. when the
roof was considerably damaged. The fire
started at the same place the lightning
| struck before. The loss is heavy for the
| barn and contents We're only lightly In
| sured-News was received by Mrs. y. Is
Honsinger OF the death of her cousin, Miss
| Dorothy Donaldson of Brushton, y. y,
| which occurred about eight O'Clock last
! Friday evening, very suddenly OF acute
| INDIGESTION, while visiting her bloth'r'
George l.. Donaldson of North Bangor.
y. y. Miss Donaldson was about Il ytlrS
old, the Oldest child of the late Henry ana
Paulina (Currie) Donaldson. and was u
native of this town, where she visited Ire
quently many relatives. Miss Donaldson
is survived by two sisters and nVe
brothers. The funeral was held FRIDAY
afternoon.-Mr Carl Lawrence OF
Green's Corner died last week Thursday
morning of tuberculosis after long III
ness, though the end came very suddenly
Mrs Lawrence was formerly Mabel Nor
rll, and since little girl had been cared
for as for their own child by Mr.. and Mrs
Herbert Dryer. The funeral was largely
attended at the house at ten O'Clock sat-
. urday forenoon, Miss Grace Brooks, act
ing pastor of the Baptist Church, con-
, Quoting the services. The burial was in
, the Green's Corner cemetery. Mrs Law
renee is survived by her husband and
, five-year-old daughter. and by TWO
, brothers-A T. Royce, who has been III
{ in bed two weeks with lumbago. improves
, very slowly. If at all-Esther Royce and
: Doris Catlin returned Monday to the
Swanton high school for their SECOND
wear of study.-Inza Stinehour is attend
= ing the nlSN hCHOOl dt tiibh6olo NS".SA'
which began Monday.-The pupils OF dis
trict No l3 are transported to other
schools, which began Tuesday.-Miss
Florence Hubbard has gone to Boston,
where she has osition as milliner.-G
| Raymond No returned home Sun
. dsv from ST where he visited his
s;ster Mrs It r, a week.-Mr and
Nrs A p Ro I'VE issued invitations
4 10 the marria.r ui their daughter, Daisy.
. TO Judson II. Hiliker OF Swanton. whlci
will take place at their home next Week
. Wednesday at $50 O'Clock in the after
q noon.--Word has been received of the III
;. ness with appendicitis of Mrs T.
~ Griffith Of East Orange. n. j., which &C
ia Cured September !. when she was takel
, TO a hospital and operated upon immedl-
= atelv. Mrs. Griffith is now making a sat-
10 isfactorv recovery. She and her husband
J.. toured the New England States except
!. Maine this summer in their automobile
/. and visited their aunt, Mrs. A. h. Hon.
singer for two weeks, reaching theit
N home August Truth Hazen, the hVe'
X years -old daughter of Mrs, Mabel Hazen'
T. who was operated upon September ior
- appendicitis at the St Adams hospital Is
# in n favorable condition-Miss Emma
- Brown OF Canton. N. V, visited at a. n
n Honsinger's two days last week-Ihe oa'
crop is very heavy this year. Severa
farmers are having threshing done IN the
fields owing to lack of barn roonl.-MlsS
Mccarthy of Burlington was the guest OF
-, Miss Florence Hubbard recently.