The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-09
MAN KILLED BY LIGHTNING BOLT
 IN STAMFORD
Especial to The Farmer).

Special to The Farmer)
 stratford, June 9.-One man was struck and killed, fifty pigeons were electrocuted, several massive elm trees were leVeled to the ground and orch ara property to the amount of several hundreds of dollars was destroyed in the short but severe electrical storm "hlcn nit Stratford~ and other towns III this vicinity Saturday afternoon.
 The man who was killed was Otis Allen, a stone mason in the employ of Edward B1akeslee, the local contractor Allen was struck by the first severe bolt of lightning which startled the resldent@. of the town. It was about three o'clock in the afternoon, and he had just picked up his tools at the site of the new Wheeler house on Wells Place and started to go home when the blue flash of lightning hit him and stretched him 1ife1ess on the ground The lightning entered his body behind the ear, passed through him. and tore his shoes from his feet as it entered the ground. He was killed instantly
 He fell by the roadside, where his body was discovered after the storm
 It was seen that there was nothing to do but notify the medical examiner Accordingly Medical Examiner William B. Cogswel was notified and ordered the body to be removed. Undertaken F. C. Curtis took the body to his esta b. llSnmenC on JudEOn Place.
 Allen was 65 years of age and leaves a wife and married daugh ter. His funeral was held this afternoon.
 The barn of Reginald Culver on Broad street was struck by the same bolt of lightning which killed Allen, Fifty fancy pigeons which he had bought only a, few days ago were sit ting on long rooet in the barn when the flash occurred. They fell 1ffeIess in a heap below the roost when the lightning struck them.
 A big elm tree in front of the Walker house on North Main street was shat tered by the lightning and fell with a crash across the road. Another one on South Main street was struck, and still another one on Nichols avenue.
 It was stated by a resident of Putney that the peach crop in the orchards of that section would be greatly damaged by the storm and this years harvest probably totally destroyed.
 Headed by the stratfoid Schools Band, Fife and Drum corps the pa rade of the children of the local Sun day schools passed down Main street yesterday from the Congregational church to Academy Hill, forming one of the most inspiring sights seen i'll Stratford in some time Philo P. Ea- ven of the Congrega tional Sunday school was grand marEhal of the pa rade or "June walk,'' and he led the way for the children. There were fully 1000 little ones in line repre- senting the Congregational church, the Episcopal church, the Methodist church, the Baptist church, the Beth any Mission and the Swedish Mission.
 Or arriving at Academy Hill the children formed around che base of the Soldiers monument and the Sun day school and American flags were run up on the flag pole Rev. B. c. Carpenter had charge of the exercises hut fITAGV the flags he called for the singing of America the Beautiful by the entire assembled company. Prayer was then offered by Rev. Edward N. Packard, D. D., and responsive reading followed the prayer. The speaker of the occa- sion was Rev. B. J. Craft of Bridge port and he gave a fine address on the subject, Christian Citizenship fer Young and Old" The exercises closed with the singing of America" and the offering of benediction by Rev. pr. Bray.
 Commencement Exercises.
 Miss Frances Thorpe of Stratfor3 avenue and Miss Ruby Reed of Blake man place assisted in the commence ment exercises of the F'roebe1 Normal school at The Stratf1eld Friday even ing. Miss Suzanne Bennetto of Broad street was among those present at the luncheon given by the a1umnae of the school at The StratfieId Saturday af- ternoOn.
 In Business at Beach.
 Keeler and Allen Wilson of this town who until a few weeks ago were in business in the Center, have opened 9 drug store and ice cream parlor at Walnut Beach, Milford. They expect to do a good bushes there during the Fl esent summer season.
 Okenuck Tribe to Entertain.
 alxen,1cL trina of Red Men will en- tertain visitors from New Haven at the meeting this evening. An exce2- tionaly fine time. will be in order for all members attending