St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-08-12
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Disastrous Storms Work Havoc All
Around-NOveIty Works Burn
ed with Spectacular Effect.

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most frightful and destructive ever
known. From eight in the evening
until about four in the morning,
there was practically no let-up in
/ the thunderous roll of artillery and
4 the flashes of lightning which were
really not flashes but sheets of light,
making earth as light as day. 1t is
/ safe TO say no one slept that night
unless deprived of some of their
| senses. By morning reports of
4 lightning losses began to come in
from all directions. Burke seemed
/ to suffer especially, as there were
1 several fires in that town, as well as
losses by lightning. At the house of
Mr.. Ball in Hadleyville a stroke of
lightning blew a large hole through
the side of the house, took off a
window casing and threw it across
the room, ripped of plastering and
did other playful stunts, besides
stunning Mr. Ball so that he was I'M
conscious for a long time. At the
Belser place near the Lily Pond,
lightning struck the chimney and
split it from top to bottom, threw
bricks all around, outside the house
and In, ripped off baseboards and
plaster, blew the glass out of the
windows, etc. No one was hurt al
though the experience was a sufi-
GENTLY unpleasant one. No fires have
been reported in town.
The fire alarm sounded about 9 90
O'Clock Thursday evening from an
engine whistle, and brought out the
whole population to witness the
burning Of the Novelty shop, the
woodworking establishment owned
by the Wetherbee brothers. The fire
| & a fnd in he
unknown cause, and spread rapidly,
as there was so much inflammable
material at hand in the shape of
light wood, shavings, paint and var
nlsh. 1t was a most spectular fire
from the nature of this material, and
brought people from all the sur
rounding country as the blaze was so
reflected on the clouds as to appear
larger than it really was. The fire.
men, as always, did splendid work,
but were unable to save the build
ing, which is practically all gone.
They saved, however, the lumber in
the yard of which there was a large
quantity uninsured. They saved. al
so, the coal sheds which are very
near the novelty building, and were
rslightly damaged on the end. The
Novelty works are doing a very sue
cessful business and it is hoped they
will be rebuilt at once The build
ing and contents were quite we'll in
sured.
Mrs. Josephine Carr is spending
a few days in Boston this week.
Miss Rosabel Allen of New York
city, who is spending her vacation
with her cousin, Mrs. H. L. Parker,
visited a few days last week at DR..
Richard Wilder's in Whitefeld, n
III.
Miss Bessie Hutchinson went to
bingham, Mass, Saturday, to stay
with Mrs. Ripley for few days dur
ing her daughters absence. She ex-
tpeets to return home for two more
weeks of vacation before going back
permanently to bingham.
T.. "A. Darling and Miss Louise
Darling gave a moonlight veranda
party last Wednesday evening at
Burkelyn Hall, which was quite
largely attended by people from
here. The moon graciously appear
ed in her most beautiful regalia and
the scene from the verandas was one
ike a scene in Fairyland. All the
momentous subjects of the day were
discussed, light refreshments were
served, and most delightful even
ing enjoyed by all present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis c. Todd spent
the weekend with a friend in his
camp at Lake Massawippi.
Miss Beth Todd is visiting for a
few days at the home of a Simmons
College classmate at Bobcarygeon,
Ont.
Mrs. w. L. Guild has returned
from St. Agathe des Monts, Que,
where she has been spending a month
with her niece, Miss Edna Goss. Miss
Goss is the trained nurse in charge
of the tuberculosis settlement at
this place. She completes her work
there, and will return to her home
here the first of October, unless, as
seems likely, the settlement is closed
, before that time. The work is un-
der the auspices of the Royal Vic
toria hospital and is wholly support
ed by charity, there being many
wealthy Canadians at St. Agathe.
The excitement in Canada over the
war is tremendous.
Harold Ahern is spending a few
days in camp with Rex Thomas in
, the Thomas cottage at Joe's Pond.
/ Karl Davis returned home Satur-
day from Fort Ethan Allen, where
he has been for three weeks serving
as a mounted orderly.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ahern are
making extensive repairs on their
house, altering some of the parti-
tions downstairs, enlarging a bed
: room and changing the shape of the
hall, together with some papering
: and vanishing made necessary by
these changes.
Harry Patton, who has a position
near Portland, Me-, is at home with
his family for a few days.
Members of the Abnaki Club en-
: jOyed their regular Friday picnic
with about 80 in attendance, and
the usual pleasant time.
Mrs. Frank w. Silsby and Mrs.
Henry Watson are in Greensboro
: this week where there is a gather
ing of the family.
Mrs. George Ide gave a delightful
: party Saturday afternoon at Ingle
Ide in honor of her guests, Mrs. Fan
ME Wilcomb and Mrs. Eva Quimby
Holmes of Springfield. Twenty