The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-18
WESTMINSTER WEST.
Lightning Strikes Mrs. Rugg,s Home

| Last week Thursday afternoon light
ming struck the home of Mrs IueIa Rugg
One son, who was standing near the barn,
| saw the bah of fire descend 1t struck
the chimney, knocking it about half off,
went down the chimney, out through
window, taking out sash and ALL tore the
north end of the house, followed the tel
ephone wire tearing connections all to
| pieces, following a wire to sink in the
pantry, tearing plastering under the sink
and all around the sink, throwing pieces
with such force that they flew out into
the kitchen where Mrs. Rugg was sitting,
then followed the water pipes down into
the cellar, where it disappeared
1 Although terribly frightened Mrs Rugg,
who has not been well for some time.
was uninjmred and the current did not
set any place afire The rain that day
acted freaky. While it poured in some
Il places others did not get any rain, and
some got only a little shower, while the
sun was shinging brightly and not a
cloud in the sky 1t was not raining at
Mrs. Rugg when the house was struck
The bolt appeared to come out of a clear
blue sky, but not very far away some
of the neighbors were having rain.
Miss Hester Holden is visiting friends
in Jamaica.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet Thurs
day, July 25, with Mrs. Sarah Chandler
Walter Hitchcock has Ford automobile
and Bert lIo,fghton has a new Chevrolet
Mrs Martha Miller has gone to Putney
to spend the summer with her son, Ira
and family.
The Junior Christian Endeavor socie
ty viii meet Tuesday afterpoon, July %
with Mrs. Sarah Chandler.
| Weather permitting the Christian En-
deavor society will have an outdoor meet
ing next Sunday evening at the home o
| Mrs. Lizzie Walker.
| Mr. and Mrs Fred Campbell and Mr.
and Mrs Edward Campbell motored t.
Camp Devens "Wednesday, where Edwart
expects to be sent soon.
/ katherine and Charles Paddock of Sax
i tons River were guests last week of Wal
lace Campbell of Schenectady, \. Y, VIII
is visiting his grandparents here.
ii With continuous rains for over a week
il and with thunder storms every day. tn
II many farmers who had hay cut down be
fore it began feel the delay keenly.
II Mr. and Mrs r. Hobbs of Boston Gale
II Tuesday on Miss Laura Harlow of Can
| bridge, Mass. who is visiting her uncle
| Arthur Harlow, here They were motorin
from Boston TO Bellows Falls.
Leon VASES large automobile true
which carries the milk for the farmers {
l the Putaey station met with an accider
going up the steep meeting house hill las
III Friday morning and was unable to q
further that day to collect milk
Mr. and Mrs Walter Harlow received
letter from France Tuesday from Re-
Roy Houghton, formerly of Brattlebor
who is secretary OF the y. NJ c. A. wor
| where he is. He has seen their son, Hel
l ~ and SAYS he is located near him.
| writes; eve have an army of splendid me-
and we are going TO win
Everett Harlow of Melville, \. T.. wi
has been visiting at his home in Made
Mass, came last Wednesday on his r
turn trip, to visit relatives here. His mot
er, Mrs Fred Harlow, came with him an
is visiting her sisters here Saturday NJ
and Mrs Rigelow and daughter of Mi
vile, who have been visiting relatives
Stowe. came and visited him here and
returned with them Sunday in their a
III tomobile.