The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-21
STOWE
Heavy Electrical Storms Did Some
Damage Here Friday.

Two heavy electrical storms passed
over here Friday afternoon and eve
ming. The first, about 5 o'clock, was
! local, not extending south as far a.
Waterbury Center. II WAS accompa
MED BY high wind and hail. During
the storm bolt Of lightning fell in the
vicinity of Miss Susan A. Bigelow's
house on Maple street. Two electric
fuses in the house were burned out.
Owing to the effects of the second
shower in the evening, the electric
power from Morrisville was cut of,
Electric lights were entirely cut off and
telephone connections between here and
Morrisyille To the north and Water
bury to the south were put out OF
commission, as well as several Of the
local lines. The ski tower on Skibog-
gan hill was blown down and other
damage was done
The first trips on the Mt. Mansfield
electric railway had to be omitted Sat
urday morning and the morning mails
were transported to and from Water
bury by automobiles.
The second annual "west branch"
picnic was held Saturday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Elvira Gale and was
attended by 80 people, most Of them
present or former residents Of the
neighborhood. A delicious picnic sup
per had to be served indoors on ac-
count of the thunder storm.
The annual masters meeting and
picnic of Mansfield Mountain grange.
No. PA, p. Of H., was held with the
master and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. A. G..
Perry, Friday. A bountiful dinner
was served to seventy The baseball
game in the afternoon, played between
the men and the boys, resulted in
score Of ,l6 To Q in favor Of the men.
K Representative j. B. Mckinley pre-
sided at meeting Of fire district No.
| Of the lower village at the banquet
hall Friday evening when j. ID. San
tamore was elected clerk and A. w.
Collins treasurer and tax collector. A
meeting will be held on Tuesday eve
ming, Aug. %, when prudential com
mittee viii be appointed.
Mrs. Emaline Wilkins, who has had
treatment at the Mary Fletcher hos
oital, has returned to +. VI. Glars and
Ter condition is not improved,
Mrs. Frank Medlar and son, Rae
nm. returned to Burlington Saturday.
,fter visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. +. Campbell
Miss Grace Scribncr Of Waterbury I
las been recent visitor Of Mrs. Mary /
Ayers.
Walter Morgan Of Boston is passing 1
lis vacation at his home.
Mrs. II. d. Franklin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Y. I. Mover and son. Baxter, and Miss
ielen Schneck of Greenfield, Mass, are
uests of their daughter and sister,
irs. Sam Harmon. at the Green Noun
ain inn.
Miss Florence Towne has returned
0 Worcester. Mass, after spending
week at the hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. +. Goodrich OF
Washington, D. G., are guests AZ the
IN.
f. w Mactiibbon of Enosburg Falls
] visitor in town.
Miss Mildred Mcmahon i assisting
I McMahon's store during Miss
Watts absence.
Walter Magoon is visiting his broth
:, Henry Magoon, and other friends
Corinth.
George Lansell has moved his family
ON J. +. Campbel's house on Bridge
rect into the Burt tenement in the
d Atkins block.
Professor c. A. Adams of Franklin
MON school of Boston Joined his fam.
Y Saturday for two weeks vacation.
Miss Winnifred L. Davis, r. n,
Stamford, Conn, came Saturday TO
sit at the home of her uncle, A. w.
,llins. ~
Mr.. and Mrs J. r. Hodge Of Wa.
rbury Center were in Rochester on
-iday 10 see their cousin, Mrs Emily
ockwell, whose condition is very low