The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-28
STOWE
Main Barn Struck BY Lightning and
Destroyed During Severe Storm.

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| Destroyed During Severe Storm.
| In heavy thunder storm between II
land ~ o'clock Friday night, 4 barn o.
IJ CT Mains farm, known AZ th'
/ Sturgs place, in Sterling, was struck
i by lightning and consumed with It'll
lcontents, small quantity Of hay anC
some carpenters tools. The barn was
lunroofed Id windstorm severa
months ago and was being recovered
Fhe family WIS aroused by the glare Of
the flames too late 10 save anything
Several cars came To the scene but
nothing could be saved. The barn was
partially insured, it is said.
The storm was accompanied by a
large amount of rain and it is thought
that there was cloudburst among the
! mountains The water in the streams
overfowed the banks in the morning,
but soon subsidized
Saturday was a clear day Ysd large
number Of people visited Mt Mansfield.
Among the visitors were Mr. and Mrs.
w r. Britt and daughter, Lillian, and
guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred johnson Of
Swampscott. Mass; Mr.. and Mrs. "A. r.
Bigelow and daughter, Mildred, and
guests, Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Bigelow and
sons, Edwin A. and Newell MI Bigelow
Of Salem, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Whittermore and son,
Jack, Of Boston are guests at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. G. @. Burt. Mr.. Burt
and Mr. Whittermore left BY auto
mobile Saturday for Montreal to meet
Mrs. Burt and son, Carl, who were re
turning from a short visit in Minneap-
oils. and Misses Helen and Dorothy
Burt, who have passed the summer
there,
Mr.. and Mrs. |. Al Foster are en-
PERTAINING nephew. Emerson Both
well of Norfolk, N. r., and niece,
Ruth Foster Of Holyoke, Mass. Miss
Mary Chaplin Of Northboro, Mass, was
d guest at the Foster home Friday
Miss Elizabeth Jones has returned to
Stowe, after passing three weeks at her
home in North Hyde Park.
Mrs, Helen Richards Of the free pub
Tic library commission, who passed
through Stowe Thursday with the new
state book wagon, left 4 travelling Ii.
brary for the use Of the Stowe free Il
brary. The library Ii No. 10 and con
tains about IS books. comprising fic-
tion and non fiction for both adults
and children.
pliny A NondIe's herd Of Ayrshires
won premiums al follows at the La
noble Valley fair at Morrisville last |
week: Aged bull, third premium: year
ling bull, first; senior bull calf, first;
aged cows. first and third; three year
old heifer. second; yearling heifer,
first, senior heifer calves, second and !
third; junior heifer calves, second and I
third; senior herd. first; Junior herd,
first; best dairy COW Of all breeds,
Leo G. Sargent won first
premium on Durham bull, Durham heif
pr and Durham calf, Pres-on Gale took
first premium on yoke of three year
I'D oxen.
Mrs. Lizzie Benson, who has cared
ior Mrs #. u, Stafford since December.
i now with Mrs. HI B. Walker Mrs.
Stafford Is much improved in health
ind able TO be out now.
Gordon Cakes. COW tester in the
Greensboro Wolcott district, has been
spending several days at his home
Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Seaver Of Boston
ire passing their vacation at the home
i his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. s.
seayer. II
W. r. Churchill Of MorrisviIle was at
lis office in Stowe Saturday.
Mrs. Emelinf wilkins suffered a
light shock Friday evening. Mrs. Clara
Robinson is caring for her.
Miss Flora Marshall Of Boston is
,sssing two weeks at the home of her
PARENTS, Mr.. and Mrs NJ. o. Marshall ,
Mrs. Florence Atkins and grandchil- !
ren Of Waterbury were in Stowe Sat
rday.
Mrs. smalley and daughters, Misses
'atherine and HiIdegarde Smalley, who !
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