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Show GIRLS STRUCK BYJJGHTNING Wcllsville Juno 9 Mr. .and Mrs. Sunipter and family have moved to Salt Lake City, where Mr. Sumptor will follow real estate work. There removal has certainly made nn Impression Im-pression In our community as Mr. Sumpter has faithfully served tho people peo-ple as cashier of our bank since Its be. ginning and Mrs. Sumpter has devoted devot-ed many long pleasant hours with her music classes and in a social way among the people vacancies are not easily fl'lcd. Wo all Join in wishing them Ood speed and every success possible In their now vocation of llfo. Misses Maud, Maggie and Blnncho Leatham while upon their way to a party Saturday night wero struck by lightning Just In front of Dr. Mcrrll's residence. Screams from ouo of tho girls drew the Dr. to tho scene. He found Maggie unconscious and he carried car-ried her into the house where he learned that two more wero outside. Ho aroused neighbors and they found Blanche conscious but Maud unconscious, unconsc-ious, sho was carried into tho houso as being dead, after seven minutes they discovered llfo. They found Maud had been struck vn tho head and tho current followed her body and came out tho sole of her shoe having burned her head, face and body and wholly destroying her shoes. Blanches feet were badly burned and Maggie's ankle was slightly burned. A trco near the scene was riddled to pieces. Mr. Wlllalm Painter and Itobert Maughan received slight shocks at some distance dis-tance away. . . Mr. Otte our druggist has given up his position here and movex to Hy-rum Hy-rum to assume charge of the Hyrum drug store. Wo regret to lose such live wires but wo should be a little moro progressive and Mr. Otte has Indeed advanced geographically and wo trust financially and socially. Wo wish hlmovery success In his now location. lo-cation. Mr. Pender of Salt Lako City "has taken Mr. Otto's place here as druggist drugg-ist and wo trust ho sball make hs many friends as Mr. Otte has made. Mr. Lamond Allen Is home from Washington D. C. whero ho has been engaged as private secretary to Congressman Con-gressman Howell. Hyrum and Wellsvllle crossed bats at Hyrum June 6. Score 12 to 4 in favor of tho former. Saturday Hyrum came down and wo walloped them In six Innings to the tune of 18 to 3 Norman son of Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin Bald-win fell off of his horse Tuesday and broko his arm between tho elbow and wrist. Mr. Joseph Parkinson and Co. havo gono to Fillmore to look at some land there. |