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Show Freaka cf Lightning. Homo curious freak woro played by the lightning during a rccont great storm In Mnulck nn old man nnd woman worn silting nt dinner when n Hash of lightning struck their houso II cntno through to the dining room bo. tnein them, thin made for n gun In tho rorm r of tho mom, which It smashed to ntoma and dually went to earth through the floor Neither of tho two occuimnta of tho room was hurt In another caso the lightning camo down tho chimney, bringing bricks unit mortar on tho top of a auiiill hoy who was plajlng In (runt of tho hie It then went across thu room killing n dog that waa under tho table and nut of tho dour Tho ho) waa unhurt In appealing for help for sufferers from the storm. Itev A Hancock rector ot l.lttle HlaiiRhton, St Soots, writes Scarcely a window pane which met tho for of the storm re-mains re-mains unbroken Tho elTect of tho bombardment, for It waa nothing leas, ia terrible Ono end of thu village present almost tho apeuranco of a battlefield Crop nre ruined, the win nt, barley, oata nnd beans Just read) to reap, woru literally thrashed us they stood scarcely an ear retain I Ing any grain ' I-ondon Mall |