COUNTRY HIT BY HEAVY
STORM FIRST OF WEEK 

The rainstorm of Sunday and heavy wind following on Monday, of this week, did considerable damage to buildings and orchards in several places in this county as well as throughout the state and on the seacoast. 

Altamont and the surrounding section escaped the full force of the storm. At East Berne great damage was done to barns on the farm of E. E. Hotaling. Roofs were torn off, the pig pen was taken down the road about 100 feet and demolished, and both chimneys were blown off the dwelling. No one was injured. 

Down the Hudson the wind swept through like a cyclone. Fifty lives were lost in and about New York. Mrs. Grace L. Casey and daughter Emma, former Albany county residents, were killed at Clausen’s Point, Bronx, in the collapse of a Ferris wheel. 

The more than abundant moisture interfered with plowing and cultivating, but will have its beneficial effect on small fruit, strawberries especially. 

DELANSON 

The heavy rain Sunday did not discourage Charles Bernstein of Richmondville and Ellen Hunt of Cobleskill, who, with Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Bernstein, arrived by auto at the parsonage about one o’clock and were united in marriage by the pastor, Rev. E. E. Stuart. 

NORTH CALLANANS 

— The electric storm that came last Tuesday evening struck the barn of Harry Rarick. The barn and henhouse burned to the ground. He also lost about 20 hens. Mr. Rarick got one of his hands burned quite badly. He was fortunate to get his cow out but lost some of the contents of the barn. 

— Sunday morning, a whirl wind or sort of cyclone swept through this section. The wind blew down the barn of J. P. Rarick, moved his hen house about 50 feet, killed some small chickens, tore a part of the roof off his house, broke and uprooted some trees. Mr. Rarick had only taken his horse out of the barn a short time before the storm came. 

CLARKSVILLE

— Considerable damage was done Sunday morning to property here by the storm. The wind blew down buildings and uprooted trees. Elmer White’s ice cream parlor, upset in the creek, was smashed to pieces, and floated down the stream. The roofs of the barn and woodhouse were torn off and broken in pieces. The buildings are a total wreck. Their team of horses were in the barn but fortunately were not hurt. 

— Our band boys had their measure taken Saturday night for band uniforms. 

VOORHEESVILLE 

Myndert Crounse, jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Myndert Crounse, was baptised at the M. E. church on last Sunday morning. These young people were taken into the church on probation, Harriet Hallenbeck, Milton Hotaling, Valentine Tice, and Joseph Tice. 

GUILDERLAND CENTER 

John Mann escaped what might have been a very serious accident in Albany when a heavy truck ran into his Franklin car and almost demolished it. He escaped with slight injuries but was obliged to purchase another car at once. He rode home in a splendid looking Franklin sedan. 

WEST TOWNSHIP 

We are very glad to say our telephone line is in order, after being out of use since last November’s sleet storm.