From my mom's scrapbook: Clinton Herald article - undated Lightening Bolt is Blamed for Farm Barn Fire Fire, caused by a bolt of lightening, destroyed the barn and granary on the Bernard Brown farm about five miles west of the city on West Main avenue road shortly after 5 o�clock last night. Contents of the buildings, including several hundred bushels of newly threshed oats, a large quantity of hay and nearly all of Brown�s tools and equipment were destroyed. Thirteen year old June Brown saw smoke burst from all portions of the barn immediately after the bolt struck. Realizing that the structure was doomed she rushed to the barn, started the tractor and drove it to safety and then did the same with the family automobile. She then turned out the cows which had just been brought in from the pasture. Brown and his son, John, were assisting neighbors who were threshing. They were summoned home by June but by that time the flames had spread in the granary and it was impossible to save any more of the contents other than a small quantity of oats. The farm, known as the D.C. ! Manning place, is owned by the trust of the Lyons Savings bank. Loss on the buildings is partially covered by insurance. Damage is estimated at from $4,500 to $5,000. Brown�s loss is uninsured and probably will run between $1,500 and $2,000. Thanks ... Lynda ------------------------------------------------ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!