News: Greenwood 18 years ago - Sep 1891 (16 Sep 1909)

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Surnames: Pettingill, Drinkwine, Bailey, Vine, Coleman, Decker, Mahi

----Source: Greenwood Gleaner (Greenwood, Clark Co., Wis.) 16 Sep 1909

Rev. E.A. Pettingill resigned from ministerial duties and preached his farewell sermon on Sunday.

John Drinkwine brought the carcass of a black bear, weighing 200 pounds, into town on Monday. Justice & Hartson purchased the same and shipped it to Milwaukee.

The most disastrous electric storm that ever visited Greenwood occurred on Monday. The worst fatality of the lightning's work was at the home of D.E. Bailey, who was struck while at work planing lumber for the manufacture of tables, and instantly killed. John Vine had a very narrow escape from being struck, but lost one horse. On the north, Coleman's barn was struck and burned, together with 40 tons of hay. West of the river the house of Fred Decker was struck; the barn of Mr. Mahi south of town; considerable damage was done at Loyal and burned out the instruments in the telephone office here.