| JANUARY |
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10th |
Building Fire/Heaps Farm @ St.Mary’s Church / loss of barracks, hay & fodder |
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| FEBRUARY |
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13th |
Dwelling Fire / Ady Rd & Chestnut Hill Rd / started from chimney – burned
half of the
house / 3.5 hrs / $1,500 damage / B.King acting |
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16th |
Building Fire / in Bradshaw / total loss of distillery / $1,500 damage / 2 hrs / started
from oil burner / Diamond acting |
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MARCH |
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6th |
Building Fire / Main Street & Churchville Road / destroyed 2 frame buildings connected to
apartment house, restaurant & hotel / $30,000 damage / ”Riley overcome by smoke but
soon recovered & returned to fight fire” / ”hopeless inadequacy of water – major
conflagration, but all surrounding property saved except for blistering paint on AmOil Station & Dr. Palmer’s house / Co.2 also at scene / 12 hrs / Diamond acting |
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20th |
Mutual Aid Dwelling / in Street / burned end of house / Co.3, Co.6 & Conowingo fire
departments at scene / Hiser acting |
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25th |
Woods Fire / Magness property in Emmorton / 10 acres / FE Hiser acting |
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| 25th |
Woods Fire / Pons Property near Reckord Rd / 12 acres / C.Corbin acting |
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APRIL |
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| 8th |
Building Fire / between Grafton Shop Rd & Cooptown Rd / barn, stock, and farm
machinery destroyed / 4.5 hrs / $15,000 damage / A.Harkins acting |
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| 12th |
Building Fire / Hickory Corner / chicken house & 500 chicks / B. King acting
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MAY |
Nothing |
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JUNE |
Nothing |
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JULY
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| 29th |
Building Fire/Bush’s Corner/barn/totaled/C.Corbin acting |
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AUGUST |
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| 6th |
Building Fire/Main Street - A & P Tea
Company/damaged by fire, smoke & ammonia fumes/Co.6 2 engines at
scene/$3,500 damage/4.5 hrs/Diamond acting |
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SEPTEMBER |
Nothing |
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OCTOBER |
Nothing |
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NOVEMBER |
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| 13th |
Building Fire / Carsins Run / barn & silo complete loss / ”burned down by the time we
got there” / 1hr / Diamond acting |
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| 17th |
Woods Fire / in Wilna / 50 acres of field & forest / at scene for 7 hrs / Diamond acting |
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| 21st |
Dwelling Fire / in Darlington / roof fire –
good save / $50 damage / Hiser acting |
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| 27th |
Building Fire / on road from Level to
Darlington / out building & wood shed burned – then house on fire /
Co.2 & Co.5 also at scene / Hiser acting |
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| 29th |
Woods Fire / Schucks Corner – Talmadge Edwards Property / 12 acres / 1.5 hours |
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| 29th |
Building Fire / barn & chicken house
destroyed / 4 hrs / $2,500 damage / A.Harkins
acting |
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DECEMBER |
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| 16th |
Dwelling Fire / Umbarger house / 4.5 hrs / $20,000 damage / Hiser acting |
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| 27th |
Building Fire / Knight Property in Darlington / burned part of store & contents
/ $2,000 damage / 4 hrs / Hiser acting |
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