Wood Shed Destroyed, House Badly Damaged In Three Square Hollow

On November 6, 1940 at 12:00 p.m. firemen were sent to the Three Square Hollow Road for a house fire. A fire of undetermined origin destroyed a woodshed and badly damaged an occupied two-story house. Strong winds caused the blaze to spread quickly from the shed to the house. Most of the family’s household goods were saved, being removed before the fire company arrived. This was a very common practice back in the day to remove all the possessions from the house by firemen and neighbors alike. The Vigilant’s were able to prevent to complete destruction of the house saving two first floor rooms on the west side of the house by pumping water from a nearby stream to play two lines on the fire. The nearest phone to report the blaze was two and a half hours away. Damages were estimated at $5,000. The Vigilant Hose Company battled the blaze. The NHFD did not exist at this time, image having to wait for Shippensburg to travel that far before receiving help.