Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Barn Burns, Livestock Lost
On July 29, 1949 at 6:30 p.m. firemen were sent once again to a barn fire, this time at the William Varner farm, Newville R. R. 1, along the Newville-Centerville Roads. Like all the other barn fires to plaque the area over the last couple of months this one also was caused by an overheated haymow. When the Newville Company arrived the fire had gained considerable headway and the Vigilant’s assistance was requested. Neighbors attempted to save the livestock but three cows and a heifer perished in the blaze. A large bull escaped but he was burnt so bad he had to be put down. Also destroyed in the blaze were eight loads of hay, corn, straw, farm machinery and a lot of new walnut lumber. A damage estimate was not available. The Newville Fire Company and Vigilant Hose companies battled the blaze.
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No comments can be made anonymous, you need not sign in but you must sign a name or they will be deleted. This is just to seperate fact from fiction and keep it from being anything like whacker fest pa fire.
I am sorry to add the word verification but recently 88 of my post were spammed in one night. I do not have the time to correct that many post again, so this will eliminate the bullshit.
After reading your posts for the past couple of weeks, obviously it's that time of year to watch for overheated barns.
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