House On Means Hollow Road Heavily Damaged

On December 16, 1958 at 6:50 a.m. firemen responded to the Means Hollow for a house fire. An improperly installed stovepipe sparked a fire that caused heavy damage to an occupied 1-½ story frame house. A damage estimate was not available. The Vigilant Hose Company extinguished the blaze. Later in the day at 9:41 p.m. the Vigilant’s responded to the Walnut Bottom Road in the area of the dump for an auto fire.