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voi. 4i, wo. yyTWOLOSE HOMEBAD FIRESouth Buffalo DwellingBurns With All ContentsSaturday EveningA six room frame dwelling house, located on the old Lem Myers’ farm in South Buffalo township, fourmiles north of Freeport, was completely destroyed by fire Saturdayevening.The blaze was discovered about nine o’clock by people living in the neighborhood and the flames had attained so great a headway that there was no chance to save any * of fche contents. Even the furnitureon the front porch was burned.Albert Opperman. who owns the property, and family, and a Mr.Summerville and family, formerly of Worthington, jointly occupied the structure. Both families had gon3 away from home for the evening and did not learn of their misfortune until they returned after the house and contents had been reduced to a mass of smouldering ruins. Mr. Opperman and Mr. Summer-sUfcprSOIfirfrlt;bashnahi|3amiatwaIT.a)raiyi001anhisoniisloflosingIville have recently been employed 1 da,in the steel m^l at Brackenridgc,Their combined loss Is placed at fully $4,000. Mr. Opperman carried * $2,000 insurance but Mr. Summerville had no insurance. MngI The origin of the fire Is not known. ' s-Vwhrrala2XtREPORT OF SHOTS hemer'XC
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Kittanning Simpsons Daily Leader Times
Kittanning, Pennsylvania, US
Sun, Aug 25, 1929
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