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Child Burned to Death in McSherrystown Fire
A two year old boy, Francis Xavier Wagaman, died in a fire believed to start from matches in a chicken house used as a playhouse near McSherrystown. Firefighters prevented entry as flames consumed the building and a grinding stone sheltered the body. He is survived by six siblings. another child died years earlier from heart trouble. Funeral held Saturday afternoon.
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Francis Xavier
Claude B Wagaman
McSherrystown
Edward F. Poist
Wagaman
Penn Box Company
Fred Smith
B. P. Topper
Ing
Pius Wagaman
Harry Wagaman