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Col. Holmes House
Destroyed By Fire
Fire raged through the home of Col. Earl Holmes near Flint Hill early Friday morning, completely destroying the house and contents except for the furnishings in one room.
The fire was detected by Sam Foster, who was returning from Front Royal to his home in Flint Hill at approximately 1:30 A.M. Foster turned in the alarm to the Flint Hill Fire Co. and firemen, fought the blaze until 7 A.M. Friday morning. The house was unoccupied at tthe time of the fire and Col. Holmes who was at his home in Washington, D. ,C. was notified by phone.
Cause of the fire has not yet been determined.
“Hillsboro” on Route 630, three miles northwest of Flint Hill, was purchasesd by Col. Holmes in 1954 from Robert Henry Scroggins. It was a typical frontier cabin of hand hewn logs with wooden locks and was one of the oldest and most ( historic places in Rappahannock County. At the foot of the hill from the house, a huge sycamore tree stands. It is considered one of the oldest trees in the State of Virginia.
MRS. COX DISLOCATES SHOULDER
Mrs. B. R. Cox, primary teacher at R.C.H.S., fell on the sidewalk as she left school for her home Monday afternoon. She was taken to Fauquier County Hospital in Warrenton where she had x-rays which showed she had a dislocated shoulder.
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