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Sperryville Fire Department was called to the home of Mi* Barbara Swindler April 11 to a chimney’fire. No damage resulted.
Saturday night, April 8th, the Flint Hill Fire Company answered a call to the home of Thomas Jett at Huotly. The house and contents were completely destroy-. ed by fire.
Tuesday, April 11, the Flint Hill Company was called to Henry Cook’s place where a chicken house and fifty chickens were destroyed. ^
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