Show SEVEN PERSONS PERISH IN FARM HOUSE FIRE Head of Family Kills Himself at Home of His Sister When Told His Home Had Been Destroyed Pembroke N 1ISoven persons all members of tho family of Charles Ayqr perished In a fire whlh destroyed de-stroyed Ayers farm house near here Wednesday The bodies of a child and of Ayors motherinlaw have been found In tho ruins Ayer shot and killed himself ono hour after tho fire was discovered The theory of the county authorities is that Ayor was tho murderer but they have been unable un-able to find any ovldcnco to indicate the methods employed to wlpo out tho family Whether tho victims wora shot or killed by other means cannot be told at present The firo occurred about 9 oclock In tho morning and Ayer drove up to tho home of his sister Mrs Georgo Bailey in the town of Chichostor about six miles from his home just after 10 oclock Ho remained at his Bisters place until afternoon and when Informed that his buildings bad been burned manifested some agitation agita-tion A moment later ho drew a revolved re-volved and pointing It at his right temple fired and fell unconscious |