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Show Narrow Escape. A serious calamity was averted by the presence of mind of Miss Josephine Price last Sunday evening. She was going from the bedroom into the parlor win . the Rochester lamp she was carrying carry-ing exploded. Miss Price found herself her-self and suraounuings enveloped in flames. She dropped the lamp, IK-w j,; the bed and threw a pair of blankeU round herself, thus probabely saving her life. Help came and the fire was extinguished: the damage being confined con-fined to the carpels, window curtains, bedding, window casings, etc. Miss Josephine fortunately escaped without even a scar, although her hair was singed. |