Show BIG GRASS FIRE FIHE the heavens were oer shadowed tuesday Tue with clouds of smoke which rolled up tip front from a grass fire on the hills down at perry it seems that the thomas brothers had started a fire on their premises east of 0 the county road with view of burning the dry grass off but they lid did not reckon on the flames getting beyond their control the june grass burns just like powder and before the gentlemen knew it the lames flames were nere bract racing ng all over the country like hungry demons bent on destruction st ii the a as fought vigorously but the men could not subdue it and the hames flames were making their way toward the grain field and house hous of james stoles stokes help was phoned for to this city arid and the firemen wore were called out thirteen of the boys bors got into a lack hack and were raced to t the he scene of trouble when they hey arr arrived iv tile the flames lidd had just began to devour mr air stokes wheat but the laddies soon turned the fire lit in another direction by dint of hard quick work the flames were headed beaded up the mountain side and sonic some of the residents of perry peny came to the rescue lescue antl and plowed along the edge of the lire fire wh which ich prevented pie vented it getting down onto the grain fields v the mountain side was shai shined shaded ed clean arid and those who worked with the fire were kept hept hustling tor for a little littie while to save the homes and fields which were lit in the path no damage done |