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Show J.B.Duncan Home Suffers Fire Loss The frame home of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Duncan on the corner of Stoddard street and First Avenue South was damaged to the extent of about $1000 early Monday Mon-day morning in the first serious Milford fire in several years. The fire appeared to have started above the ceiling in the west part of the house, occupied by Mr. Duncan and his invalid wife, but was first discovered by Harry Ward, local carpenter and manager mana-ger of the Ward Funeral home who had living quarters in the east part of the house. Mr. Ward was awakened by his dog but discounted dis-counted the crackle he heard as wind or rain until he noticed the flames through the ceiling of his apartment. Though it was 4:45 in the morning morn-ing when the siren sounded, most of the members of the local volunteer volun-teer fire department responded at once, only to find the flames raging rag-ing high and furious so much so that onlookers had little hope of saving any considerable part of the house. New and heretofore untried equipment of the department, depart-ment, including a "Siamese" split hose connection, helmets and gas masks, together with chemical tanks which have always been in use, demonstrated their value and the fire was confined to a comparatively small area. Had it ever got out of control, however, it would no doubt have swept the Leach home and most probably have reached the Armstrong place to' the east. Most of the furniture in the house was saved and all the windows except those on the south, necessary for entry. Both Mr. and Mrs. Duncan escaped injury in-jury but it was a real job to keep the former from making his way back into the burning building. The building is understood to have been covered by insurance and the company is said to be ready to rebuild the house. " A permit for rebuilding, however, is being held up temporarily, pending the removal of boards, boxes and other material which constitute a distinct fire hazard in the vicinity of the house. |