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Show VILLAGE HUNTS OINGPBUG Four Early Blazes Bring 1 Losses in Pennsylvania to Half Million FAYKTTE CITY, Pa.. Dec 20.--' The firebug vs ho has been operating In Fayette and West Moreland counties coun-ties for almost two months, early today fired a big barn and two resl-i resl-i denCCS here. The loss exceeded $60.-! $60.-! 000. Total losses attributed to the firebug to date exceed half a million ; dollars COMMUNITY AROUSED The barn which belonged to An-'drew An-'drew Brown, president of the Fayette N .1 al bank was fired in four dlf- i fcr nt places and burned so rapidly ; ihat firemen were unable to save It ' or Us contents An hou- after the barn was burned, fire was dlsco ered a' 111- residence j of George A Stark, a mile away, but j 1 It was extinguished. Two hours later, the residence of Fred Dryer, former! citv council member, situated on the! main street was fired By this time ' ihe entire communltj was thoroughly j i aroused, and the fire was put out Troops of the stale police, who have j been on guard here since ih Incen-, Incen-, diary epidemic became pronoujiced. ' were withdrawn for special duly in the I vicinity of Uniohtown lai.- Saturday night, leaving Fayette City without s..-c '.a I protect Ion. I IRE N 1GOXS HI Ol KED Taking ad. Ullage ,( Ihe situation. I the firebug went to work The toad. which would be Iravets.-d by a fire company from Charlerol, Ihe nearesl available aid, was obslructe.l with obstacles ob-stacles of tar barrels and Iors four such barricades were erected ana It K-as necessary for ihe Charleroiflre company a its way here, to tear ihem away before the) could proceed As in the case of the other incendiary incen-diary fires the authorities say the) have- no clues cm which to work. Fayette Fay-ette county recently ofiereii $ioc reward re-ward for the arrest of the firebug. |