Show narrow escape last night a serious conflagration was prevented on the pre of abir mr alex ross main st E t south of eighth by the timely warning of mr hubert ubert brown son ion of officer james brown the young man was returning home from a party about midnight midnight and seeing flames names near the barn he e rushed to the house and called up mr rosa rom who leaped from bed went into the yard and saw the fire re blazing from a solid board fence a few feet from tho the barn mr bir ross s s gave further alarm and at 0 once 0 commenced to smother out the firo fire by throwing dirt on it until water could be got fortunately Fortana tely in a short lime time the flames were extinguished an and d a great deal of property yi and probably human and animal life were saved from destruction much credit is due to hubert brown for his pro prompt t and timely warning and the aid no ho rendered mr ross desires through this means to thank him the fire was supposed to h hayo AV 0 originated bated from some hot ashes which had been thrown into the yard by some strangers strang Cra who have recently come to reside near mr ross noss |