Smyrna times., 1926-04-21
|TfI1 TD BURN CHURCH
|T '|II 'IRILI AR0USES CITIZENS
Ou1ED OFF, BEAM WAS
W y WITH OIL AND SET FIRE


" ~ n NJ Fire Companies Arrive
n. n, fire Monday night at Hart
w. Y .sTertb in two weeks by which
.,rrbt to destroy the Hartly
4 s,t g'' Episcopal Church, ha;
~ residents to a pitch q
,,sn+ Smyrna Firemen respond
N alarm. Following clues
Y ,nneared to lead to the incend-
,+1sd II men searched the woods
..ssr adjacent territory, shooting
.sdow if it aroused their sus-
A Every house in the town last
III Illuminated and the lights
brring until daylight as the
!, fsared to leave their homes in
-s., Men who have been patrol /
Y town for weeks at times now
AE w.
u their vigil and have been re-
~ until the posse with shot
iDeludes almost every able bod
nan in the little town. It was
,tloek when the church was
m flames. The blaze started in
m Of the frame building in one
N Of the pulpit. Boards had been
/ from the building and the place
with oil. As soon as the
vas seen force of men went
HI and fremen from Dover,
n and Clayton were summoned.
be time the fremen arrived the
! force had torn away the burning
! and extinguished the fire. The
| vii be 5000. The alarms to
na Dover and Clayton sent
Of people from there to Hartly
few minutes after the firemen
|lrEed there were at least 500
there in addition to the 200 or
people of the town. AS if by
L the men Of the town appeared
hdgunS on their shoulders and
|Fzs in belts and began a search.
Detective Wharton assisted the
people Of Hartly in making
|es. Someone thought that the
|ha7 might have run to the
short distance from the
but a posse, headed by Detec-
Marion, at once started for that
The wood was searched and |
shots we're fired when the men |
n tley saw someone, but no !
d the frebug was found. The |
Fhere the fire was kindIed is on |
FneIery side Of the church, and .
s not house within a hundred
though there are houses op-
ne front Of the church. The
/ had an opportunity to fee
/ aese lots and the cemetery
|aPpear before the fire was dis
and Two Fine Cars DESTROYED
|1dsy night the garage n III
''0ge :. Schultz was burned
ar1'OinoDlles, one Of them a
4. O0lul1z saw a man running
saiage Just after the blaze
u. - ana securing a shot
1Se ana nred several times
missed hm. The
.ua1 1ai@ Is located about a mile
net'ly. The car used in serv-
~ route had been placed n
i. with another machine less
I nur before the fire was H.
schultz saw the blaze and
|,~aa ns nne saw a man running.
4 - I. mad shot up so quickly
/, 'oDIs v"nsr Of the place saw that
|,. 4p u De saved and in hope
t.,ss.l ne ncendiary who has
4 -,~.lllag y. people in the com
L t5',.i ~ Is gun and gave chase.
| i. s,.gnt Y. that he might have
| t,aa1 man as he han, but a later
|Fssis sa !, . reveal any trace Of
|sS m the past five weeks there r. |
u s,s. number Of supposed in ]
II I'm. 1 n and about HartIv
III, meeting was held Il con. |
|seisg n: sIa within an hour after !
L ji,oal.N adjourned another serious !
p, 4'ffo,ered. 4, The people e'of IF !
L !, iOf a time pa+rolog
'ag W. 4. i Oat no trace Of an !
| nsts;+iof.o VI found. The town has i1ls !
H. I. i0n and 20 police force. e.
d 'tlsst' toet n a Close Vigil !
IA s,.l fSan people became arous- !
vi t5as. MS and started to ! patrol M, :
|a " s'efe g. were no fires II paIiOs III e
I ast N Y ne Saturday nigPt IT ine in 9
assB v ! i%9cendiary % has /, III, turned III |
] l % NH Y ne country where :
b iestroaa.IT ssBrLa worth Of property ,
L h ~ 'oyed BY flames. ny 8
/ Ut t II N ;Aiiastorday night u rlle not +
lrvss " ..la b considerable L Be-. J.. i
L N burned, '"o auto II
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