The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-01-14
FIRE COMPANY RESPONDS
TO % FIRES DURING 1881
Only One Fire in Corporate Lin
its of Oakland Gained Head
way Over The Firemen
MT. LAKE, CRELLIN AIDED

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Thirty-three fire alarms in Oakland
Mountain Lake Park, Crellin and vi
cinity were answered during the past
year by the Oakland Volunteer Fire
Department, resulting in small losses
except in calls from out-of town
where the blazes had gained too great
Roadway before the department was
notified, according to a report furn-
ished The Republican by George Ker-
ms, fire chief.
Practically all the fires in the cor
porate limits of Oakland were extin-
guished with small loss, the Vain
gold garage blaze causing the most
concern on account of the high wind
prevailing at the time and the inflam-
mable contents of the building.
Many of the calls answered were
on account of grass fires, several of
which burned over considerable areas.
Eighteen calls were answered in Oak
land and the immediate community;
five in Mountain Lake Park; three in
Crellin, and seven at Deer Park, Row.
lesburg, West Va, and other places.
Five fires were reported in the
county to which the local fire company
was not called.
The calls answered by the local
department included the following:
Residence of Clyde Gnegy, Noun
tain Lake Park, January S; entirely
destroyed.
Two-apartment dwelling at Crellin,
on January 8, occupied by William
Thomas; damage slight.
Flue fire at home of Mrs. Sara Law
ton, Oakland, January 30; no dam
age.
Grass fire, East Oakland, March a.
Flue fire, home of Mrs. D. E. Of.
futt, March 8; no damage. -
Furnace room, Frantz Hotel, March
10; no damage.
Flue fire, Hinebaugh's Recreation
Hall, March II; no damage.
Residence of Grover Browning, near
Kings Hill, destroyed; March rs.
Four calls on April Is included a
grass fire, Columbia Hill, Mt. Lake
Park; store house of P. K. Adams,
Crellin; woods fire at Deer Park in
afternoon and recall in the evening
Brush fire near home of Paul Nit.
chell on Route 81 north of Oakland;
April IA.
Grass fire near residence of w. R.
Offutt, April 16.
Grass fire, Oak and Third streets,
April II.
Woods fire, Kings Run, Route 81
April 10, serious.
Woods fire, Mt. Lake at Crystal
Spring, on April 10, and a recall on
April 20. On April 20, also were
woods fires near Crellin and Oakland
Barn on Mrs. Aliens farm, Route
81, north of Oakland, on June IA, as
result of lightning; slight damage.
Home of Fred. Refs, Deer Park, flue
fire, on June %; no damage.
Standard Oil tanks at Rowlesburg,
w. Va, on August 1, when valuable
assistance was given.
Truman West property on Railroad
street, October Is; interior partially
destroyed.
Hall dwelling, corner Alder and
Fourth streets, Oakland, October %,
damage slight. ,.,,...
False alarm from Frantz Hotel, Oc-
tober 81.
Forest fire near Merrill farm, north
of Oakland, November 4.
Waingold garage destroyed Novem-
her 10. - "'V':...' ''''' '...-'
Summer residence of Mrs. Harry
Brann, Loeb Lynn, November 81, en-
tirely destroyed.
Flue fire, home of Joseph Wolfe,
Oak street, December z; fiue fire at
home of C. Wright, Deer Park, same
day at noon; no damage in either
case.
NuWay Laundry, Oakland, Deem
Der Is, no damage.
Five Other Fires
Five other fires were reported to
The Republican and included Essex
sedan of David Hardesty, consumed
by fire after being stolen on March g.
Residence of Thomas Davis, Kitz-
miller, destroyed on July IL.
Residence of Mrs. Mary Pysell, near
Deer Park, destroyed on July 81.
Residence of John O'Brien farm, on
Deer Park-Sand Flat road, destroyed
on October ID.
Large horse barn Of H. J. Speicher,
Accident, destroyed on October 30.