75 Years Ago

Herald of Jan. 31, 1946

The 13-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Pearson of Williamsburg RD, William Harvey, was burned fatally Saturday evening, Jan. 26, when gas from a coal stove exploded. The father was critically burned in the explosion. Mrs. Pearson pulled her husband and baby from the flaming home then flagged a passing motorist who took the fire victims to a physician. The house was destroyed by the fire and only a few articles of furniture were saved.

Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Brumbaugh of the Philadelphia area, former residents of the Cove area, lost their home in a fire Jan. 23. Mrs. B...