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PAGE county, Virginia, had recently probably the most unique fire of the season. A house there was set on fire by the burning swallows that flew out of a chimney, and for lack of water the fire was put out with hard cider, several barrels of which happened to be at hand.
BY the resignation of Fire Marshal George H. Sheldon, New York loses the most efficient man who has yet filled that position in the metropolis. For fifteen years Mr. Sheldon has devoted his whole energies to the duties of his office, and his retirement, owing to ill health, will be widely regretted. His successor, whoever he may be, will need to not only possess considerable ability but work very hard to satisfactorily fill the vacant shoes.
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