st paul's anglican church fire, 1974

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Angllcan priest and family flee rectory fi re St. Paul's Anglican Church has had more than its share of excitement in connection with its IOOth anniversay. The rector, Rev. John Lombard, Mrs. Lombard and their three children are residing temporarily in an apartment owned by Mr. and Mrs. Roy Frost until repairs and, clean up operations are completed to undo the damage caused by a fire at the rectory Saturday morning. Rev. and Mrs. Lombard were awakened about Bo'c1ock with the news of the fire by their son John.who with his brother Teddy had risen earlier and had gone to the basement to play. Somehow the boys had obtained matches and started a fire in an old cistern used for storing boxes and tires: The Marmora Fire Department was summoned after Rev, Lombard failed in his attempt to use a fire extinguisher to douse the flames. The. fire extensively.' damaged the dining room while smoke and water damage accounted .forthe cl:e~t. The condition of new, i::hqirgown_sand books which were :--storedifi~e'basenr¥ntis-notkno\Vn'at the presentfime.i ve,': Offers!)f assistance have been pouring in . .Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Howden opened their home 'to the Lombard.family immediately and Mrs. John Glover provided them with lunch. Mr. and Mrs. Frost offered the use of an apartment, Crown Cleaners took much of the family's clothes away to clean. Martin Building. Supplies donated an' electric stove for the family's use and Mrs. Olive Prest has loaned a refrigerator, and one of the volunteer firemen, Bill Bedore, remained on duty at the rectory for several hours to see that there was no reappearance of the fire. . H!'\'. John Lombard discusses blaze with fir!' fight!'r Grunt Airhart. t Marmora 111'1,,,111 Photo), {V'\;{Jf'R .. }N\.CSQ..Pt l·l-l::4Jh... ' ~'"'3 ~ I'll 'f-.p~ , S~IA~ '2...

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Page 1: St paul's anglican church fire, 1974

Angllcan priestand family fleerectory fi reSt. Paul's Anglican Church has had more

than its share of excitement in connectionwith its IOOth anniversay.The rector, Rev. John Lombard, Mrs.

Lombard and their three children areresiding temporarily in an apartmentowned by Mr. and Mrs. Roy Frost untilrepairs and, clean up operations arecompleted to undo the damage caused by afire at the rectory Saturday morning.Rev. and Mrs. Lombard were awakened

about Bo'c1ock with the news of the fire bytheir son John.who with his brother Teddyhad risen earlier and had gone to thebasement to play. Somehow the boys hadobtained matches and started a fire in anold cistern used for storing boxes and tires:The Marmora Fire Department wassummoned after Rev, Lombard failed inhis attempt to use a fire extinguisher todouse the flames.The. fire extensively.' damaged the dining

room while smoke and water damageaccounted .forthe cl:e~t. The condition ofnew, i::hqirgown_sand books which were

:--storedifi~e'basenr¥ntis-notkno\Vn'at thepresentfime.i ve,':Offers!)f assistance have been pouring in .

.Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Howden openedtheir home 'to the Lombard.familyimmediately and Mrs. John Gloverprovided them with lunch. Mr. and Mrs.Frost offered the use of an apartment,Crown Cleaners took much of the family'sclothes away to clean. Martin Building.Supplies donated an' electric stove for thefamily's use and Mrs. Olive Prest hasloaned a refrigerator, and one of thevolunteer firemen, Bill Bedore, remainedon duty at the rectory for several hours tosee that there was no reappearance of thefire. .

H!'\'. John Lombard discusses blaze withfir!' fight!'r Grunt Airhart. t Marmora111'1,,,111 Photo),

{V'\;{Jf'R ..}N\.CSQ..Pt l·l-l::4Jh...'~'"'3 ~ I'll 'f-.p~ ,

S~IA~ '2...

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Rectory restoration underwayWork on the restoration of St. Paul's

Anglican Church Rectorv, Marmora. isunderway follO\\ing at:ire'\\'hich broke outin the premises early' Saturday morning,The blaze started in the basement and ateits wav through the dining room floor intothe dining area and kitchen and caused

_ tnousands of dollars worth of damage. TheRev. John Lornbard, his wife Bev andtheir three children escaped the flameswithout injury and are living in temporaryquarters across the street. - Seestory, andaddition. photo. on the front page of thesecond section, i Marmora Hera Id Photo).

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