A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Delaware > Sussex http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=642 Also visit our new sister sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=47466 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The Philadelphia Inquirer Article Date: January 24 1909 Article Description: Stepped on Match, Set Herself on Fire. Article Text: Ellendale, Del., Jan. 23.--While walking the floor with a sick baby last night, Mrs. Harriet WALLENS stepped on a match lying on the floor, igniting it. Her clothing caught fire and she was in a blaze in a moment. Her screams of terror brought her husband from the next room, who at once threw a heavy rug around here, smothering the fire. She was not seriously injured. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DE-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com