—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Oct. 25, 1975
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Barn
raising
held at
Joseph 801 l
The Joseph 801 l barn
between Manheim and
Lititz burned down on
October 7. The disaster,
which caused six fire
companies to rush to the
scene while several
others were alerted to be
on stand-by, completely
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One person who can help
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manager
Parly planning expert
Klaus Schattleitner, former
Holiday Inn Innkeeper of the
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the most important things
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for use in preparing food,
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or a full-scale sit down dinner
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destroyed the upper
portions of the barn.
This past Wednesday,
just 15 days after the
blaze occurred, neigh
bors and friends from the
Manheim-Lititz areas
swarmed to the 801 l farm
to put up a new struc
ture.
farm
The first volunteer
carpenters arrived at
6:30 a.m. and thirty
minutes later they were
busy with their saws and
hammers. The place was
buzzing with activity.
By mid-afternoon all
but a couple of the roof
trusses were in place and
metal sheets were being
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tacked down for roofing
and siding.
Close to 150 men
worked on the barn,
guided by Chris Beiler, a
carpenter from Leola,
who reportedly built nine
barns last year, seven of
which were replacements
for structures which
were lost to fire. While
the men hammered,
measured, sawed, and
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Swine ?0 market hogs 12 40f n sows
Cattle 8 yearlings
Sheep 35 market lambs 25 ewes
trimmed, women of the
community provided food
and drink. The ladies'
Sunday School class from
Erb's Mennonite Church
was in charge of
organizing the food
service.
The new barn is not
quite as large as the
original, being somewhat
lower in height and
minus the north wing.
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However, it sits on the
same foundation as the
original main barn and
has the same
measurements 50 by
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Work on the barn was
still going on Friday, and
final completion of such
details as electrical
wiring is not expected to
be done until next week.