SCHOENECK - More
than 100 friends and
neighbors of Rubin Weaver
gathered at his farm along
the Schoeneck Road in
Ephrata Township
yesterday to raise a large
tobacco shed that had been
destroyed by a tornado.
The shed, one of the
largest in Lancaster County,
was leveled in the late June
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All together up she goes
tornado that npped through
Ephrata Township
damaging or destroying
some 20 farm structures.
The shed measures 150
feet eight inches long by 34
feet wide.
About one-fourth of the
timbers were lost in the
storm and had to be replaced
with new white poplar
timbers cut at E-Z Mfg. Co.,
New Holland.
FRANK A. FILUPPO, INC.
DISABLED & CRIPPLED COWS,
Slaughtered under government inspection
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Largest of the BXB timbers
forming the lateral roof
members measure 34 feet
long.
Directing the raising of the
massive timbers was Isaac
Hurst, of R 1 East Earl.
“Up it goes, short ones
first,” he directed.
A little bit higher on the
north end. Take it easy.
Now, hold it in place.”
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The framework was fit
together like a large puzzle.
Each piece pre-cut, notched
and marked for the
assembly.
R.v day’s end the entire
framework and the roof
were in place The only
change in the structure was
the roof. The original hip
roof was replaced with
trusses.—DA
Call:
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 9,1980—A35
Large timbers are raised into place as large
tobacco shed is rebuilt on Reuben Weaver farm
along Schoeneck Road.