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June a ‘tew’ months after the con gregation of Heckton Methodial Episcopal Church, along the River road at Heckton,* had paid off the last debt on the church ‘building, fire destroyed if Sunday night... Dau phin and Harrisburg fireman fought the flames: for an hour while hun dreds of Sunday motoriata were kept on the thove in the highway past the building. The church, a frame structure was built about 41 years ago, and dedi cated by, Governor Pattison. Fire men believe the finmes started near the furnace in the basement. Parts of three walls,a faw charred roof timbers and shingles, part of the floor, and the pulpit, are all that 5 left of the building. About 6.40 o'clock Sunday night, af members of the church were starting for the evening, aéryice,a passing motorist saw Names darting out of the roof and called Mrs. Lesley, McGreath, who ag. home and Joing the church. She telephoned for the Dauphin. Fire company. Five minutes later the firemen had clanged thalfway through two and a half miles of heavy Sunday traffic on the River Road, and were con necting their howe to a plug at tha
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Lebanon Daily News and the Lebanon Daily Times
Lebanon, Pennsylvania, US
Mon, Apr 25, 1927
Page 8
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