On August 3, 1949 at 2:20 a.m. firemen were sent to the old Landis Smith farm on the east side of South Main Street Orrstown for a barn fire. The Vigilant rural engine soon arrived and laid two lines from the town hydrant. The main barn, empty for six years was well involved and the flames had already spread to the roof of a nearby barn and a small shed. Firemen quickly extinguished these two buildings and then focused their attention on protecting the other buildings. Damages were estimated at $5,000. The Vigilant Hose Company answered the alarm, a rig from Letterkenny also responded and stood by for a short time but there services were not needed.
Later in the day the Vigilant Hose and Cumberland Valley Hose companies answered a working chicken house fire at 305 N. Prince Street, but I will save that entry for another year.
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