Saltillo

The founding record

Saltillo was laid out by Henry Hudson, and a borough charter was obtained from the court N ovember 10th, and recorded Dec. 1,1875. J. Simpson Africa, History of Huntingdon and Blair Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: Louis H. Everts, 1883) · character 1,626,814 of the scanned text

The following names comprised most, or all, of the members at Saltillo in 1879: Samuel McVitty and wife, John M. Wallace and wife, Emma McVitty, Amanda J. McVitty, George Senft and wife. The present membership is thirty-five. For list of preachers, see Three Springs Baptist Church. The Sunday-school connected with this branch reports an average attendance of sixty pupils, with Samuel McVitty, superintendent. Reformed Church of America., When the society at Saltillo was organized we are unable to state. The pioneer members of this church at this place were Philip Spahn, wife and two daughters, Anthony Hoffman, John Hoffman, Michael Brodbeck, Warner Thomas and wife, Mrs. Kimmell and daughter, Edward Cornelius and wife. In 1880 the society built a neat frame church located on Pine Street, Saltillo, at a cost of eight hundred dollars. Present membership, twenty-five. Their preachers have been Rev. John Shick, and , Writer, the present pastor. i The Sunday-school connected with -this church numbers twenty scholars, with William Abbott superintendent. Union Hall., This is a frame building, erected in 1873 by a joint-stock company, and located on Pine Street in the borough of Saltillo. It is occupied by all denominations who-wish to occupy it for religious purposes, and is used by the UJ. Simpson Africa, History of Huntingdon and Blair Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: Louis H. Everts, 1883) · character 1,630,342

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