Lansdowne past and present, 1888 1908 . the first unitedeffort for local government, the Citizens Association, Serving as its Secre-tary from its organization until it passed out of existence after the in-corporation Of the Borough in 1893. In 1898 Mr. Vanzandt was elected amember of the Borough Council to fill an unexpired term, serving during hisincumbency as Chairman of the Finance Committee of Council. He waSalso chairman of the committee that organized the local fire company, andwas elected the companys first President, an Office he filled for severalyears. Mr. Vanzandt is oflficially ide
Lansdowne past and present, 1888 1908 . the first unitedeffort for local government, the Citizens Association, Serving as its Secre-tary from its organization until it passed out of existence after the in-corporation Of the Borough in 1893. In 1898 Mr. Vanzandt was elected amember of the Borough Council to fill an unexpired term, serving during hisincumbency as Chairman of the Finance Committee of Council. He waSalso chairman of the committee that organized the local fire company, andwas elected the companys first President, an Office he filled for severalyears. Mr. Vanzandt is oflficially identified with the Treasury Departmentof the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Mnth which Company he has beeriassociated for a number of years. Not only the prominent and effectivepart he pla: sd in the early career of the Borough, but as well his energeticand broad-minded interest in all that relates to the municipality at th^present time, place him in the rank of the really representative men &ithe locality. LANSDOWNE PAST AND PREgEKT. John W .,Real Estate Agent. John W. Gibson John W. Gibson, Real Estate Agent, S3ltled illLansdowne, June 19, 1889, as a representative of theLansdowne Heights Land Association. At that timeLansdowne was a small village with a population ofabout 500. He can point to at least 100 houses inLansdowne and vicinity that have been erectedthrough his efforts, and during his residence inLansdowne he has sold upwards of 1,000 lots inLansdowne and adjoining boroughs. He is a loyaltow^nsman, whose best endeavors are invariably di-rected toward all movements having for their ob-ject local improvement. Dr. Elwood Baker. Dr. Ellwood Bak«^r, who died March 1, 1896, aged 5?, was 0Y\^ of thethe best kiiown physicians in Delaware County. He was born at the farm-house on the road from Church Lane to Cardington. He was a graduateof Jefferson Medical College, and Hahnemann College gave him a had an entensive practice and was highly esteemed by all. His
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