INSCRIPTIONS ON TOMBSTONES IN THE GRAVEYARD ADJOINING ST. JAMES'S CHURCH, LANCASTER. * COPIED BY WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER 1. In memory of / James Bolger. / A native of the County / Kilkenny, Ire- land. / Died July 24, 1860. / Aged 52 years. / Be ye also ready, for in such / an hour as ye think not

of those who insist that the present generation would not like to have its parish referred to as "St. James's" church, when, as has been clearly shown, it has been so-called and described by devout and intelli- gent members of the parish for more than a century and a half. ARCHITECT'S DRAWING OF THE

avoided. The Dispensary of St. James's Church, Lancaster By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER O N Sunday evening, September 18th, 1825, after divine service, a number of ladies and gentlemen met in Saint James's Prot- estant Episcopal church, Lancaster, and formed an organiza- tion for the laudable purpose of

Epis- copal church, Lancaster, on Friday, March 27th, 1931. The tablet was erected by St. James's church school, with money obtained at Christmas, 1929, and represents the school's birthday gift to the King of kings. The tablet was designed by the James H. Matthews Company, Pittsburgh, Pa.; and the

, Mr. Buchanan left St. Petersburg, and the following month found him in London, where he spent some time. The Lancaster Journal, of Friday, November 22nd, 1833, con- tained the following announcement : "The Hon. James Buchanan, our late Minister to Russia, landed at Chester on Thursday, the 14th

BRONZE TABLET TO THE MEMORY OF JOHN WRIGHT, PIONEER FERRYMAN* By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER The fine service rendered by John Wright, pioneer ferryman, and one of the foremost builders of a transportation link that opened the great West to early settlers, was fittingly recognized on Tuesday morning

Witmer's bridge (over Conestoga river, east of Lancaster borough on turnpike to Philadelphia, now Lincoln Highway) by the Committee of Safety, joined with the Corporation of the bor- ough of Lancaster. who, on arriving at the bridge, opened their ranks, let the volunteers pass through and gave twice three

generally known that Stephen Chambers, Esq., who helped to organize Lodge No. 43, and who served as its first Worshipful Master, lies buried in the graveyard adjoining St. James's Protestant Episcopal church, this city. Mr. Chambers was a prominent attorney in Lancaster, although only 36 years of age at the

Henry Eichholtz. At the door of the church the militia opened, and the civic procession passed through into the building, which was filled to overflowing. The gallery fronting the pulpit was reserved for the soldiers. The Republican Telegraph of Saturday, July 8th, 1826, stated : "Two thousand persons