of our near- est and most neglected neighbors! Before the trolley and telephone cen- tralized our county, outlying posts, like this ancient village, had some at- tention; now the county line seems al- most insurmountable. Yet when all this corner of Lebanon and the adjoining part of Berks were

%3BLCHSFS01/OCR%20Journal%20Project/PDF%20Biblio%20Info/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Hensel, W. U. (William Uhler), 1851-1915. Other Author(s): Evans, Samuel, Title: A centennial event / by Hon. W. U. Hensel. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Slaymaker family. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc

Earliest Reformed Church in Lancaster County. The early history of Lancaster county gathers around its ancient churches. In colonial days, far more than at pre- sent, the church was the centre of so- cial life; and those who would study that life in its more recent develop- ments should not fail to

appointed Prosecuting Attorney for Dauphin county, Pa., and was elected three times from the same county to the Pennsylvania House of Representa- tives. In 1814 he was elected to Con- gress, but declined, having been ap- pointed President Judge of the Dau- phin-Lebanon-Schuylkill district. A little later he

him." Who was this man who made such marked impression upon her religious and literary sensibilities? No other than the famous Thomas Marquis—born in the Valley of Vir- ginia, removed to Washington county, converted by the first sermon preach- ed in that region, and offering his first-born child as

Lancaster county, where, it will be remembered, he preached both at Pequea and Leacock Presby- terian churches. Our diarist seems to have been a man of many parts, Funerals and frolics had like attractions for him. He mingled with jockeys and gentle- men; one day he went with joy to hear a woman preach, and

branches ascend on either side of the frame, and what looks as much like a plum pud- ding as anything else blazes away in place of a crest." The plate hardly deserves such sharp criticism, and, if the work of an amateur, is deserving of praise. Other interesting, though simple, labels, belonging to an

(Pa.)--Social life and customs. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1903/1904 Description: [230]-236 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 8, no. 7 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.8 Location: LCHSJL -- Journal Article (reading room