various counties of the State, for the reason that they knew more about the necessities of the same. Boroughs were incorporated in the same way previous to this Act of Assembly, but since by the Court of Quarter Sessions. These Courts al- ways had the authority to establish and form new townships. Thus it

similar movement on the part of the Courts of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Philadelphia and Chester counties necessary, and an act was passed to authorize the change. The original manuscript of that stat- ute is still in existence. It consists of two folios and is attested by a seal. The dealer

memorable contests in the local Courts between two opposing factions for control of the church property; they lamented, with one voice, the ap- parent inclination or willingness of those in charge to let the old Brothers' House, if not some of the other buildings, fall into decay; and they resolved,none

houses and 2,000 inhabitants. It had been incorporated as a borough in 1742. Its first newspaper, the Lancaster Ga- zette, was issued by H. Miller and S. Holland in 1752. It was published fort- nightly, in parallel columns, German and English. The first school of which we have record is in 1748, under