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

Representatives of the Province of Pennsylvania, who are now sitting." July 5, 1722: Notice dated June 19th,—"Run away from the Iron Works near Sus- quehanna, in Maryland, one John Folks, a Welshman, and a joiner and cabinet-maker by trade, Whoever re- turns him will be well rewarded, etc. "STEPHEN ONION

. L. Boyle, of this city, was then Station Agent for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and he employed the late H. C. Sehner, father of Mr. Sener, to drape the depot properly for the occasion. The draping occupied from about nine o'clock in the morn- ing until three o'clock in the after- noon; and Mr

of a peculiar �people. I shall not venture to tell a "thrice told tale," though it may be found desirable to present an intro- ductory account of the origin and early history of a strange religious and social organization. From an ar title, entitled "Early German Hymno- logy of Pennsylvania," which I

recovered against him or surren- der himsels to jail is he could not pay the same; and that if he did not do either the bail would forseit the ten pounds, which in Pennsylvania money was about $32.50. Asterwards judgment was entered against the desendant, for some de- sault, as it does not appear there was

SKETCH OF JUDGE THOMAS EDWARDS My first purpose in arranging into an article some facts about Thomas Edwards was to give a short review of his public career only. But *hen I had arranged and expanded the data on that phase of the man's life into an article I found that it required something of his