after his graduation. He taught in the Academy of Philadelphia (now the University of Pennsylvania) for several years before he re- ceived holy orders. Returning to England, he was ordained deacon and priest on January 26th, 1755, in St. Margaret's church, West- minster, by the Right Reverend Edmund

theatrical company in Harrisburg, Pa., Joseph Jef- ferson 1,12 one of the greatest comedians in America, passed to his heavenly reward on August 4th, 1832. His remains were interred in the graveyard of St. Stephen's Protestant Episcopal church, that city. John Bannister Gibson, a jurist of high ability

Russel, marshals. The procession was formed in the following order : City Battalion of Volunteers, commanded by Major Frederick Ham- bright. Soldiers of the Revolution, numbering about twelve. Clergy of the Several Religious Denominations. Judges of the Courts. Members of the Bar. Officers of the Courts

, the two volunteer companies from Lancaster left Philadelphia, escorted by Capt. Roderfield's company of citizen volunteers. They arrived in Lan- caster on Saturday, October 2nd. They were met at Witmer's bridge [on the present Lincoln highway, east of the city] by the mayor, recorder, aldermen and

American liberty, and the first among the benefactors of his day, was delivered by George Washington Barton, Esq., to a congregation of ladies and gentlemen that filled Trinity Lutheran church, on Tuesday evening, July 1st, 1834. The Washington Grays, a handsome and well-disciplined company from

THE TIMES OR WEEKLY PORCUPINE By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER O N January 3rd, 1798, Johann Albrecht und Comp. (John Albright and Co.) established a German weekly newspaper in Lancaster borough, the title of which was "Der Deutsche Por- cupein und Lancaster Anzeigs-Nachrichten." The Library of Con

SAINT JAMES'S CHURCH-A POEM Annotated by WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER THIS poem was written by the Rev. Thomas Jefferson Danner, in July, 1880. He entered into rest at the hospital of the Good Samaritan, Los Angeles, Cal., on Wednesday, January 22nd, 1913, in the 74th year of his age. At the time of his

the printing establishment of Sleight & Tucker, Jamaica, L. I., and the title page contained the following: "A Valedictory Sermon preached in St. James's Church, Lancas- ter," etc. In the library of The Lancaster County Historical Society are books which were originally the property of the Sunday

INSCRIPTION ON STEPHEN CHAMBERS'S TOMESTONE IN ST. JAMES'S CHURCHYARD By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER In Vol. 34, p. 104, of the Proceedings of The Lancaster County Historical Society, is a biographical sketch of Stephen Chambers, who in his day was a leading member of the Lancaster bar and an

of the leading families of Lancaster borough at that time. It is as follows : A list of the several sums paid to J. Yeates by the Contributors to the Bell for St. James's Church. 1770 Jan. 5th. To cash receiv'd of Wm. Atlee, Esq £ 5 0 0 " Mr. Joseph Simon 2 10 0 " a Mr. Michael Hubley 0 7 6 : J