absorbed in one of the highways of our county. Peter Bezaillion married Martha Combe, a sister of Moses and John Combe, Indian traders, and a woman whom tradition has associated with St. John's in high praise. In 1732 a report was sent from St. John's to the Venerable S. P. G. in which Martha Bezaillion is

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

- lications. The Pennsylvania Gazette, a newspaper published in Philadelphia, contained an advertisement, under date of Thursday, �, a‘ $'• f.;3. •• n •,-;:,!... . 4r4‘ .$ + %%.5..‘ ' �March 12th, 1761, of a "Scheme of a lottery for raising 1350 dollars for the use of St. James's Church, in the Borough of

in writing it "James's." That the local congregation has been referred to as "St. James's" church for generations, is clearly proven by written records, legal documents, and published papers. We trust that these proofs, which cannot be successfully con- troverted, will serve to dispose of the claim

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

Lightning Strikes Spire of Trinity Lutheran Church By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER 0 N Tuesday, May 13th, 1823, between one and two o'clock in the afternoon, the beautiful spire of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, pride of Lancaster, and an ancient land-mark, was struck by lightning

determined, but the fact remains that the congregation seems not to have increased during this period. The pastoral relations of the Rev. John Plitt were severed in March, 1813. The Rev. Peter Filbert became pastor of the New Holland Church in 1814, but whether he also assumed charge of St. Michael's cannot

was cheered down the street to the tavern. In the evening several called to see me and learn who I was. We passed several of these trees on the way, with green boughs on the top." 1 In Reamstown, Lancaster county, Pa., on the day following Christmas, an unusually fine hickory pole was erected. It was