Church in 1742 and 1743. On August 9, 1742 James Hamilton of Philadelphia, founder of Lancaster, deeded the two lots on which Trinity's first church and cemetery were already located to the congregational trustees. The deed conveying Trinity's first proper. ty to them was made "Between James Hamilton

members of the Greenwald family to the burial place in Woodward Hill. Preceding the hearse were the clergy in attendance on foot, followed by members of the congregation and Lancaster citizens, also on foot. One Lancaster newspaper reported that the procession was one square in length. Many were the

had opportunity to see and hear the leading literary and political lights of the period. To em- phasize this fact we selected newspaper items from the Lancaster Daily Express one hundred years ago. It will be noted that several of the celebrated characters who came to Lancaster in 1870 did not come to

Library of the Lancaster County Historical Society does not have a complete file of any one single city newspaper for the year eighteen hundred and seventy six. The following newspapers were used: January through June, Lancaster Evening Express; July through August, Lancaster Intelligencer; September

residence in Lancaster. One of the city's most important citizens, he was a co-founder of the Lancaster New Era. His Lancaster home was at 431 South Prince street. A biographical sketch appears in the Ellis and Evans history of Lancaster County; page 507." Dr. James Pyle Wickersham (1825-1891) was born in

high standard which has always been necessary for graduation from that mother of teachers." —July 21, 1876 William Walton Griest, born at Christiana, began his public career as a Lancaster County school teacher. After three years in the school- room he became associated with the "Inquirer" a newspaper