May, 1777, to October in 1781. He was military storekeeper from that time on to the end of the war. However at one time he had been assigned by Washing- ton to command an expedition against the British and Indians in the then northwest territory, but his broken health would not allow him to further

Philadelphia Press, some twenty years ago, stated to the writer hereof was one of the grandest views he had ever looked upon either in this country or Europe. The engineering work of the whole scheme and plans is considered as the nearest to perfection known up to this date, and this applies to the means

home of Martin Chartier, which land was filed upon by him about in 1710-11, and immediately built upon in a small way at or about the same date. After his death in about 1718, the title was taken in the name of his son, Peter Chartier, but soon thereafter Peter's claim to same was assigned to Richard

I especially acknowledge the worthy spirit and generosity of Mr. Ira K. Shenk, who has donated this piece of ground. In surrendering his property for the mere memory of per- sons he has never seen and events which cannot immediately concern him, Mr. Shenk has done something which will bring a breeze

dusty past; inaccuracies have passed for facts. "JOHN G. W. DILLIN." This writer, Dillin, is recognized as an outstanding authority on the rifle, and is so recognized by the National Rifle Association of America, which has �published a book written by Dillin, in which he gives most exhaustive history of