descendants were distinguished offrcers in the Mexican war, and others are now prominent in the United States Army. John Pedan owned the farm and hotel at Big Chickies creek, where Garber's mill now is. He was a son of Captain Hugh Pedan, a Revolutionary officer. He married a daughter os Zachariah Moor and

more. The land to which he was entitled in these war- rants he had located on both sides of the Conestoga Creek in one tract, near the head of the creek, in the neighborhood of Spring Grove. now Earl township, Lancaster county. (See Taylor papers, Pennsylvania Histor- ical Society.) He built his house

country shall be care- fully executed." The Reine Brothers. John and George Reine lived in Earl township. John appears to have been the more important personage of the two. He owned a mill, located on Mill Creek, long after and perhaps still known as Roland's Mill. When his property was seized he appealed

was a success. Robert Fulton's friend, Christopher Gumpf, sometimes invited him to go fishing along the Conestoga creek with his father who had �a boat. This boat was propelled by poles, which the boys used to go far up the stream. When Robert went for a visit to an aunt at Little Britain he made a

constructive drawings made by Miss Mary T. Magee, the artist, of Lancaster, daugh- ter of D. F. Magee. The meadow contains about fifteen acres and many grand old white oak trees, and through it flows the Conowingo creek. In addition to the speakers' stand and other equipments there was also a historical