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[Pennsylvania County Histories] . ? P3TLII Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2018 with funding from This project is made possible by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries https://archive.org/details/pennsylvaniacoun24unse V '. • • ' V?‘ y »• . • . ' ■1 i \ \ MARK TWAIN’S 13© ©K. PATENTS: UNITED STATES. GREAT BRITAIN. FRANCE. June 24TH, 1873. May i6th, 1877. May i8th, 1877. TRADE MARKS : UNITED STATES. GREAT BRITAIN. Registered No. 5,896. Registered No. 15,979. -^ DIRECTIONS. Use but little moisture, and.only on the gummed lines. Press the scrap on without wetting it. DANIEL SLOTE CONI PAM V, NEW YORK. • ;V the favorite style of church architec¬ ture of the early part of the eighteenth century. In 1732 William Lane, a sou of Ed¬ ward Lave, who had founded the ! settlements of that vicinity, died. By his will St. James’ church acquired 42 acres of land “for the use of suc¬ cessive ministers forever.” This gift has ever since proved of valuable ser¬ vice in sustaining the church. In 1738 robbers entered the church and stole the pulpit cloth and cushions,' a pewter communion service and a baptism basin. im ' ■ 11 In 1777, after the battle of German¬ town, the Continental army, on its re¬ AN HISTORIC CHURCH. ^ treat up the Germantown pike, con¬ Visits to an Ancient Edifice Near tin Per- i verted the church into a hospital. kiomen Hridge. j Over a hundred men died there and At Evansburg, along the German¬ were buried in the adjoining cemetery. In 1788 the parish was incorporated town turnpike in Montgomery county, ; under the laws of the state. Rev. a short distance east of the Perkiomen 1 Slator Clay was then rector, serving , bridge, and about six miles from Phoe- also for St. David’s, Radnor, St. I nixville, is an ancient church site that Peter’s, Great Valley, and Swedes’ is fast closing the second century of its history church. Upper Merion. Mr. Clay was rector for 30 years. In 1701 there was founded in Eng- i The present parsonage was built in land the “Society fir the propagation ! 1799, additions being made from time of the Gospel in foreign parts.” This! to time. The corner stone of t he pres was the first Protestant missionary So¬ ent church building was laid in Au ciety. It soon established missions in gust 1843. The old church was torn Eastern Pennsylvania, and amnog down, and the stones used in building them being one in the Perkiomen Val the new structure. On March 25, 1844, ley, where St. James’ church is now the church was consecrated by Bishop located. For a number of years fol¬ Henry Guderbund. lowing, the rector of Christ church, Rev. A. S. Barrow, the present Philadelphia, served the missions at rector, assumed charge on May 1, 1890. Whitemarsh, Perkiomen and Radnor, At present, in addition to the morn¬ under the direction of the missionary society. ing services at St. James’, Mr. Bar- row also holds services every Sunday In 1721 the mission at Perkiomen was organized into a parish, and evening at Royersford. house of worship was erected, latter stood in the cemetery opposite the present church. This old struc¬ ture is described as having been a quaint and curious edifice, one story • From,.C high, with a shed roof in front over the entrance door, sashed windows on each side, two end ones and one high Crv-rfC/r-_ / . i UP in the gable. The glass of the ^^ 6 K [A windows was in diamond shaped panes, set in leaden sash impor ed > / from England. The date stone of this s Bate, .^ church is now placed under the pres¬ L * ent tower. It bears the inscription, “J. S and J. P. Church Wardens.” The initials represent )»he names of James Shannon and James Pawling, who were early members of the well known families of those names. THE MASSACRE AT PAOLI It is said that when in 1742 the Augustus Lutheran congregation, at Trappe, decided to erect a church, A CRUEL HESSIAN SLAUGHTER OF they sent a committee to inspect St. James’, and so well pleased with the THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION. building were the Lutherans that they ’ decided to model their new structure after the plans of St. James. The old Tow Gen. Anthony Wayne’s Conti¬ Trappe church, now still standing, ! therefore, in a measure, represents nental Troops Were the Victims of a Midnight Surprise After the Battle of Brandywine—Cut Down by a Force Double in Numbers and with Advantage of Position— Monument to the Slain. OXFORD, Penn., Aug. 29.—Of all the sig¬ nificant expressions issuing from the Revo¬ lutionary /Struggle, not one has been handed down that conveys so much meaning as “Remember Paoll! ” The one4hundred and nineteenth anniversary of the massacre at Paoli will be celebrated on Sept. 19, as the correct date of the anniversary falls this year on Sunday, Sept. 20. The commemo¬ rative programme will embrace speeches, martial movements, and patriotic exercises. The occurrences between the Battle of the Brandywine, on Sept. 11, 1777, and the mas¬ sacre at Paoli, nine days later, are as fol¬ lows: After the battle, the American Army moved out of the Valley of the Brandy¬ wine. The portion of the army under Gen. Anthony Wayne was oVdered by Washing¬ ton to lead the advance and open battle on the morning of Sept. 16, which seemed Im¬ minent in the neighborhood of Goshen Meeting House, Chester County. The ad¬ third Continentals. vance force under Wayne, and Lord Corn¬ Massacred at Paoli, Penn., on the Night of September, 20, 1777. wallis’s light infantry, began skirmishing and a conflict would probably have fol¬ T'acii monument, and about‘four files’back lowed but for a violent rainstorm. of Howe's men. It is probable Wayne was The Continental Commander ordered his especially selected by Washington for this 'forces to the elevations of Great Valley, work, as he was well acquainted with the north of the road from Lancaster to Phila¬ neighborhood, his home being but afew miles delphia, remaining until about 4 o'clock in itway. On the following day Wayne noted the afternoon, awaiting the advance of the the movements of the British. That morn- British. During the storm, which continued ing, as the enemy was beating the reveille, for hours, Cornwallis’sirten encamped along Wayne s men advanced within half a mile, South Valley Hill and vicinity, Gen. oi the British camp, arid found they haa Howe’s headquarters being at the Boat rnov®cl- During'the morning Wayne Tavern and- Lora cornwaiiis s at a farm¬ addressed a number of letters to Washin=r- house near by. The same afternoon the tori, in which he staled the " enemy are Americans moved northward to Yellow qcle,t; vvashing and cooking. 'They will probably attempt to move toward even- Springs. At that point the discovery was ing. 1 expect Gen. Maxwell on the left made that the army was unconditioned to flank every moment, and as I lay on their iignt,, we only want you in their rear to fight, the rain having damaged its am¬ complete Mr. Howe's business. I believe be munition. Next day the march was con¬ knows nothing of my situation, as I have tinued to Warwick Furnace, in the northern taken every precaution to prevent any in¬ telligence getting to him, at the same time part of Chester County, where a fresh sup¬ ply of arms and ammunition was secured, andPre°ara”WatCh£Ul 65 E °n his front- hanks, the furnace being used as an ordnance sta¬ rXb^Bfi-Sh aid not move' but Wayne re- 1<?rmatlon on the ihith that on tion. While there Gen. Wayne was ordered the following morning the enemy would with his division, about 1,500 meh and move toward the Schuylkill. At this four cannon, to join Gen. Smallwood, in gfriod Gen. Smallwood was near the hu? to aXd Co1- Chambers was sent command of the Maryland soldiers, whose out to act as guide to the Ameri¬ position was at that time back of the can’s camp Wayne’s intention! Were to move upon the enemy’s rear while it was British. Wayne and his command started leaving for the Schuylkill. ?fck:ets Ind on the mission, having orders to cut off the sentinels were placed on roads running to enemy’s baggage train, and thus interfere taken irtoto 1SavoidavoHm aP ' surpriseand . other by thePrecautions enemv with his march toward Schuylkill Valley, During the night a resident of the neigh- thus affording the Continentals time to rh°X10?X VISUe,d Wayne and Informed him cross the river and march down the other serv,ant °£ 0>ie of his neighbors—he bad been taken prisoner by the British and side. liberated—had heard Howe’s mea talk of an The ISth of September found Wayne en¬ attack that would be made upon the Con¬ camped near the spot now marked by the tinentals before morning. Wayne acted Im¬ mediately by strengthening and Renewing -- , Iningr in strong;Jhcuw that bmallwood's arrival would streju£tfien<VhTsp position. During- these hours Tciueii 'in,* Slje; ■ neighborhood kept Howe posted’as lb" ters and the locality of the American’s yamp, and even informed him of the Con- Itinental watchword for that niglit,’PHstI’, we are, and there they go.” ’« > • • » I Gen. Grey and Col. Musgrave o’P ’the £fe*s- jslans were ordered out to meet Wayne. jGrey’s men encountered one or two of (Wayne’s pickets.
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