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William Camble.
William Boon
Thomas Mu Nent
John Miller.
Daniel MUAfee.
Genigo MoIntue.
Hemy Smith.
Summnel Holaday.
Joseph Huar.
Stewart MeTuth.
Robert Cowan.
Neal Samons
William Henry.
James Lusk
Michael Mc Closkey.
James Wattels.
Andrew Smith. William Patton.
Edward Runshaw,
Robert Grier.
Colen Martin.
John Roberson.
James Watson.
Hugh Forgey.
Wilhani Jones.
James Graham.
Robert Houston, Jr. William Armstrong.
John Alison.
John Mullen.
James Mcenferty. Thomas Henderson, Jr.
David Hanıs. Thomas Henderson, Sr.
James Patterson.
Bernard Laverty.
William Livingston.
- Malhulme.
The following is the muster-roll of the Fifth Bat- talion of Lancaster County militia, in the province of Pennsylvania, commanded by Col. James Craw- ford and Capt. Robert Buyers, located at Bergentown Camp, Sept. 4, 1776:
Field und Staff Oficers.
James Crawford, colonel ; Williams Fullerton, first major ; George Stew- ait, secoml major; James Montgomery, standard bearer; John Whitehall, quartermaster ; William Scott, adjutant; J. D. Woodhull, D.D, chaplain ; Leckley Murray, -engrant ; James Woord, sergeant. major ; James Forsythe, quartermistet-sergeant
Privates.
Michael Graham.
William Campbell.
Coup, Julin.
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Holaday, William .......
Hughy, James ... ..... 149 3,727
Carver, Joseph
Caldwell, Andrew ...... loG 2,120
Armor, Robert
¡ Dunlap, James ....... 160 5,000
Armor, Julin 190 5,700
Roughlass, Thomas ... .. 250 12,500
Armor, Jamies 150 7,500 Dongblass, James, Sr ... 45 2,250
Armor, Samuel 100 5,000
Dunghlass, John. . . 20 1,450
Anderson, Jamie's 117 6,615
Donghlass, Jumnes, Jr ... 190 6,800 Anderson, John 226 10,170 Dickison, Juseph, Sr ..... 100 5,000 Dirkison, Joseph .... 100 5,000 Armstrong, William
(weaver).
Danagh, John ...
200 10,000
Dickey, William ...
Erwin, Thutids. 200 11,000
Erwin, Josinh ..... 480 21,600
Elluker, Leonard 300 16,500
Eliot, Muy .... 100 3,600 Euroch, Lewis ...
Evans, Josiah . . ! 2,250
Fullerton, William 218 10,900
Boyd, William. 7,360 Boyd, George 175 9,625
Fullerton, Arts . ....... 200 4,000
Buyıl, Jamie's. 172
8,600
Fullerton, Thomas. ... 100 5,000
Boyd, Thomas.
Fleming, Jean ...... 200 9,000
Byers, Robrit 144 7,200 Given, Thomas 195 7,375
Bitaben, William 241 10,640 Brown, Alexander. 400 10,500 Graham, Mn harl 282 7,916 Graham, William. .
Begge, Withan .. HH)
Billord, Joseph
Berry, Edward ...
Giren, Jonathan ....
Gamble, Hamilton. . ..
Hondy, Walham .
Gibb, James,
Clemson, John.
Chamberlin, Williams. 100
4,000
. Caldwell, Charles
1,980
Hasings, John, Sr ..... 111 5,700
Caldwell, Robert .
Cowan, William. 9,000 Cowan, Pavil .. .. .. 7,520
Logan, Hon r . 170
7.500
luat, Benjamin . 5,000
10,000 Hoar, Jonathan
2.30 1:25 4,500 9,2001 Henderson, Archibald . 150 7,500 Henderson, Jumps. . 60 3,000
Curtz, Christian ... 125 5,500 Cullin, JJames Henderson, Matthew ... 563 27,550 Hopkins, Julen ........... 371 14,000
Curtz, Abram .. 50
1.250
lluley, Johns. 920 6,600
Land. Valne. Arres. £.
Lund. Value. alerex. E.
McCloy, John ...
MeComey. Arch .. .... . ...
Mulleton, Juhu ..
Priandfoot. Rev James. 193 2,720 Plank, Julin, Sr ...
130 6,750 Plank, John, JI . .... 200 GLOn
... ... Patton, Thonms. .... 212 6,360
Ruiter, Gemige ..
150 7.000
Houston, William 30 1,500
Hopkins, John ..
Jumston, Samuel 160 8,800
Juhuston, Thomas 205 13,460
Kinek, Valentine ... 4,175
Skiles, Heiner ....
Sharp, Thomas . 144 7,200
Stant, Jamies ...
Slemions, Williams & Son 150 6,000 Slemons, Sanmel.
3,640 Slemons, Thomas ... 122 6,100 Stover, Georgr, Jr.
Slay maker, Amos . 202 12,120
Taylor, Ivnu .. 200 8,000
Umble, Christian
WIntebill, David. 242 13 100 Whitehill, Joseph 232 13,100
Wallace, William
Watt, Julin ...
Welch, Joseph 1 38
5.400 Wilson, Wilhan 2 16 7,080 Wilsun, James. 150 3,750 Warner, Geurgr ..
Wilson, John. 358
₭,478
Murry, Cloules
Whiteluft, John, Esq .374 16,840
MoCamant, James and Isaac .. 220 12,100
Weaver, Hemy. . .. Wike, George .. 150 8,250
Mccown, John 100 3 000
Walt, James.
Wintehill, John, JI 100 3,500
Mi Conab, Jul ... 100 2,500
MeKindly, John ...
Murphy. John ..... ...
Worth, Samuel.
340 17,000
Joseph Hoar.
Daniel Shreiner.
TAX-LIST OF SALISBURY FOR 1780.
Ltd. Valite
Land. Value.
.lerev. £
Allee, Sunuel 100 7,100
Andrew, Sarah ..... 50 1,250 Alison, Andrew 170 8,500
Alison, James .. 200 12,000 Alisun, Jantes (shue- maker) ..
Addleman, Andrew
Boyd, John ..... 661 33,680
Gilleson, William. 5,700
Baker, Frederick .. 3,000 Ganlt, Add.til Ganh, William 440 16,480 Gantt, James. 316 11,060
Blaser, Jacul .. Brudly, Josiah.
Clemson, John, Sr. 567 18,000
Clemson, Jantes .... 201 11,057 ('lemoon, Thomas. 1.36 4,080 Harris, John. 200 9,000 Habtings, John nud
300 15,750
Hamilton, William
Hapjeer, Julin ...... ....
200 10,000 Hall, Joseph ..
Camble, Amberw. Crosby, Edward
Cuitz, Jacab
Trade. . Weaver.
Robert funghian Arch Henderson.
Daniel Miller John Bayd .. ..
Cooper.
John Rummen John Cleinson
Wheelwright.
John Kved John Clemson .
Conilwainer.
John bilagan . . Thomas Huiston
Weaver.
Robert Re :....
On the shares with John Clemson
Robert Hustoll
Joseph Dickinson ..
Hanah, John
Runshaw, William. 180 2,000 Rachhund, Edward .
Rielmidson, William 204 11,220
Johnston, Jantes .... 220 8.800
Jack, Jacob .
Jurek. Michael
Kizer, JJaaech, Sr. 155 6,200
Kizer, Jacob .
Kizer, George
Snath, Rev. Robert .. 274
Chules Dallas.
John Brown.
Lytle, Athrew 122 6,100
Daniel Promlfoot.
Thomas Beggs.
Henry Chestunt. Julin Mullen.
M.Dill, Jamies, Jr
MeDill, George . . 150 4,500
A. Calley, James 330 17,800
MuVen, James
Mccurdy, Archibuild ... 190 10,450
M. Neal, Margaret ....
127 3,375
Mi Faibilen, James .. ... 160 8,000
Wilson, John, in Larn- CON K ... .
Marun, Robert
6,466
...
...
Samuel Slemons. Michael Jack.
John Renshaw. William Cowen. William Renshaw. John Watson.
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Alexander Brown.
William Brisbin.
Robert C'owen.
Samuel Finley.
James Wilson
Thomas Johnston.
John Herbison.
Robert Marshall.
Alexamier Wilson.
James Juliuston.
Thomas Gault
James Watson.
John Campbell.
Archibald MeCuidy. Willatt llemy.
Samuel Armor.
John Evans. Samuel Johnston.
David Gilkeson.
John Wallace.
James Borlind.
Adamı Gault.
Charles Mellelan.
Thomas JJohnston.
Thomas Henderson,
James Patterson.
Jatnes Markey.
Daniel McAfee.
Willam Richardson.
David Harris.
John McGowen.
James Dickey.
Julin Baxter.
James Fleming Jacob Pee.
Robert McNeil.
Sumnur] Inghs.
Francis Holmies.
James Richardson.
Joseph Mayer.
James Mc Fadden.
Moore Bagge.
Thomas Slemona, Jr.
William Armstrong.
James Gault.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE SINCE 1840.
John Myers, April 14, 1840. A. L Henderson, April 14, 1840. Henry Dickinson, April 15, 1815. John Myers, April 15, 1845.
R. W. Martin, April 14, 1863. Joseph C. Walker, April 14, 18G8. Daniel E. Lee, April 14, 1868.
John Seldomridge, April 14, 1873.
A. F. Slaymaker, 1874.
A. F. Slaymaker, 1873.
S. J. Henderson, 1878.
S. J. Henderson, 1879.
A. F. Slay maker, 1880.
Early History of the Gap.1-The Gap has been a place of considerable importance ever since the first settlement of the Pequea and Conestoga Valleys, It was situated on the main thoroughfare, leading from the landing place at New Castle, Del., to the new set- tlements to the westward, and one day's journey from the former place, and consequently it was the stop- ping place over night of the large parties of immi- grants from the " Emerald Isle," and from the valleys of the Rhine. Here in the Gap is the traditional Penn Rock, the Penn Spring, and the Shawnee Garden, and the bed of the old Indian reliquie, from which fifty- seven cart-loads of coal and ashes were hauled out in the year 1873. That William Penn visited the Gap in the year 1700, while on his journey to Conestoga, there cannot be any doubt. Here he reserved for his own use two hundred acres of land, besides a larger tract to the southward, in Sadsbury township, which was surveyed about the year 1701.
This tract remained unsold by the proprietors for more than thirty-five years after the first surveys. Francis Jones was permitted to erect suitable build- ings thereon for the accommodation not only of the throng of immigrants who came by way of New Castle, Del., but for the accommodation of parties of
hunters and visitors from Philadelphia by the same route.
Francis Jones obtained license for his publie-house from the court of Chester County at the November sessions in 1726. On the 30th day of the 2d month (April), 1756, a warrant was first granted by the heirs of William Penn for this two hundred acres of land in the Gap to the said Francis Jones (on which his hotel buildings had long been erected ) under certain conditions in the warrant specified, but Francis Jones having died before the said conditions had been com- plied with, the warrant and the survey made in pur- suance thereof was declared null and void, and the Penn family once more became possessed of the Gap, with all the building- and improvements thereon, but on the 9th day of October, 1746, at the instance and request of Isaac Taylor, the third husband of Jane, the widow of Francis Jones, eighty and one-half acres of this land, with all the buildings in the Gap, was con- veyed to him by the heirs of William Penn, as a part of their manor of Conestoga in the county of Lancas- ter, and it was so recorded in the office for the record- ing of deeds for the city and county of Philadelphia, in Patent Book A, vol. xiii., page 128, on the 11th day of the 8th mo. (October), 1746, where it will more fully appear.
The descendants of Isaac and Jane ( Metcalf, Jones) Taylor held this tract of land until about the time of the Revolutionary war, when it was sold by Isaac Taylor, Jr., excepting ten acres, to George Leech, and in the year 1813 he sold the said ten acres to William Power, Jr., who resold it to William Lytle. After the decease of George Leech the tract of seventy and one-half acres was purchased by Wil- liam Bulla, and after the decease of William Bulla it was purchased by John Barkman, then by William Lytle and by Samuel Houston, Esq. After the de- cease of Squire Houston, it was owned for several years by his son, James H. Houston, and after his decease it was purchased by the late George H. Rutter, and it is now owned by his widow, Mrs. Annie Rutter, excepting ten acres, which was laid off in building lots, and sold by George Diller and Dr. John Martin in the year 1872, and which has now been dotted over with stately residences and smiling cottages.
The upper, or western hotel, is a three-storied stone building, the main or western end of which was erected for a private residence by Isaac Taylor (1st) about the year 1747. By his will, bearing date in 1756, he bequeathed all his landed estate in the Gap to his son Isaac Taylor (2d), who was a worthy member of the society of Friends, a recommended minister of the gospel, and at one time the clerk of Sadsbury Monthly Meeting. . He was joined in marriage, in 1764, with Mary Bulla, the daughter of Thomas Bulla, Sr., of Chester County, and lived with her about forty-nine years, Their sou, Jacob Taylor, was appointed by the Yearly Meeting of the Friends in Philadelphia, near the beginning of the present century, to superin-
1 Contributed by Isaac Walker.
William Boyd. William Wilson. John Wilson. Edward Reyshaw. James Rugers.
James Wilson. Thomas Slemons. William Fleming. John Armor.
William Patton.
Jacob Martin.
David Me Bride.
John Myers, April 9, 1830. A. 1. Henderson, April 13, 1852. John W. Irwin, April 10, 1855.
R. W. Martin, April 13, 1838 Sylvester Kennedy, April 13, 1858. Joseph Umble, April 14, 1863.
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RESIDENCE OF THE LATE ISAAC S. M.CAMANT.
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tend the civilization and education of the Cattaraugus tribe of ludians, in Western New York. There he purchased land and settled, and there he spent the remainder of his days. He was a man of gigantic stature, being over six feet tall and weighing fully three hundred pounds.
The old Eastern Hotel was erected by Francis and Isabella Leech, about the year 1750. He had emi-
superintendent of the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad, the storehouse was sold to H. S. Keros, who, after continuing the business for some years, resold ft to Dr. John Martin, of Bart.
The warehouse was purchased by the Pennsyl- vania Railroad Company, and the residence of Col. Baker was sold to George Diller, and was known as the Mansion House Hotel. George Diller resold it together with the Upper Gap Hotel, by his widow, Mrs. Annie Rutter. The upper brick hotel property of Henry F. Slaymaker was purchased about the year 1837 by Hathorn Freeland, who erected a ware- house and also a store for the sale of general mer- - chandise, which were afterward owned by W. Penn Kinzer, William Easton, and others. Both the hotel and store have been changed to private residences, and they are now owned by Mrs. Portner and her friends, and the warehouse was burned down.
grated from Ireland, and married Isabella, the rich i to the late George Il. Rutter, and it is now owned, young widow of Christopher Griffith, who had re- sided at the old stone mansion ( which was afterwards burned) near the present residence of Isaac Stauffer, and with her fortune he was enabled to purchase a part of the Thomas Hayward traet, then owned by Samuel Garret, on which land he erected a large two-storied stone building, which is now owned by Isaac W. Rut- ter, and which was long known as the old Gap Tavern. When the Philadelphia and Strasburg road was first laid out in 1770, it was (according to the Colo- nial Records) located forty-nine feet from the front The old stone mansion-house of the Kennedys, which is yet standing, was erected probably about the year 1760 by a man named Johnston (who, it was said, tempered his mortar with whiskey), on land originally owned by Thomas Faulconer, and was purchased by James Kennedy. door step of the public-house of Francis Leech, in the Gap, near which was erected the first log school- house, where the old Irish schoolmaster, with his bireben rod, plied his vocation. Francis and Isabella Leech were the grandparents of the late Ann and Elizabeth Leech, who recently died near the Gap, Jehn Murray's old smith-shop is gone, but his old stone still-house, which had been heard of in Ireland, yet remains a standing monument of the " dark age." aged over ninety years. George Leech, the son of Francis and Isabella, held the property, and kept the old hotel during his lifetime, and also purchased the For the space of about one hundred years old Sadsbury was the only honse for public worship within four miles of Gap. There the Friends had three and sometimes four regular ministers at one and the same time, and the Presbyterians frequently attended and listened attentively to the sermons. upper Gap, with seventy and one-half acres of land, from Isaac Taylor, Jr., and, having built an addition at the eastern end of the house, he established therein another hotel, and for many years both houses were kept for the accommodation of the public. After the decease of George Leech, the Eastern Hotel property -about the year 1808 and near the time when the Gap and Newport turnpike was erected-was pur- chased by the well-known Thomas Henderson, Esq., who had been united in marriage with Eleanor, the daughter of Moses and Eleanor Brinton, of Leacock township. Squire Henderson owned this property, | and had the hotel and a store for general merchandise kept there for nearly thirty years, and after his de- cease it was owned by his son, James G. Henderson, who was elected a member of the Legislature about the year 1841. He did not long survive, and, having no heirs, the property was sold.
In the year 1823 a house for public worship (ealled Bellevue) was erected in Gap by tlie Presbyterians and others. It had not been an organized Presby- ·terian Church for the space of about nine years, but in the year 1832, as the Presbyterians had contributed the largest amount towards the erection of the house, it was chartered as a regularly organized Presbyterian Church. The land was then in possession of Mrs. Elizabeth Kennedy, and she devised one aere beside contributing one hundred dollars in money. Col. Maxwell Kennedy contributed one hundred and fifty dollars ; Samuel Houston, Esq., one hundred and fifty dollars ; Henry F. Slaymaker, Esq., one hun- dred dollars; Robert Mellvaine, one hundred dol- lars.
About the time the railroad was completed, Henry F. Slaymaker and the Kennedys each erected large brick buildings on the line of the road for hotel pur- poses, which were kept for some time as public-
houses, but in both of which the business has been | and the first regularly installed minister was the Rev. discontinued.
The first elders appointed were Henry F. Slay- maker, Hamilton Roney, and William S. Kennedy, Dr. Timlow, who still resides at Gap. The house has since been enlarged and very much improved.
About 1843, Col. Joseph B. Baker purchased land in Gap which had belonged to Henry F. Slaymaker, The Methodists erected a fine commodious house for public worship in Gap in the year 1875. It is an tion, it makes a fine appearance. Esq., on which he erected a very fine residence, a large warehouse, and a store for general merchandis- , incorporated church, and being situated on an eleva- ing, where he and James Hopkins carried on the business; but Col. Baker being appointed general | In the year 1872 the Knights of Pythias erected a
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fine brick building, and named it " Penn Monument " odist Episcopal Church, constituting Georgetown and Hall," and the citizens purchased a grand tower- Gap Circuit, in 1873. It was in Susquehanna Dis- clock for the dome, costing them over six hundred ; triet, with Rev. C. F. Turner, presiding elder, and J. R. Merrill, preacher ; 1874-75, William Downey ;
dollars, and Isaac Walker contributed one hundred dollars towards purchasing a bell for the same. In : 1876, A. J. Amthor; 1877, G. Cummins, presiding the year 1872 the Hon. John B. Livingston erected elder, and A. J. Amthor, preacher ; 1878-79, Rev. J. A. Cooper; 1880, E. C. Yerkes; 1881-83, J. Dicker- son, presiding elder ; 1881-82, E. C. Yerkes, preacher ; 1883, Rev. L. D. MeClintock. for himself a palatial residence near the Presbyterian Church, costing him over seven thousand dollars, but in 1882 the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, wishing to lowew the bed of their road in Gap, were obliged to eneroach upon his ground, and in con-equence he sold the whole property to the company.
The Gap was originally settled by the Friends. The Joneses, the Metcalf4, the Richardsons, and the Taylors were members of that religious sect, and the place was known to be peopled by a moral and religious community. It must, however, be admit- ted that from the close of the Revolutionary war, and from the time when Isaac Taylor, Jr., trans- ferred the property to others, the place became known for many years as the reverse of what it had been be- fore, and also of what it now is, and that period may be considered "the middle" or "dark age" of Gap. More than fifty aeres of ground had been cleared and set apart for horse-racing, and this is known at the present day as the "old race-ground," where the clans from distant party met and carried on all manner of wickedness.
Gap Methodist Episcopal Church,1-This society formerly worshiped at Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church in Sadsbury, but it removed to Gap in 1873. The trustees purchased in 1872 a lot of ground from George Hf. Rutter, for six hundred and fifty dollars, on which to ereet a church building. A building committee was appointed, consisting of B. P. Liv- ingston, W. Robinson, Samuel R. Liuvill, and S. S. Linvill.
They rented Gap Hall, and the pastor, Rev. J. R. Mer- rill, commenced regular preaching there in April, 1873. They proceeded to erect the house of worship, which was completed and dedicated Feb. 6, 1876. The church is a frame structure, thirty-five by sixty-five feet, with basement story. It is of modern architec- ture, with stained-glass windows and a tower. It cost five thousand two hundred dollars.
This society has sixty members. It has an excel- lent Sunday-school. B. P. Livingston is superin- tendent. The society is incorporated. The trustees are H. HI. Hamilton, C. Fox, .B. P. Livingston, Jacob Pickel, Sonuel R. Linville, Samuel Booth, Rev. V. Gray.
This society was connected with Georgetown Meth-
! Sketch furuished by Rev. L. D. MeClintock. -
There are at present in the village a public school, blacksmith- and wheelwright-shops, a store, owned by David Houston, a greenhouse, by Peter Eby, and Houston post-office.
Gap is the most important business place in the township. The Pennsylvania Railroad passenger sta- tion and warehouse and the Adams Express office are here, and also the Western Union Telegraph office. A. F. Slaymaker, justice of the peace, surveyor, and conveyancer, has his office in the place. J. C. Walker & Son do an immense business in grain, lumber, coal, salt, etc. J. Marsh & Sons, Isaac Walker, and Baily & Martin sell large quantities of dry-goods and gen- eral merchandise. Henry Fox is notary public and merchant tailor, and Kauffman & Livingston exten- sive hardware and agricultural implement dealers. In addition to these there are smith-shops, tin-shops, shoe-shops, broom manufactories, restaurants, and two hotels. The milkman and the baker go their daily After the Philadelphia turnpike had been tapped rounds, giving the citizens of Gap the comforts of by the Gap and Newport pike large quantities of an urban population with the privacy of a country wheat and other grain were delivered at the Brandy- wine mills, and many Conestoga wagons made this their stopping-place.
village. Gap National Bank was chartered in the winter of 1883, with a capital of $50,000, and com- menced business on the 20 of March following. It is in a prosperous condition. J. C. Walker, president ; B. Maurice Herr, cashier.
Bethania is situated on the West Chester and Strasburg road, near the western border of the town- ship. The place was at first named Puddingtown, because of a supposed partiality for puddings on the part of its citizens. It was rechristened Jackson- ville, in honor of Gen. Jackson, but outside parties never took kindly to the name. When Reuben Chambers first published the Palladium, he called the village Bethania, the name by which it is now gen- erally known. Samuel Hoar erected several houses here about the year 1825. A smith-shop and wheel- wright-shop had been there previous to that time. About the year 1831, Reuben Chambers established a printing-office and book-bindery, and also a pottery. At one time a public-house was kept in the place, but it has long been discontinued. For many years carpet- weaving was carried on by Anthony Wilkinson. His rag-carpets were justly celebrated for the superiority of their finish and the good taste displayed by the manufacturer in his patterns. Mr. Wilkinson closed out his business in the spring of 1882, on account of his old age, and moved to Christiana, where he now lives.
.Buyerstown is a quiet hamlet on the Newport
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road, three miles northwest of Gap. A Store was kept here in 1816 by John and James Buyers. It has passed through several bands, and is in a prosperous condition at the present time. James McCachren conducted a wheelwright-shop here for nearly half a century. Ilis wagons were noted for their superior finish and lightness of draught. Ile died in 1875. The shop was converted into a cigar-factory by J. MI. Hershey, merchant, of the place. Blacksmithing was carried on for many years by James Hoar, and after- wards by his son Willinto. There is a public school and a post-office in the place.
Rising Sun is a small village at the intersection of the Lancaster and Philadelphia turnpike and the Newport road. It is the northern terminus of the Newport turnpike. The buildings were erected by the late Col. Maxwell Kennedy, and an inn with the sign of the rising sun was established there when the Laneaster and Philadelphia turnpike was the great thoroughfare of trade. It was much frequented by teamsters. At that time there was a smith-shop in the place, and at a later date a store. No business is done in the place at present. The property is owned by W. S. and Sylvester Kennedy.
South Hermitage is a hamlet in the northern part of the township. It contains a store, owned by W. H. Buna, and a post-office; also the Pequea Church parsonage, and the residence of Daniel Lee, Esq., for many years justice of the peace. Not far from here are the coach-works of B. M. Roseboro.
Mount Airy is situated on the southern slope of the Welsh Mountain. Most of the inhabitants own the property they live on, and deserve credit for their energy and perseverance in subduing the stony soil. .Truck-raising for the Lancaster market is carried on to some extent. There are two public schools and an Evangelical Church in the place.
Springville is situated one mile north of Old Road, and has a publie school, blacksmith- and wheel- wright-shops, and the store of Worst & Shertz, who do an extensive business, Salisbury post-office is located here.
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