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In 1763, Rev. William Kurtz became pastor, and continued till 1781, succeeded by Rev. Daniel Schroe- der, who remained till 1784; then came Rev. Val- entine Frederick Melsheimer, who remained till 1790, succeeded by Rev. Heinrich Moeller, who was pastor till 1796; then Rev. Peter Beng, till 1801; Rev. John Plitt, till 1812; Rev. Peter Filbert, till 1823; Rev. John Frederick Engle, who died the same year (1823); Rev. Charles Kutze, who died in 1825; Rev. John W. Reichard, a grandson of the patriarch Muhlenberg, till 1834; Rev. C. F. Welden, till 1838; Rev. C. P. Miller, till 184]; Rev. Mr.
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Cyrus Ream, 18ni6. J. G. Garman, 1870.
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Frederick, till 1849; Rev. Thomas Yeager, till 1852; Rev. Charles Reese, till 1857 ; Rev. R. S. Wagner, till 1860; Rev. S. R. Royer, till 1868; Rev. R. S. Wag- ner, again, till 1873; Rev. S. S. Henry, till 1883, suc- ceeded by the present pastor, Rev. John HI. Unbenhen.
The consistory of the Muddy Creek Reformed Church consists of Rev. S. Schweitzer, pastor ; George Echternach and Andrew Emmet, elders; Peter Marso, Daniel Binkley, and Martin Althouse, deacons; Martin Althouse, treasurer; Cyrus Sower, trustee. Rev. Daniel Herz commenced preaching at Muddy Creek Church in 1822, and continued until his death in 1869. Rev. S. Schweitzer, the present pastor, was installed in 1870, and has at present under his instruction eighty-five catechumens, a much larger number than under any other pastor during the history of the church. The Heidelberg Catechism is faithfully used in the classes, Present membership of church, three hundred and fifty.
The first church building was a log house, but no record states when it was built. It was probably erected as early as 1730 or 1733.
The second church was a stone building, and tra- dition says it stood about one hundred years. The floor was laid or paved with bricks or flat stones. It stood partly on the ground on which the present ehnreh building stands.
The present, which is the third church edifice, was built in 1847, and is also a stone structure rough-east. The sacramental cup and plate were presented by Michael Kegerise, and bear the date of 1762. The bell for this church was procured in 1850. The in- scription on it is, "Cast by T. I. Dyre, Jr., Philadel- phia, 1850. Muddy Creek Church, Lancaster County, Pa." The first organ in this church was purchased and set up in 1871. Its cost was seven hundred and seventy-five dollars. Early in the history of this congregation a school-house was erected on the church property.
As nearly as can be ascertained the following teach- ers have tanght the parochial school and led the sing- ing in the church : Henry Krick (or Grick), 1800-10; Andrew Fleisher, 1810-34; Jacob Baker, 1834-66; William Baker, 1866-71; Isaac S. Becker, organist, and leader in singing, 1871-81 ; William Baker, 1881 to the present time. Andrew Fleisher served twenty- four years, and died in 1842, aged seventy-two years. Jacob Baker served thirty-two years, and died in 1869, aged seventy five years.
The church council consists of the pastor and Henry Echternacht, trustees; Stephen Hayman, Benjamin Lausch, elders; Franklin Rhoads, Henry Siegfried, Ephraim Brossman, deacons.
The present membership is two hundred and sev- enty-live.
Both the German and English languages are used in the services here. The German was formerly used exclusively.
Evangelical Church of Reamstown .- This so-
ciety was organized in 1850, and during the first five years of its existence it worshiped in private houses of members. In 1855 the present church edifice was eroted. It is a stone structure, twenty-eight by thirty-two feet in size, and its cost was one thousand dollars: The society has been uniformly prosperous, and its present membership is sixty.
The following have been pastors of this church : Revs. Humel, Laiher, Adams, Jupe, Kingericht, Sayler, Krieger, Harber, Aile, Frechrist, Faihr, Martz, Schentler, Dentlinger, Zarn, Heitzler, Wan- ner, and Singinfues and Sayler, the present pastors.
The class-leaders have been J. M. Salada, Henry Schlott, John Raezer, and Jesse Frankhausen, the present leader.
Cemeteries .-- In the township of East Cocalico are a large number of burial-places, mostly of a private character, located on nearly as many farms as there are burying-grounds.
Many of the tombstones, more especially those of an earlier date, are of sandstone, of which this town- ship furnishes an abundant supply, the inscriptions upon which are so obliterated by the elements that it is impossible to read the names of persons or date of death.
In the Reamstown Cemetery may be found the fol- lowing among the better preserved of the older stones : Frederick Ream, born Oct. 11, 1771, died Jan. 21, 1858, aged 86 years, 4 months, and 11 days; Henry Ream, born Feb. 7, 1759, died Oct. 5, 1840, aged 81 years, 8 months, and 2 days; Samuel Ream, born June 4, 1772, died March 22, 1839, aged 66 years, 9 months, and 18 days; Matthias Ream, born June 25, 1726, died Jan. 15, 1789, aged 62 years, 6 months, and 2 days, and left nine children ; Juliana Ream, widow of Tobias Ream, born 1738, died 1824, aged 86 years.
In the Muddy Creek Cemetery are many interments. However, we give but a very few of the inscriptions on older stones, for reasons above stated. John Nich- olas ITaller, born 1735, died 1813; Michael Weinholt, born 1754, died 1827; Philip Weinholt, born 1765, died 1823; his wife, Catharine, was born in 1775, and died in 1849; Adam Hloh, born in 1763, and died in 1838; his wife, Catharine, lies by his side, she was born in 1766 and died in 1848; Rudolph Haberlig, born 1728, died 1812; Elizabeth Schlebach, born in 1725, died in 1823, aged 99 years, less 8 days ; Jacob Kuger, born 1750, died 1825; Rosina Puhl, born 1751, died 1828; Rudolph Miller, born 1743, died 1824; Catharine, wife of Jacob Schmidt, born 1750, died in 1818; Johann Peter Weisz, born 1753, died 1821; Martin Frey, born in 1722, died in 1806.
Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church at Zoar, now Reamstown. As early as June 28, 1773, a deed for Lot No. 54 in Zoar was given by Tobias Ream and Juliana, his wife, to Andrew Ream and Jacob Rupp, trustees, " for the purpose of a free school-house, and for building a Presbyterian and Lutheran Church,
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and burying-ground to be used by said congregation." The consideration was two shillings, and the land was subject to an annual ground-rent of four pence.
On the 7th of November. 1798, a receipt was given by Tobias Ream for eight shillings and four pence, the amount of arrears for ground-rent to that time, twenty-five years.
No church was erected here nor was any society formed till 1817, when the present house was erected. The Lutherans in Reamstown had worshiped at Muddy Creek prior to that time.
On the 4th of June, 1815, the corner-stone of this church, called the "Cocalico Salem Church, for the use of the Lutheran and German Reformed congre- gations," was laid. The building committee on the part of the Lutheran Church consisted of Adam Leitz and George Musser. The first elders elected were Adam Musser and George Withers, and the first deacons were George Long and Heinrich Schneider. The building was completed and dedicated on the 8th and 9th days of June, 1817. The same building is still in use.
The first pastor was Rev. Peter Filbert, whose pas- torate was from 1817 to 1823. He was followed in succession by Revs. John Frederick Engle and Charles F. Rutze, 1823-24; Samuel Trumbauer, 1824-56; A. D. Rosenmiller, 1856-58 ; R. S. Wagner, 1858-59; S. R. Boyer, 1859-68; R. S. Wagner, 1869-73; S. S. : Henry, 1873-83; and the present pastor, John IE. Unbehnen, 1883.
The church council consists of the pastor and Samnel Sleabach, trustee ; Martin Jacobs and Samuel Fry, elders ; Michael Grimes and Reuben Fry, dea- cons ; and J. R. Reddig, treasurer.
Some years after the church was built a bell of one hundred pounds' weight was procured. This was used till 1848, more than a century, when a new one was purchased by the two congregations. Its weight way three hundred and four pounds, and its cost, with the necessary fixtures and hangings, was one hundred and fourteen dollars and forty cents. In 1859 the two congregations, Evangelical Lutheran and German Reformed, purchased an organ at a cost of five hun- dred dollars. It was dedicated October 22d and 234 of that year.
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A school-house was erected on the church property at an early period in the history of the congregation, and in this house the children of the church have been taught for many years. Formerly services were conducted wholly in the German language in this church, but latterly both German and English are used. The German Reformed pastors officiating in this church have been Faber, Frederick Harmer, Thomas Leimbach, 1824; William T. Gerhardt and A. IIelfen- stein, 1852; Samuel Seibert, 1853; William A. Good, 1856; Thomas C. Leimbach, 1860; Samuel A. Lein- bach, 1867 ; Stephen Schweitzer, from 1869 to present time.
Public Schools .- From the time of its organiza- tion the people of East Cocalico voted at each town- ship election on the question of accepting or not ac- cepting the school system. So averse were the people to imposing on themselves additional burdens of tax- ation, and so strong was the prejudice against the system, that it was rejected by varying majorities till 1849, when it was accepted by a small majority. The feeling of antagonism to the system has gradually worn away since that time, and now but few are left who look with disfavor on it.
At the time of the acceptance of the system there were in the township nine schools, and to these an- other has since been added, so that the number is now ten, as follows: Reamstown, which has two schools in one building, constituting a graded school ; Denver, also two schools, or a graded school; Wabash, Na- pierville, Shimp's, Muddy Creek, Vera Cruz, and Weinhold's. The houses at Reamstown and Denver are of stone, and have two rooms each for a primary and secondary school. Of the other sub-districts four have stone houses, and in two they are built of brick.
The schools are kept during six months in each year, and the teachers' wages are from thirty-two to thirty-eight dollars per month.
The number of children of school age in the town- ship is four hundred and sixty-nine, and the tax levied ! in 1883 was 82629.33.
The present school directors are 1. K. Oberholser, president ; John C. Reddig, treasurer ; M. L. Gockley, secretary ; William Coldren, John Walter, and C. R. Johns.
Population. - The population of East Cocalico was organized between 1834 and 1835, and was for a | township in 1880 was 2226; Reamstown, 336; Union, number of years held in the old school-house in the now Denver, 220; Stevens, 63; voters, 575 on the register's list for 1883. rear of the church. The first superintendents were Dr. Frederick Ziegler and John Wilson, Esq. The present superintendents are Henry Grimes and Monroe Kil- lian. The first leader of the choir was Jacob Fasnacht, who officiated till 1826. Peter Lied was then precentor till the purchase of an organ in 1859, a period of thirty-three years. Since that time the organist has been the leader of the singing. The first organists were Samuel HI. Gring, and Emanuel J. Killian, John Gring, and Isaac S. Becker, Muddy Creek Church. The present organist is Miss Emilia Lesher.
Reamstown .- This village, first called Zoar, was laid out by Tobias Ream, the son of Everhard Ream, in 1760. Fifty-four acres were conveyed by Ever- hard to Tobias for this purpose. A portion of this land was divided into ninety-five lots of seventy-two perches each, or four perches front and eighteen perches deep, fronting on the old Lancaster and Reading road. Of these only sixty-five were sold as lots, and the balance were sold in one tract to | Michael Kumler. The lots were sold, or rather
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leased, for ten shillings each ( Pennsylvania cur- rency), and were subject to annual ground-rent of $1.33 each, which is still collected, except in the case of one lot, on which for a consideration it has been relinquished.
Prior to the laying out of the town Tobias Ream had erected a house of sandstone, one story in height. It was on the tract that was sold to Kumler, and it still stands, having the same external appearance as at first. It was sold by Mr. Kumler to Jacob Showalter, and by him to Henry Lesher, the present owner. The first honse erected on one of the lots was the one in which Frederick Ream resided during his entire life. It was taken down about five years house, and tradition says that an inn was kept there in very early times.
The population of the village of Reamstown (late since and another erected on its site. It was a log | Zoar) is 350. There are seventy-one dwelling-houses,
It is remembered that a tavern was kept in the present hotel of Christian Messner, known as the Eagle Hotel, by a Mr. Keller. Jacob Stahley after- ward kept in this building a tavern and a store. it has always been kept as a hotel, and has had many landlords. Another hotel was kept at a very early time by Adam Musser, in the stone building now known as the Cross Keys Hotel, and owned by Henry R. Rhoads. This was a tavern prior to the Revolu- tion, as were all the others. It has since been kept by many different parties. The present Reamstown Ilotel was first kept by Charles Montelius, and it had on its sign board the figure of a buck, hence it was known as the Buck Hotel. It is now owned and kept hy Levi Koch. The house now owned and occupied by A. D. Carpenter was formerly kept as a hotel by John Ream. Another hotel was very early kept under the name of the Continental House. The names of the early keepers of this house are lost. Of later landlords the names are remembered of Peter Stipe, Peter Ruth, and - Bauman. the last who entertained travelers here. The building stood on the site now occupied by Odd-Fellows' Ilall. It was torn down about thirty years since, but traces of its foundation walls may still be found. It was used as a hospital after the battle of Brandywine, and the ; names of some of the patriots who died here are still traceable in the Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery.
Of the pioneer tradesmen and mechanics it is not possible now to recall the names. The earliest mer- chant that is remembered was Jacob Stabley, who kept a store here nearly seventy years since. John Lutz was a blacksmith here at a still earlier date. Adam Musser was a saddler, and had a shop in his hotel. John Graft was a shoemaker in the beginning of the present century, and Michael Raezer was the village tailor at the same time. Andrew Ream was a tinsmith and manufacturer of hatchets in the latter part of the last century. Elias Weitzel was a maker of spinning-wheels and reels that were then articles of furniture in every house. George Renm was a
wagon-maker, and his original shop is still standing. John Tamaney was a cabinet-maker, and John Gun- der was a chair-maker. A tannery was erected here some time in the last century. It was rebuilt about fifty years since by William Musser, and was torn down some seven years since.
The name of the town was long since changed from Zoar to Reamstown, in honor of its founder and his descendants. It has never been the seat of any im- portant manufactory or other industry, and its growth has been gradual. There are in it many very old houses, and its general appearance is that of an anti- quated town.
one Lutheran and Reformed Church, one Evangelical Church, one post-office (J. R. Reddig, postmaster), three daily mails, two carriage-maker shops, one tinsmith-shop, one blacksmith-shop, seven shops manufacturing cigars, three shops manufacturing cigar-boxes, one saddler-shop, three shoemaker-shops, two stone-cutters' shops, one tailor-shop, two stores (kept by J. R. Reddig and Martin L. Gockley), three taverns (kept by Levi Koch, Edwin B. Shavers, and Christian S. Messner), two doctors (U. B. Kline and William Trexler).
Denver is a new and enterprising little town situ- ated on the line of the Reading and Columbia Railroad, fifteen and one-quarter miles from Reading, twenty- six and three-quarters from Lancaster, and thirty and one-half miles from Columbia. Situated also on the left bank of Cocalico Creck, at the mouth of Swamp Run, and surrounded by a rich agricultural district, it is destined to become, at no distant day, one of the principal villages of Lancaster County. The beauty and grandeur of the not far-distant hills, from the summits of which grand and enchanting landscape scenes are presented to the gaze of the beholder. These, with other natural attractions, point to Denver as one of the pleasant summer resorts of the near future.
That portion of the land upon the west side of the railroad, on which the town is built, was formerly owned by Jacob Brubaker (deceased), and the land upon the east side by Widow Keller and Christian Keller.
The building of the railroad to this place in 1863, and the location of the station, led to the laying out of town-lots by Messrs. J. Brubaker and A. R. Royer. The first building erected, aside from the then small station, was that known as the " Miller House," built in 1869, and named " Union Hotel," and subsequently changed to Miller House, having been built by S. H. Miller. The name of the town was changed from Union to Denver.
The next hotel opened in this town was in 1877 by S. M. Brubaker, and named Merchant's House. The property was subsequently sold to E. S. Fasnacht, who, in 1882, built the present Merchant's House on
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the opposite side of the street, to which he transferred his hotel business the same year.
The pioneer store of what is now Denver was opened for business in 1869, in the Miller House block, by S. 11. Miller, who owns both hotel and store. In 1872, S. M. Brubaker built the brick store- house opposite the Merchant's House, where he en- gaged in the mercantile business, and in 1877 con- verted the store into a hotel, and kept as such until 1882, when it was again converted into a store, and still occupied as such, by W. M. Marburger, who purchased the building in 1882.
The next trading point established in Denver was the drug- and hardware-store of Isaac HI. Miller, also on Main Street, who located here in 1869 or 1870, and is still engaged in business.
The fourth and last mercantile honse established at this place was that of Hacker & Shirk in 1883, in a frame building on Main Street, east of the railroad.
Manufactures and Trades .- The old grist-mill at this place was built many years ago, and is now owned by Christian Keller.
The Denver tannery was built in 1860 by S. H. Gring, and subsequently purchased by Christian Keller, its present owner. It is now operated by George Gensemer, who gives steady employment to four men.
The steam sash-, door-, blind-, and furniture-fac- tory of E. B. Wolfe was built by him in 1882, and is located on Front Street.
The pioneer blacksmith of this town was John Walter, who located here in 1872, and is at present the only blacksmith in the village.
The pioneer shoemaker of Denver was J. D. Rider, who came here in 1873, and still continues to tap the soles of men.
Christian Keller's brick-yard was established by him in 1875, and is now operated by - Giger.
In 1880, John B. Ranck commenced the mannfac- ture of cigar-boxes in Denver, and in 1882 sold his factory to J. B. Hacker, the present manufacturer, who employs eight men in the business.
The pioneer cigar mannfactory of this town was established in 1876 by J. M. Brubaker, who in 1883 gave steady employment to thirty persons.
Another cigar-factory was established in 1879 by John S. Nolde, who at present employs fifteen hands.
In 1881, A. H. Hornberger commeneed the manu- facture of cigars at this place, and now employs six persons in the business.
The " Denver Job Printing-Office" was established here in 1878, by J. G. Garman, the present proprietor.
There are two quite extensive limestone quarries at Denver, one owned and worked by the Reading Iron Company, and the other owned by Reading parties, but not worked at present. Large quantities of limestone are shipped from this place and used in the manufacture of iron at different points.
The coal and lumber business was established at
this place in 1864 by A. R. Royer, who was succeeded by Adam J. Ream Jan. 1, 1870. Ream was suc- ceeded Jan. 1, 1877, by J. B. Brubaker, the present dealef.
The railroad station at this place was opened for the transaction of business Dec. 26, 1863, when the first passenger train passed over the road from Co- Inmbia to Sinking Spring. The first station-agent was A. R. Royer, who was succeeded Jan. 1, 1870, by A. J. Ream, and he in turn by J. B. Brubaker, Jan. 1, 1877, the present agent.
The pioneer postmaster here was A. R. Royer, who was commissioned Aug. 7, 1868, and succeeded by A. J. Ream, Jan. 1, 1870, who was succeeded, Jan. 1, 1877, by J. B. Brubaker, the present postmaster.
Physicians .- The doctors at Denver have been quite numerons. The first to locate was Dr. Sines- mach, in 1870, who remained about one year, when he removed, and was succeeded by itinerants, who remained bnt a short time each. The present phys- icians are Dr. P. O. Bleiler, who located here in 1875, and Dr. J. B. Hacker in 1880.
Religious .- The spiritual necessities of the citi- zens of Denver are cared for by several Christian denominations, worshiping here in two churches, the "Union," a free-for-all house of worship, and the Dunkards, Old Mennonites, and Lutheran and Re- formed in a church building of their own. Neither have a regular church organization at this place, but are attached to and supplied with preaching by established church organizations from other places.
Stevens .- A small hamlet and railroad-station, so named in honor of the late Thaddeus Stevens, is lo- cated on the line of the Reading and Colombia Rail- road, on the west border of the township, sixteen and three-quarter miles from Reading and twenty-five miles from Lancaster. The railroad was completed past this place in the fall of 1863, and station and freight-house combined was built in the fall of 1863 and spring of 1864, and 1. W. Mentzer was appointed station-agent. Ile died in the spring of 1883, when his son, Henry K. Mentzer, was appointed to fill the vacancy.
The pioneer house at this place was the frame resi- dence of Samuel Burkholder, built in 1827, on its present site, a short distance east of Eberly's hotel.
The land upon which the town is laid out was owned, previous to the advent of the railroad, by Jacob Reddig, who, in 1864, sold five acres to the railroad company, containing the land between the east side of the station building, and the wagon-road forming the western boundary-line of the township. The railroad company subsequently sold the same to I. W. Mentzer, M. HI. Shirk, and Abraham Base. Shirk and Base soon after sold their interest in the town lots to Mr. Mentzer, who became the sole owner.
The second house built at this place, east of the township-line, was the brick residence of the late I. W. Mentzer, just west of the railroad, built in 1864,
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and still occupied by Mrs. Mentzer and family. The Eberly House, a three-story frame building, adjoin- ing the depot property, was built in 1882, by II. R. Eberly, the present proprietor of this hotel. There was, in 1883, about thirty dwellings at Strom's Sta- tion, and a population of about one hundred. The post-office at this place is in West Cocalico, and is mentioned in the history of that township.
There is no manufacturing at this place, other than that of cigars by H. R. Eberly, who employs from six to ten hands in the business.
The coal and lumber business is carried on at this place by Henry K. Mentzer.
Cocalico Lodge, No. 408, I. O. O. F .- This lodge was chartered July 18, 1850, with the following char- ter members: William Tobias, Stephen Siegfried, John Bard, Henry Stauffer, Chas. H. Rhoads, Gideon Kinzey, Jeremiah M. Sallada, Esaias Billingfelt, Isaac Mishler, Abraham Kegerice, Isaae Bucher, Abraham Lavan, Samuel Lutz, Jolin Raezer, Samnel Shower. It had a prosperous existence till 1861-62, when many of its members became soldiers, and its meet- ings ceased. It was revived after the close of the war, and it has been uninterrupted since. In 1878 its lodge-room and many of its records were destroyed by fire. The list of Past Grands is as follows: S. Seigfried, C. S. Kinzey, E. H. Rhoads, J. Raezer, A. E. Kline, J. Bard, J. S. Royer, E. Billingfelt, J. M. Kline, D. Sarah, A. J. Ream, J. Irvin, J. R. Mishler, A. J. Stober, J. D. Mentzer, A. Godschalk, J. S. Nolde, J. Getz, J. G. Garman, W. Renogig, J. Hairn, E. S. Royer, D. L. Grant, L. Lesher, W. II. Walter, J. G. Root, E. M. S. Ranck, S. Enies, J. L. Elser, J. D. Trego, E. R. Stark, R. B. Selilott, Jacob Davidson. The present officers are: Thomas J. Eberly, N. G .; Peter F. Eberly, V. G .; W. II. Walter, Sec .; and John S. Royer, Treas. The present membership is fifty-four. There is in its treasury a surplus of two thousand dollars.
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