,^*<>o /Vii^.\ cP^-^^j^Lt^ ^.^:^Jm^% (?^ 5^ ^* ♦ o > ♦ J H^ %'^''\0> %^^'J' 'JV*^^*? *^' .'.ri-. V y.'Jiii:."^^ y.'k'I'.%. j?yJi^.^^ •^o' ■«*'?» \.^^ • **^% L'A J^.'iis^'X o°*.^;>>o >*\5;^/V 0°*,. ' o"" % -y^^^' y^^o ^*^^*^ 0^ X'-^l^^' . 4^ ^ *^7V«» A e^ ,4 q. ** vO*^ ""^i ^^f:^^^^ V*^?!^\<^ %*'.^.?-* 0*" X*^!?!R:^\^^ %/ .'^i^-. V*' /:^S\ %/ z^^-. V„*' .-; Digitized by the Internet Arcinive in 2010 witin funding from Tine Library of Congress littp://www.archive.org/details/norristown 18121 900lieys Norristown Centennial, May 10, 1912 The Captain-Director before the Court House of Montgomery County. NORRISTOWN 1812-1912 A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE BOROUGH OF NORRISTOWN. MEMORIAL- IZING ITS ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY. TOGETHER WITH MAPS SHOWING THE COMPLETE EVOLUTION OF THE BOROUGH AND VIEWS OF THE TOWN IN THE DRESS OF ITS FIRST CENTENNIAL. GROUPS OF CITIZENS. DISTINGUISHED GUESTS. AND SCENES FROM THE FIRST HISTORICAL PAGEANT. By REV. THEODORE HEYSHAM, Ph. D. MEMORIAL EDITION ILLUMINATED 1913 Copyright, 1913, By THEODORE HEYSHAM. NORRISTOWN HERALD PRINTERS ^' )CI,A358770 To the members of the Historical Society of Montgomery County, who honored me with their call and inspired me by their confidence to take up the task which has culminated in this memorial ; To the large-hearted citizens of the Borough of Norristown, who by their generosity awakened within me the feelings of obligation for the performance of this duty; To the noble pathfinders in the footsteps of our fathers, those patient investigators in the fields of local history, who by their labors have made me their debtor ; To the silent partner of all life's enterprises, and not the least in all the responsibilities terminating in this one, my wife ; To these, one and all, this volume is DEDICATED In reverence, in sincerity, in love, and sent forth to the generations of to-day and to the generations of to-morrow as a MEMORIAL OF THE One Hundredth Anniversary OF THE Borough of Norristown. CONTENTS: PAGE INTRODUCTION 9-15 A BRIEF HISTORY OF NORRISTOWN. Norristown. A Survey 17-18 A. Early Inhabitants and Settlers 19-22 1. Indians 19 2. Dutch Settlers 19 3. Swedish Settlers 19-20 4. Welsh and English Quakers 20-21 5. German Settlers ' 21-22 6. Scotch and Irish Settlers 22 B. Colonial Norristown 23-24 7. Old Log Cabin 23 8. Indian Trail. Modern Streets 23-24 9. Trappers and Traders 24 10. Norris and Trent Purchase. 1704. Isaac Norris 24-25 11. Public Sale of Norriton Plantation. 1771. Charles Norris 25-26 12. Strife between Fishermen and Boatmen settled. The Schuylkill. Navigiation. B'arbadoes Island 27-28 13. Location of County Seat. 1784 28-32 a. Meeting. Public Buildings. Work of Penn 28-29 b. Colonial Norristown. c. Composite map of Norristown 1784 and 1812. Population and Progress 1812- 1850 29-32 14. Trustees of the University of the State of Pennsylvania executing deed for Court House Lot. 1785 32-33 15. Fete at William Moore ^Smith's. 1784. The "Town of Norris." Leaders in develop- ment 33-34 C. Revolution 35-37 16. Continental Troops. Washington, Muh- lenberg, Porter 35-36 17. British Troops. Property burned 36 18. French Allies. Lafayette. Invitation to visit Norristown 36-37 D. Norristown after 1812 38-50 6 NORRISTOWN'S HISTORY. PAGE 19. War of 1812. Town Illumination 38 Composite map of Norristown 1812 and 1912. Growth, in Area, Population, Indus- try, Wealth. 1850-1912 38-40 20. Governor siigns Charter. 1812. Borough Seal 41 21. Oath of Office First President of Council. Form of government 41-42 22. "Pat Lyon" Fire Engine. Modern equip- ment andi system 42-43 23. Woman's Suffrage 43 24. Churches and Education 43-48 a. Old Academy. 1803. Educators, Pub- lic Schools, Professions 43-45 to. St. John's P. E. Church. 1813 45-46 c. First Presbyterian Cburcli 1815 46-47 d. First Baptist Church. 1833 47 e. First M. E. Church. 1834 47 f . St. Patrick's R. C. CburctL. 1837 48 g. Reformed Church of Ascension. 1847. Other Churches 48 25. Old Ironsides. 1832. Multiplied means of communication 49-50 26. Mexican War. 1846-7 50 E. Rebellion and Later 51-57 27. Responding to the call of "Father Abra- ham." Roll of Honor 51-53 2S. Departure of Troops. Memorial iShaft 53 29. Abolition. Samuel Aaron. Lucretia Mott. Slaves bought 54 30. Grand Army of the Republic 54-55 31. Spanish-American War. 1898 55 32. The Holy City. The Ideals of modern civilization 55-56 II. Historical Pageant. Norristown Centennial, Friday, May 10, 1912. 1. Committees 59-60 2. Pageant Personnel 60-62 3. Report on Finances and Contributions to Pageant 63-68 4. Report on Pageant Lecture 69-71 ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE 1. Frontispiece. The Captain-Director before the Court House of Montgomery County, Rev. Theodore Heysham, 2. Miain Street west from DeKalb Street ... -ii 3. Main Street east from Swede Street jj 4. DeKalb Street south from Main Street .'.*.. TT 5. DeKalb Street north from i^afayette Street iT G. The Centennial Reception Committee ... ic 7. Group of Citizens. City Hall jc 8. Governor John K. Tener, Mayor Rudolph " Blankenburg iand citizens ^^ 9. Grand Stand Historical Day ...'.'..'.". '. '.'.'..".'.'.'.'.".'. 15 10. Head of line. Grand Captain Samuel Roberts and "staff " 21 11. Hdad of Division A. Albert Rowland Garner M D Mr Lewis Y. Smith (Bridgeport), and Mr. Charles W Walker (Devon) 2i 12. Herald 1. H. Wilson Stahlnecker, Esq., and Indians 21 13. Herald 6. Mr Morgan Hunter and Scotch-Irish Settlers" ' 21 14. Scene 2. Dutch Settlers " " ' 23 15. Scene 4. Welsh and English Quakers 23 16. Scene 7. Old Log Cabin * .' 23 17. Scene 9. Trapper's Hut .'..'.'.'.*.".*"!!'.'.'.'" 23 18. Scene 10. Norris and Trent Purchase 1704 ...... [ [ . .' . ' 25 Left to right. Mr. Samuel F. Troutman, Mr. Sherman Car- ney, Mr. Walter Gehringer, Mr. Palmer P. Troutrnan, Misis Sarah H. Roberts, Miss Katherine M. Schweyer, Mr.' John Gleason. 19. Map of Norrlton Plantation and Mill Tract . 27 20. Map, "The Town of Norris" '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. 29 21. Composite Map of Norristown 1784 and 1812 29 22. Scene 15. Fete at William Moore Smith's. 1784.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.' 33 Top row, standing: Left to right. Mr. Edward Harl'e'y, Joseph Knox Fornance, Esq., Miss Jean Buchanan, Mr! Aaron Swartz, Jr. Middle row, seated: Miss Margaret Coleman, Miss Anne Swartz, Miss Catharine Eastwick, Miss Alice Childs. Bottom row, seated: Mr. Noble Cole- man, Miss Helen Barnes, Mr. Rohert M. Harley. 23. Scene 16. General George Washington (Mr. Harvey A. Detwiler) 37 24. Scene 17. General Clinton (Mr. C. S. Schlosser) ...'.'.'.'.'.'.' 37 25. Scene 18 Betsy Ross maldng Flag 37 26. Zouave Drum Corps and Boys in Blue 37 27. Composite Map of Norristown, 1812 and 1912 39 28. Scene 20. Governor Simon Snyder (Mr. Elias D. Gotwals) signing Charter. 1812 41 29. Head of Division D. J. Ambler Williams, Esq., Henry C. Welker, M. D., Mr. Thomas H. Livezey 45 5 NORRISTOWN'S HISTORY. PAGE 30. Scene 24. Model of Old Academy. 1803 45 31. Soene 24. Models of the old churcties. First Presbyterian, 1815; First Baptist, 1833; First Methodist Episcopal, 1834; Reformed Church of Ascension, 1847 45 32 Scene 24. St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church Group . . 45 33. Governor John K. Tener, Mayor Blankenburg and Group of Citizens, City Hall, Monday, May 6, 1912. (Two scenes) . 49 34. Scene 25. Old Ironsides. 1832 49 35. Scenes' 16, 17, 18, Colonial, British and French Troops 49 36. Scene 29. Abolition. Left to right. Pulpit. Miss Anna Paiste as Lucretia Mott, Mr. George N. McGlathery, Mr. Harry Irons. First Seat. Mr. H. B. Glisson, Miss Ger- trude Anderson, Miss Elsie Seltzer, Mrs. George N. Mc- Glathery. Second Seat, Mr. R. Roniald Dettre, Mr. Linn A. Dettre, Mr. B. C. A. Moyer, Mrs. Wm. Curll 53 37. Scene 32. Tlie Holy City 55 Left to right. On Throne: Miss Joanna P. Ross, Miss Lidla M. Barnshaw, now Mrs. Glenn C. Bnnis, Miss Mary Heister Weber (Faith, Hope, Love). Foot of Throne: ( Miss Anna Stewart Heysham, Master Theodore Heysham, Jr. (a little child shall lead them). Mr. Wm. Keech (Ro- man Catholic Cardinal). Mr. Granville Taylor (Prophet). Mr. George E. Weirman (Jewish High Priest). Mr. Turner Moorehead (Labor). Miss Ettabelle F. Johnson (Goddess of Peace). Mr. Walter Adams (Capital). Mr. Elwood Wonsetler and Mr. J. Harvey Rex (Wlar). 38. Captain-Director, Rev. Theodore Heysham, Ph. D 57 39. Grand Captain, Mr. Samuel Roberts 57 40. Grand Captain and Grand Marshals at Mr. H. B. Tyson's Home. From left to right, Mr. William C. Benner, Mr. S. Russell Neiman, Mr. J. Frank Boyer, Mr. Samuel Roberts, Mr. Wm. O. Yost, O. P. Lenhardt, Esq., Mr. Benj. F. Evans, Mr. B. Frank Stritzinger 59 41. DeKalb Street south from Marshall Street 59 42. Marshall Street west from Astor Street 59 43. Marshall Street east from George Street 59 44. Divisiion Grand Marshal, Mr. H. B. Tyson 61 45. Grand Marshal, O. F. Lenhardt, Esq 61 46. Grand Marshal, Mr. J. Frank Boyer 61 47. Assistant Grand Marshal, Mr. Wm. C. Benner 63 48. Assistant Grand Marshal, Mr. Wm. O. Yost 63 49. Assistant Grand Marshal, Mr. S. Russell Neimian 63 50. Division Grand Marshal, Albert Rowland Garner, M. D 65 51. Herald 8. Mr. Kenneth Stauffer 65 52. Herald 14. Mr. Edwin Wentz 65 53. Assistant Grand Marshal, Mr. Benj. F. Evans 67 54. Herald 18. Mr. Z. T. Smith 67 55. Herald 2D. Mr. Wm. G. Barber. (Bridgeport.) 67 56. Assistant Division Grand Marshal, G. Carroll Hoover, Esq. 69 57. Assistant Division Grand Marshal, Henry C. Welker, M. D. 69 58. Assistant Division Grand Marshal, Mr. Percy J. Fell 69 59. Division Grand Marshal, Mr. Howard Simpson 71 60. Assistant Division Grand Marshal, Mr. William Jarrett 71 61. Assistant Division Grand Marshal, Mr. Wallace Hitner 71 62. Fac-simile of The Philadelphia Press, May 11, 1912 end INTRODUCTION. "Fervet Opus." This is the ideal set us by the Fathers of Norristown for the inhabitants thereof. It is a noble ideal. Literally it means, "Let Labor Glow." This ideal enlarged would be, "Let the Fires of Life be Revealed in the Enter- prises of Life." Such an ideal gives dignity to labor and meaning to life. Labor yields satisfaction to him who labors only as the laborer puts a purpose into his labor. Purposeless toil is slavery. It was the thought of the Fathers that the la- borer should see himself in his labor and find his highest joy in achievement. Thus and thus only^ should Norristown be- come the Home of the Happy. A double purpose is involved in the presentation of this iiitle volume to the public. First, it is a memorial, a memorial of the one hundredth anniversary of the Borough of Norris- town to be passed on to the generations that shall come after. As a memorial, it will grow in value with the growing years. One hundred years hence, those who seek to memorialize the achievements of their Fathers will turn to its pages with inter- est and profit. And in that day when the achievements of a Greater Norristown shall be memorialized, the Norristown of to-day will rejoice in spirit and not be ashamed. Nor will this little voliume alone be cherished as a me- morial by those of the future. The present has a just pride in its own life. Those who participated in the scenes and events of the first centennial will find a joy in reviving their own ex- periences. Children also will delight in its pictured pages. Ihen, too, there is a human interest which centres in friend and relative that is imperishable. 10 NORRISTOWN'S HISTORY. The first purpose lends its influence to the second. The memorial is inseparably associated with the historical. This little volume aims to present in brief compass the more im- portant facts and events connected with the life of Norristown. It makes no pretense at being comprehensive and exhaustive. It does seek to put matters of interest and of importance in a compact and attractive form, easy of assimilation and handy for service. In an age overcrowded with activity and social demands, iuch a volume should find a welcome at the hands of both youth and maturity. Many, it is hoped, will be lured to the reading of such a brief history who would be deterred by a more voluminous treatise. There is a double blessing in such a result. To popularize local history tends to stimulate an incelligent local pride and to give birth to a well balanced local patriotism. To be able to speak sanely and intelligently about one's home city lends the charm of culture to the speaker and wins for the city itself the attraction and admiration of the liearer. An intelligent and sane citizen is an asset of great valine to any community. The form of the historical presentation has been deter- mim;d by the memorial purpose. The form itself is history. Aiound the historic events memorialized in the first centennial of the Borough of Norristown have been gathered the ma- terials presented. The form is at once simple and natural. Events follow in the order of succession, not every event but the chief events. As life ever moves onward towards its goal so the effort has been made to cause the life of this community to move in successive panoramic pictures from the earliest days to the present. It will be a satisfaction to the artist if the effort, put forth in sincerity, shall be in a measure successful. The four maps included in this vokime are a history in themselves. The map of the "Town of Norris" is here repro- duced for the first time outside of the Deed Book in our Court House. The street scenes, groups of citizens and scenes from IS W" A i S m » C 0) al%\ 1%^^ -^ 3 S ■s -s S c Ji S . - ? « tj u •c 1 t!« " S -KzSza 2 w " _ ni M B3 " ■ Hm^- m^i. ■m^ *»»ii -.'. #>^ 2 S cQii: -IS Q c u CO U Mil --c3oAl Q. ^ a r s DiOOO INTRODUCTION. 15 to the public the first Historical Pageant of the Borough of Norristown will have been as fittingly and as perfectly pre- served for future generations as human conditions made pos- sible. To all who have contributed to the making of the Histori- cal Pageant such a signal success in memorializing the lootli anniversary of the Borough of Norristown as well as in its adequate preservation there will ever remain the conscious- ness of the grateful appreciation of those of this generation and of the generations to come. There remains a final word of appreciation on the part of the author to the generous hearts who gave encouragement and assistance in the work of the preparation and publication of this volume. Through their Pabors of love one laborer has found joy in his labor. Theodore Heysham. Norristown, December, 1913. NORRISTOWN. Beautiful for situation is the Boroug-h of Norristowiij seventeen miles northwest from the City of Philadelphia. Her peaceful homes nestle securely upon three gently sloping hills. TJie Schuylkill^ flowing silently at her feet, offers refreshment and joy. Nature has been profuse in her gifts and civilization has not withheld her blessings. Thirty thousand people live happily within the boundaries and ten thousand more just be- yond. There are no weird legends or extraordinary events as- sociated with the place. The founders were neither suckled by a she-wolf nor fed by a woodpecker. No ancient ruins, historic halls, great battle fields or tragic memorials challenge the attention. Not the glories of the past but those of the fu- ture are the charms which hold the hearts of the people to their tasks. Memorials of glory, however, are the surrounding heri- tage of Norristown. In one direction is Independence Hall ; in another. Valley Forge. Washington, Lafayette, the Muh- lenbergs, Anthony Wayne, Lydia Darrah — these are the hon- o?ed names of those whose deeds of heroism are inseparably a'^sociated with the environment. If Norristown did not shel- ter an Agassiz, she did an Audubon. If she cannot claim as a neighbor a Benjamin West, she can claim a Hovenden. If Benjamin Franklin broug'ht the lightnings out of the skies near Philadelphia, David Ritten'house read the mystery of the heav- ens near Norristown. The inspirations of nature, the glories of life, the oppor- tunities for the future are not lacking in this vicinity. The lines are fallen unto us in pleasant places and ours has been a goodly heritage. The danger for us is not that there shall be 18 NORRISTOWN'S HISTORY. too little in which to glory and to rejoice, but that there shall be too little of a desire to share and to welcome. Looking back through the centuries, our country has stood for oppor- tunity, that opportunity which means the open gates for all who are worthy. What is true of America as a whole is true also of this particular locality. Viewing our own history we behold the successive migrations of peoples. It is as though we were standing upon the shores of life's ocean, watching wave after wave of humanity rise far out in the great deep and, rolling in, break upon the shores of time. So came those successive waves of humanity rolling up our valley — the Dutch, the Swedes, the Welsh, the English, the German, the Scotch and Irish. These waves of humanity wrestled one with the other and with their environments until they came to rest in that grand harmony of life. But the end is not yet. The waves are coming still. Other waves of humanity are breaking up- on the shores and rolling up the valley — the Slavs, the Poles, the Italians, the Jews, the Negroes. Humanity seems like the lestless ocean, ever changing, perpetually moving, ceaselessly rolling onward. The historian of another century will record the deeds of these new arrivaiis. It is our responsibility to speak of those of the past. A. EARLY INHABITANTS AND SETTLERS Scene i. The Indians. The first European settlers found the Indians when they arrived. Those in this section were the Lenni Lenape, and consisted of three clans — the Turkey, the Turtle, and the Wolf. They were g'enerally known among the settlers as Delawares, because they lived along the river bearing that name. Arrow heads, stone hammers and other stone imple- ments remain as witnesses of their life. The Delawares were in subjection for a time to the Iro- quois, but in 1785, at Tioga, through their chief, Teedyuscung, they secured an acknowledgment of their independence. Imrersonated and equipped by tbe Beaver, the Tecumseh and the Minne Kaunee Tribts of Red Men. Scene 2. The Dutch Settlers. Among the first Europeans to settle here were the Dutch. They gave the name Schuyl-Kiln (concealed river) to our river about 1616. That name and the family surnames beginning with the letter "V" are about the only records of their locat- ing here. The old Presbyterian church at Norriton is said to have been originally a Dutch Reformed Church, built, prob- ably about 1689, of logs. Impersonated by members of the Christ Reformed Church. Scene 3. The Swedish Settlers. The earliest Swedish settlements were on the Delaware river, near New Castle, in 1638. They called their territory New Sweden, About 1684 some Swedes secured land along 20 NORRISfOWN'S HISTORY. the Schuylkill river. The Swedes' tract came into their pos- session in 1712. It embraced the territory between Bridge- port and the Lower Merion line, and was called "Ammasland." Among those who settled here were Mats Holstein, Gunner Rambo, Peter Rambo and Peter Yocum. Descendants of these remain in this locality. In 1735 a school house was built on land secured from Gunner Rambo. This school building was used as a preaching station for the Philadelphia district. All marriages, however, had to be solemnized in the old "Gloria Dei," Philadelphia. "Old Swedes," or the Swedish Lutheran Church, was built in 1760, and a regular ministry estabhshed in this vicinity. The Swedes were an industrious, thrifty and religious peo- ple. They gathered furs from the Indians for shipment to Europe, and developed the land by means of agriculture. William Penn, in his "Present State of America," pub- lished in London in 1687, says, "As they (the Swedes) are a people proper and strong of body, so they have fine children and almost every house full, rare to find one of them without three or four boys and as many girls_, some six, seven or eight sons. And I must do them that right: I see few young men more sober and industrious." Impersonated by members of the Oak St. Methodist Episcopal Church. Scene 4. The Welsh and English Quakers. On March 4, 1681, Charles II afifixed his signature to a charter which granted William Penn a large tract of land on the west side of the Delaware river. This grant was in settle- ment of a claim of £ 16,000, due his father. Admiral Penn. September i, 1682, Penn, with about one hundred followers, embarked on the ship "Welcome." They arrived October 27, at New Castle on the Delaware. One-third died of small-pox on the voyage. Penn was welcomed with joy by the inhabit- ants, made up of English, Dutch and Swedes. Penn's followers were English and Welsh. In 1702 the Welsh were the most numerous. On June 23, 1686, a com- u 2 m >. en Pi >- "(3 a -1 s s u ya O 10 •* •- c -^-^-J S- 11 Dutc Wei Old Trar ■M S two oak coopers, one milliner, one barber, four carpenters, and four shoemakers. A fulling mill was added in 1818. By 1820 the population had grown to 827. The Schuyl- kill Navigation Company completed the canal in 1824-26 at a cost of $27,000 per mile for 180 miles. Coal at $7 per ton superseded hickory wood at $5 per cord. In 1829 the De- Kalb street bridge, dosting $31,200, made communication between the eastern and western shores freer. Then came the first large industry to the borough — McCredy's mill, at the foot of Sv^ede street, the new dam offering increased facilities for water power. In 1830, thirteen stages were passing through Norris- town to Philadelphia daily, carrying from ^ty to one hun- dred passengers. COLONIAL NORRISTOWN. 31 The year 1830 opened a succession of decades the most remarkable for the increase of population in the borough's history. In 1830 the population was 1089. By 1840 the population Had nearly tripled itself, being 2937. In 1850 it was 6024, more than tiwice the population of 1840, and nearly six times the populatilom of 1830. Prior to 1830 there were only three great avenues of communication with the outside world, the Ridge pike, the DeKalb street bridge and the Schuylkill canal. After 1830 nine more were added, making "twelve great channels for the free movement of life. Is it wonderful that when the means of communica- tion wiere multiplied by four that the population multipHed also? In 1850 the bees in the hive were nearly six times as numerous as in 1830. The cells also increased in the same proportion, Chere being nearly six times as many houses in 1830 as in 1810. It was a great building era; a great era for the founding lof churches, also. Prior to 1830 there were only two, the Episcopal and the Presbyterian. After 1830 came the Baptist, the Methodist, the Roman Catholic, the Reformed, the Lutheran and others. EducationiaJ ideas found expression in Aaron's Academy in 1841, and Ralston's scjninary in 1845. Strong men were at the head of the news- papers — Robert Iredell, 1829, of the Free Press, and Adam Slemmer, 1834, of the Regis'ter. Manufacturing interest multiplied proportionately. De- Kalb street mill (1836), Bagle works (1838), Derr's marble works (1842), Hooven's iron mills (1846-1849), and three others in 1857; Norris coach works (1850), Penn coach works (1852), Guest and Fluck, lumber (1850), Bolton & Stinson, planing mill (1854). In the forty years between 1816 and 1856, the banking business increased nearly twenty-fold. In 1816 the deposits in the Montgomery National Bank were $13,392.22, but in 1856 they were $254,132.87, and there was opportunity for more bankSj for J. Morton Albertson came in 1857. Human needs multipHed with human opportunity. If five stores were sufficient in 1816, fourteen were barely suf- 32 NORRISTOWN'S HISTORY. ficient in 1849. The old town pumps and the old oaken buckets, the old tallow dips and the old oil lamps^ the old horse with a load of marke'tiinig on his back and the old farm- er peddling it out from door to door — these became inade- quate to meet the needs of a growing people. Water was in- troduced into the homes by the water company in 1847 at an expense of $62,000, and illuminating gas by the gas company in 1852 at a cost of $40,000. In 1850-1, the DeKalb street market was constructed and ini 1859 the Farmer's Market, land the farmers came to town with their marketing in wagons. Since then a new market has been built in the West End, and now a new "market wagon" has come in vogue, the trolley car. Map designed by the borough engineer, Mr. S. Cameron Corson. Scene 14. Trustees of the University of the State of Pennsylvania Executing Deed for Court House Lot. 1785. The University of Pennsylvania owned what is now the centre of Norristown. It came into possession of this property through the agency of the Provost, Rev. William Smith, D. D. Of the 543 acres purchased by Colonel John Bull, from Mary Norris, Dr. William Smith bought all except fifty acres, Oc- tober 30, 1776, for £6,000. The property came into the pos- session of the university or what afterwards became the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania. From this farm and the mills there- on the trustees received a yearly rental of "500 bushels of wheat or its value in currency." In 1785 the University of Pennsylvania was called the University of the State of Pennsylvania. On December 7, 1785, the trustees of the University of the State of Pennsylva- nia "for and in consideration of the sum of five shillings lawful money of the State of Pennsylvania well and duly paid" con- veyed to "Henry Pawling Jr., Jonathan Roberts, George Smith, Robert Shannon, and Henry Conrad, Gentlemen,'' a "certain piece of ground situated in the Town of Norris and marked 'Court House Lot.' " This lot was 344 by 140 feet and included a part of what is now the pubic square. COLONIAL. NORRISTOWN. 33 The Deed Book declares that the land was conveyed to the above-named gentlemen "In trust to and for the County of Montg-omery and particularly for the use and purpose of erect- ing thereon a court house and prison sufficient to accommo- date the public service." The University of the State of Pennsylvania laid out the public square in the "Town of Norris," designating that it should be kept open forever. The map of the original "Town of Norris," which was without building or inhabitant, is re- corded in the court house. It shows the public square, the court house lot and the town plots surrounding. This scene represented the trustees of the University of the State of Pennsylvania executing the deed, through F. Sproat, secretary^ for the court house lot. Impersonated by members of the Calvary Baptist Church. Float contributed by D. M. Yost & Co. Scene 15. Fete at William Moore Smith's, 1794. WilHam Moore Smith, son of Rev. William Smith, D. D., the first Provost of the University of the State of Pennsyl- vania, was, for a time, a resident of the original town. In 1784, under the direction of the University of the State of Pennsyl- vania, William Moore Smith laid out the town and called it the "Town of Norris." This was in compliment of Isaac Nor- ris. The town laid out extended from Cherry street to Green street and from I^afayette street or Brick alley to Airy street. These streets varied in width. Egypt or Main street was 80 feet wide ; Swede, Airy and DeKalb streets were each 66 feet, while the others were only 24 feet in width. ViHiat is now Penii street was formerliy an alley. By referring to the map of the "Town of Norris," repro- duced in this volume, a good idea of the original town can be obtained. It was copied from Deed Book No. 2, page 465, Montgomery county, by Joseph Knox Fornance Esq., and is an exact reproduction, except that the lots are not shown. The chief features to be noted are the extension of the Court 34 NORRISTOWN'S HISTORY. House lot below Penn street, the separation of Penn street fiom Swede street by the Court House lot and the smallness of the original Public Square in comparison with that of the present. In looking- at this map of the "Town of Norris" it is well to remember that the first court house stood in that part of the Court House lot below Penn street, which is now in the present Public Square, that the first court house faced Main street and that the first prison was on about the site of the present court house. The Hots were 50 feet each, fronting on Main street and were numbered i, 1, 3, etc., from the Public Square toward Green street. The ground on which the new Montgomery Trust Com- pany and the Boyer Arcade stand, comprised lots No. i and 2. These were sold in 1785 by the trustees of the University of the State of Pennsylvania to "Henry Roosen of the Township of Worcester, Confectioner" for S-JJ and £34, respectively, lawful money of Pennsylvania. It was further stipulated that he pay or his heirs "yearly and every year forever an Acorn if demanded" to the trustees of the University of the State of Pennsylvania. After William Moore Smith came John Markley in 1798 as the leader in the develbpment of the future town. And af- ter Markley came John B. Sterigere, 1834, who gave great impetus to progress together with Adam Slemmer, Levi Rob- erts and William H. Slingluff. This scene represented a fete at the home of William Moore Smith. It depicted the social life in colonial times. Impersonated by members of the First Presbyterian Church. Float con- tributed by the Counties Gas Company, and horses by the Druggists As- sociation. c. REVOLUTION. Scene i6. Continental Troops. The feet of the Revolutionary soldiers frequently trod th^ soil of this region. After the battle of Brandywine, Septem- ber II, 1777, General John Armstrong was ordered to erect breastworks to check the British at this point. The work was done under the direction of Chevalier Du Portail, a French- man, at Swedes Ford. General Wm. Howe, with the British army, followed the American army under General George Washington, up the west bank of the Schuylkill river to Fatland Ford, where they both crossed. Washington retreated toward Pottsgrove (Pottstown). Howe later retreated. Washington followed. Flowe encamped at Norristown. His army extended from the Schuylkill on the east side of Stony Run to Manatawny road, now Germantown pike. The American army, under Wash- ington, encamped on the west side of the Perkiomen. The jight cavalry, under General Peter Muhlenberg, captured five British soldiers near Trappe. General Peter Muhlenberg (1746-1807) was a son of Rev. Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, of Trappe, Pa. He was an or- dained minister in Virginia when the war broke out. After preaching a powerful sermon on "The Duties to Country," he threw aside his robe and disclosed a soldier's garb. Volun- teers sprang to his side. A company was formed. The sol- dier preacher led them forth to war and to distinction. His statue stands in the National Gallery, Washington, D. C, as Pennsylvania's most distinguished soldier. General Andrew Porter (1743-1813) is also one of whom we can be proud as a resident in this vicinity. He fought in the battles of Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine and German- 36 NORRISTOWN'S HISTORY. town. His home on West Main street remains in a good state of preservation and is occupied by his granddaughter, who is the wife of Joseph Fornance, Esq., President of the Historical Society of Montgomery County. Of the three sons of General Andrew Porter, David R. was Governor of Penn- S3avania from 1838-1844; General James M., Secretary of War, under President Tyler; and George B., Governor of Michigan. Scene 17. British Soldiers. W^hile in this vicinity in September, 1777, the British burned considerable property, among which was the powder mill. Damages for the property destroyed were allowed by the government after the war as follows : To John Bull, £2,080; to the University of Pennsylvania, £1,000; to Han- nah Thompson, £807; to William Dewees, £329. When Howe retreated to Philadelphia, Washington fol- lowed to Whitemarsh. The battle of Germantown was fought October 4, 1777. Washington retreated, crossed the Schuylkill at Swedes Ford, encamped at Gulph Mills, then moved in the direction of Valley Forge, where he went into winter quarters on December 19, 1777, and remained until June 19, 1778. Scene 18. The French Allies. General Lafayette also crossed the river at Swedes Ford. He was en route from Valley Forge to Barren Hill, where he encamped May 16, 1778. General Howe made an effort to capture Lafayette and his army May 20, 1778, but was unsuc- cessful. When freedom's cause had been won the distinguished Frenchman returned to his own country. A few years later he came to America on a visit. Norristown became a center cf intense interest. A meeting was held and a committee appointed to invite Lafayette to visit Montgomery county. u o May etwile Troc -tQ-^ « -itj •5 5t>"0 *-" S^ c c 2; « « ffl^-N UI 53 e . « 1^-=^ ■" a '^ ^ l„^ o 2P . V 2 JO 2 EcQ a u y (B >, UJ G e ca Q vO t^ OO ■^ ^ ^— C3 c e U \ JTi /I 5 » \ £C( — H a2 i ^ 7 \ mbI^' \5C^ u^i- K'l-'- ii /?' MAP -OF- NORRISTOWN PA. 1812 - 1913 SCALE laoo'-l" IS Composite Map. Norristown, 1812-1853, 520 acres. Norristown, 1853-1913, 2265.01 acres. NORRISTOWN AFTER l8l2. 39 Some indication of the growth and development of the borough may be gathered from the follbwing data : In 1834 a commission was appointed by an Act of Assembly to "widen, extend, lay out and grade the streets of Norristown." In 1845 another commission was authorized to take up altera- tions on the original draft and add new streets. In 1853. the limits of the borough were extended, embracing 1500 ad- ditional acres. This made the area of the town nearly 2 miles square. In 1812 the little "Town of Norris" embraced 28 acres. With the incorporation of the borough, it was enlarged to 520 acres. From 1812 to 1850 the population grew from less than 500 to 6024 and the number of houses from less than 100 to 1006. With the year 1853 new territory was added to the bor- ough. It grew from one mile square to two miles square, from 520 acres to its present limits, 2265.01 acres. A steady mcrease in population was manifest. From i860 to 1870 the population increased from 8848 to 10,753, ^ §'3-i" of 1,856. From 1870 to 1880 the increase was 2,410. But from 1880 to 1890, the years in which the Pennsylvania railroad came, the DeKalb street bridge freed and street railways introduced, the gain was 6,628. That is, more people came into the town be- tween 1880 and 1890 than were in the town in 1853 when the town was enlarged. From 1890 to 1900 the gain in popula- tion was 2,474, by 1910 there was another large increase of 5,610. The present population is not far short of 30,000. Commercial and manufacturing interests grew apace and homes multiplied. From five stores in 1816 to one hundred and eight stores in 1858, the commercial interests have ex- panded until in 1913 there are five hundred and forty-six li- censed stores. The seven manufacturing establishments of 1816 grew to thirty-one in 1880 and to fifty-seven in 1913, with thirteen more on the opposite side of the river. The homes multiplied proportionately. In 1816 there were about 100 houses, in 1850 more than 1000 houses, while in this year, 1913, there are over 6000 houses. The need of a new en- 40 NORRISTOWN'S HISTORY. largement of territory is recognized as a necessity in the near future. A general idea of the prosperity of Norristown can be gained from assessed values. In 1883 the assessed value of real estate was $6,310,263. From that date there has been a steady increase each decade of over $2,000,000. The present value is about $14,000,000. From 1812 to 1857, one bank, The Montgomery National, was suflficient for the community. In 1857 J. Morton Albertson started an independent bank which has since developed into the Penn Trust Company, 1904. Since then there have come the First National Bank, 1864; Norristown Trust Company, 1888; Peoples' Bank, 1881 ; and Montgomery Trust Company, 1885. These six banking institutions reported in 1912 de- posits amounting to over $8,600,000. The business of the post office in 1912 was $60,747, or twice the volume in 1910, when it was $28,000. The town supports three daily newspapers. The Norris- town Daily Herald (1869) grew out of the Herald and Free Press and won its place through the leadership of the late Morgan R. Wills. The Norristown Daily Register (1880) is the successor of The Register. The honored editor, Mr. Al- brecht Kneule, has just retired from active management. Cap- tam William Rennyson laid the foundation of the Norristown Times in 18S1. It was the first permanent penny paper es- tablished in the town and led the movement to make the De- Kalb street bridge free from toll. A new paper, Publicity, a weekly issue, has just appeared. The products of the town consist of hosiery and under- wear, cotton and woolen goods, shirts, sweaters, cigars, lum- ber and mill work, machinery screws_, bolts, tacks, paper boxes, boilers, rugs, carpets, paper, stationery, asbestos coverings, silos, tanks, pottery, flour, paints, varnishes, malt products, bricks, ice, gas, electricity, wood handles, fibre, medicine, flav- oring extracts, radiators, plumbers' supplies, mattresses, ce- ment vaults, pretzels, bread, belts, cornices, candy, and miner's caps. Map designed by the borough engineer, Mr. S. Cameron Corson. NORRISTOWN AFTER l8l2. 41 Scene 20. Governor Signing Charter of 1812. Norristown became a borough, Tuesday, March 31, 1812. On this date, Simon Snyder, Governor of Pennsylvania, af- fixed his signature to the charter, granted by the Legislature of the state, which accorded to Norristown the honor of be- ing enrolled among the boroughs of the commonwealth. Pre- vious to this Norristown was an unincorporated village, and a part of Norriton township. The boundaries of the new borough were Astor street. Wood street. Ford street and the Schuylkill river. It com- prised 520 acres and had about 500 inhabitants. The corporate seal of Norristown, approved January 15, 1833, bears the motto, "Fervet Opus." It is a vignette repre- senting a bee hive, and inscribed round the edge is the follow- ing: "The Borough of Norristown, incorporated March 31, 1812." The cost of the seal was $15.00. Impersonated by members of the Haws Avenue Methodist Episco- pal Church. Float contributed by Mr. H. B. Tyson. Scene 21. Oath of Office of First President of Council. The first members of Town Council were elected Friday, May I, 1812. The meeting was held in the court house. On June 3 following, they assembled again in the court house and were sworn into office. Their names are as follows : General Francis Swaine, John Coates, Philip Hahn, Lewis Schrack, Robert Hamill, David Thomas, Matthias Holstein and James Winnard. General Swaine was a son-in-law of Rev. Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, the honored Lutheran clergyman of Trappe. There was a contention in the Council over taxes in May, 1813. General Swaine resigned and Levi Pawling took his place. Council met alternately at the rival inns of Morris Jones and Jared Brooke. For one hundred years Norristown has held to the borough form of government, that of a single council, with a burgess 42 NORRISTOWN'S HISTORY. as the official head of the town. Twice had the proposition been made to adopt a city form of government and twice de- feated. When the present borough hall was built it was called City Hall, and provided with chambers for the accommodation of a select and common council. For a third time a city form of government was rejected when the commission idea was defeated by 491 votes at the election held November 4, 1913. Impersonated by men of the Merchants' Ice Company. Float con- tributed by Merchants' Ice Company. Scene 22. "Pat Lyon" Fire Engine. Die "Old Pat Lyon" fire engine, now in possession of the Montgomery Hose Company, was the first one introduced m- to the town. The order was given by Town Council to Pat- rick Lyon to procure a fire engine for $550. This was Au- gust 24, 1812. Patrick Lyon built the engine in Philadelphia. There are evidences that it belonged to a Philadelphia com- pany and gave way to a newer model. It is of the old hand lype^ water being supplied by means of leather buckets. These were filled at the old town pumps, passed along the bucket line and emptied into the side of the engine. The engine was located in a one-story stone building, erected for that purpose in the southwest corner of the pub- lic square, on Main street. This wonderfuli engine of 100 years ago has now become a curiosity. Norristown has passed through the complete evolution of volunteer lire fighting. Hand-power engines and human motors have yielded successively to steam engines v^ith horses and they to the most approved modern auto-truck chemical apparatus. The service and equipment also have grown. Since the "Old Pat Lyon" days there have come successively the fol- lowing companies: Norristown (1847), Montgomery (1847), Humane (1852), Fairmount (1852) and Hancock (1895). They are all well-housed and splendidly equipped. Norristown has a system of fire hydrants and connec- tions^ together with a system of fire alarms, valued at $37,- NORRISTOWN AFTER ,l8l2. 43 665.50 and apportions annually to the maintenance of the fire companies $9,700. Impersonated by members of Montgomery Hose Company. Furnlslied and equipped by Montgomery Hose Company. Scene 23. Woman's Suffrage. Women have full rights of suffrlage in six states of the Union. In others they have restricted rights. The follow- ing- countries grant this privilege to women: New Zealand, Australia, Finland, China and Norway. Float contributed by Woman's Suffrage Association of Montgomery county. Women's Christian Temperance Union. Scene 24, ^ Churches and Education. (a) OLD ACADEMY. 1805. The Old Academy was the high schlool of the early days. The idea originated at a meeting in the home of Elisha Evans, January 29, 1803, wi'tJh General Andrew Porter presiding. The work was vigorously prosecuted by Nathaniel B. Boi- leau_, who secured an apropriation of $2,000 from the state. The building was erected in 1805. It was of brick, 30 by 45 feet, two stories high, and stood on Airy street, at the heiad of DeKalb street, facing the river. At that time, however, DeKalb street did not go beyond Airy street. When De- Kalb street was opened in 1849, the Old Academy was torn down. Rev. John Jones, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, was the principal. He taughH: Latin and Greek. That distinguished Frenchman, John James Audubon, the ornithologist, was his assistant for a time, teaching drawing and sketching. All the early churches began their life in the Old Acad- emy building. The Minute Book of the borough con%ins the foUow- inig notes of interest: 44 NORRISTOWN'S HISTORY. November 27, 1848, Council ordered the property of the Old Academy to be bought for $3,100. March 12, 1849, Council ordered the building to be sold but reserved the bell and fixtures. March 26, 1849, Council sold the building to Jacob Bodey for $180. February 28, 1853, Council lolaned the bell to the Norris- town Fire Company to be put up at their hose house. March 14, 1853, Council loaned the old fire engine "Nor- ristOAvn" and the fire bell and horn to the Fairmount Fire Company, now the Fairmount Engine Company, No. 2. Among those eminent in history, who prepared in the Old Academy, were General Winfield Scott Hancock, Gen- eral Adam J. Slemmer and Generial John F. Hartranft, after- ward Governor of Pennsylvania. The favor accorded to educational ideals may be inferred from the schools which sprang up in the wake of the academy. In 181 1, Mrs. Amelia Stokes opened a boarding school, in which were taught English Grammar, Geography and History; also sewing, marking and embroidering, thus an- ticipating our modern ideal of domestic science in the public schools. In 1841 Rev. Samuel Aaron opened Treemount Seminary for young men and boys. Prof. John W. Loch revived inter- est in the institution in 1861 when he took charge and united the DeKalb Street Institute with it. In 1845 ^^v. J. Grier Ralston, D. D., founded the Oakland Female Institute. Other schools of lesser fame were started by Samuel Patterson, Wm. M. Houg'h and the Misses Bush. These educational institu- tions have all passed out of existence. The processions of } oung ladies and young gentlemen to and from these schools, representing, as they did, devotion to ideals of culture, are no more. The war of the rebellion, the dhanging conditions of hie and especially the rise of the high schools, have all been instrumental in their dissolution. It is not too much to say, however, that a certain air of culture has passed from the town with the passing of these institutions of higher learning. Norristown is justly proud of her public schools. They NORRISTOWN AFTER l8l2. 45 are the universities for the people based on the idea of the value of universal education. There are six elementary and grammar schools and one high school, of which Prof. A. D. Eisenhower is the long-honored principal. On June 30, 1913, there were graduated yy pupils, 38 males and 39 females, out oi a total enrollment of 3,844. The enrollment, October 9, 1913, was 3,632, of which 1,806 were males and 1,826 females. Prof. A. S. Mai tin is the superintendent. Prof. J. Horace Lan- Jis is superintendent of the county. The responsibility of training and cultivating this com- pany of young people is entrusted to the care of 97 teachers. Ihe courses of study are as follows : Regular, Classical, Com- mercial, Manual Training and Domestic Science. Other ad- vantages offered consist of a nig*ht school, medical inspection, school savings fund and an athletic field of 7^ acres, adjoining Elmwood Park, which has 32.76 acres. There are alfeo two libraries, the Norristown Library, the oldest library in the town, a small subscription institution, and the Free Library, connected with the public schools. One of tne deep needs of the present time is a free library worthy of the patronage and of the pride of the people of a Greater Nor- ristown. The professional talent of the town is of a high order and generous in numbers, there being 33 ministers, 42 physicians, and 55 lav/yers, among whom are three judges, the Hons. Aaron S. Swartz, Henry K. Weand and William F. Solly. There are iS dentists and about 10 teachers of music, besides a good number in other fields of culture. This scene did not appear in the pageant. The model of the old academy was placed in the line, but the young men of the Calvary Bap- tist Church, who were to have borne it, failed to appear. The His- torical Society of Montgomery County has the model in its possession. A picture of this model was taken, and is the only likeness in existence ol this historic structure. (b) ST. JOHN'S PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 1818. This church, the first planted in the town, was an off- shoot of the St. James Protestant Episcopal Church of Evansburg. It was organized in the Old Academy, Decem- bei 17, 1812. St. John's was built on its present site in 1813, the ground being a gift from Levi Pawling. 46 NORRISTOWN'S HISTORY. The President Judge of this county was the Hon. J. Bird Wilson. He was a resident of Norristown and one of the Vv'ardens of St. John's Church. In 1819 Judge Wilson was or- dained to the ministry of the Protestant Episcopal Church and chosen Rector of St. John's. Two missions have been established by this church : All Saints in 1889, under the long rectorship of Rev. Isaac Gibson, D. D., and Holy Trinity. All! Saints, through the zeal of the Rev. W. Herbert Burk, made possible the Washington Me- morial Chapel at Valley Forge. Members of St, John's Protestant Episcopal Church appeared in this scene in vestments. (c) FIRST PBESBYTEBIAN CHURCH, 1815. The first pas'tor was the Rev. John Jones. He organized the church, September 4, 1814, and was the first principal of the Academy. There is no picture of the First Presbyterian Church known to exist, nor can the exact date of its construction be determined. What is known is that the church was erected before April 25, 18 18. A marble tablet in the present church bears the date of 181 5. The location is defined as being on the northeast corner of DeKalb and Airy streets. Rev. J. Grier Ralston, D. D., describes the building as a stone structure, two stories high, and in size 55 by 45 feet. He also states that the roof-trusses, window frames, sashes and shutters of the old building were sold to Fluck and Guest, who placed the same in Bullock's mill. This mill, now known as the Norristown Woolen Mills, is located on Main street near Arch, and, according to Dr. Ralston, is an exact reproduction of the old First Presbyterian Chiutch except that it is one story higher and larger. The church was enlarged in 1839 and the present structure erected in 1854. A new Sunday school building was added to the rear of the church and the entire church replastered on the outside in 1913. The model shown in the pageant was constructed from the description by Dr. Ralston. NORRISTOWN AFTER lSl2. 47 The Central became a separate body in 1855. The First Bridg-eport grew out of a mission in Norristown. Model carried by members of the First Presbyterian Church, and now preserved by the First Presbyterian Church. (d) FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. This church was planted by the missionary enterprise of the Great Valley Baptist Church. Meetings were held in the old court house and the old Academy, and an organization formed, October, 1832. The first house of worship was built in 1833. The present building was erected in 1875. For some years prior to 1861 the conventions for the abolition of slavery were held in this church. One of the moving- spirits of the movement was the Rev. Samuel Aaron, at one time pastor of the church and later the educational leader of Treemount Seminary, which developed into Loch's school. Benjamin F. Hancock, father of General Winfield Scott Hancock, was a member here, but on account of the strong abolitionist tendency of the church, he left and went over to the First Baptist Church of Bridgeport. Three times has the mother church sent out colonies. The First Bridgeport in 1850, the Calvary in 1870, and the Olivet in 1902. Mo'!el contributed by the First Baptist Church and drawn by mem- bers of the First Baptist Church. It is now in the possessiion of the church. (e) FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 1834. The Rev. John Finley, from Germantown, gave impetus to the cause of Methodism in this vicinity. The first church was built in 1834, and it was located on Main street below Arch. The old building remains to this day in a good state of preser- vation. It also is the property of the Norristown Woolen Mill. On this mill property stand the memorials of two churches, the First Methodist and the First Presbyterian. The present Methodist house of worship on DeKalb street was built in 1858, the stone front being added in 1897. Two churches have developed out of the old church, Oak Street in 1854, and Haws Avenue in 1875. Model contributed by the First MethocSist Episcopal Church, and car- ried by members of the First Methodist Episcopal Church. It is now in the possession of the same church. 48 NORRISTOWN'S HISTORY. (f) ST. PATRICK'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1837. The first Roman Catholic Church was built in 1832. Pat- rick Flynn and the father of Dr. E. M. Furey were among those who laid the foundation. There were eight families in the town then of that faith. Now there are 458. The church on Washington street, now standing, was beguin in 1859 and completed after the war of 1861. Rev. Francis Carr uncov- ered the first sod for the new church on DeKalb street on St. Patrick's Day, 1907. Two other churches of this faith have been established in this vicinity, the San Salvadore (Italian) and St. Augustine, Bridgeport. This scene did not appear in the paseant. The model of the church •was constructed under the guidance of the Pageant Commiittee, but was placed in the parochial school section of the parade on Educational Day, instead of in the pageant on Historical Day. (g) REFORMED CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION, 1847. The Reformed Church of the Ascension was built in 1847. It was remodeled in 1859 and 1886. The foundation for a new building was begun on the same site in 1912 and a hand- some new stone church was dedicated in 1913. The Trinity, 1872, and Christ, 1896, are products of this church. Norristown has a number of other churches. There are three Lutheran : the Trinity, 1849, St. Paul's, 1862, and the Grace, 1885 ; one Evangelical, the Bethany, 1845 ; one Church of the Brethren, 1901 ; one Schwenkfelder, 1904; one Hebrew Synagogue, 1901 ; and one Christian Science church. The two societies of Friends are represented. The Hicksite, 185 1 ; the Orthodox, 1890. Then, too, there are three colored churches, the Ebenezer and Mt. Zion Methodist and the Si- loam Baptist. Thus there are 28 churches, together with a Y. M. C. A. ; a Y. W. C. A. ; a Salvation Army and a number of charitable and social service organizations. Model carried by members of the Reformed Church of the Ascension and contributed by the Reformed Church of the Ascension. The miodel is being preserved by the church. u M •^^ iH OJ a. iH 3 o o iH -d QQ -o O G icQ Mi CM u U o = = OQ HISTORICAL PAGEANT. Organizer and Director of the Pageant, REV. THEODORE HEYSHAM, Ph. D. Treasurer, MR. SAMUEL ROBERTS. GENERAL COMMITTEE. MR. H. B. TYSON. MR. SAMUEL ROBERTS. JOSEPH KNOX FORNAJSnUE, Esq. THEODORE LANE BEAN, Esq. FRANKLIN L. WIRIGHT, Esq. MR. CHARLES NORRIS KAMBO. GEORGE WANGER, Esq. MR. H. SEVERN REGAR. REV. THEODORE HEYSHAM, Ph. D. HISTORICAL SCENES SUGGESTED BY MR. JOSEPH FORNANCE, President of Historioal Society. IRVIN P. KNIPE, Esq. MR. iS. CAMERON CORSON. BURGESS SAMUEL W. LiATTIMORE. HON. IRVING P. WANGER, MRS. A. CONRAD JONES. JOSEPH KNOX FORNANCE, Esq. REV. THEODORE HEYSHAM, Ph. D. ROLL OF HONOR. Those wlio made the Historical Pageant possible. Their names and gifts are recorded in the Historical Pageant Report given in. full in this volume. COMMITTEE ON PAGEANT PROGRAMME. MR. JOSEPH FORNANCE, President of Historical Society. REV. THEODORE HEYSHAM, Ph. D. COSTUMER. MR. JOSEPH C. FISCHER, Philadelphia. 60 NORRISTOWN'S HISTORY. PAGEANT PERSONNEL. MOUNTED MEN. GRAND CAPTAIN. Mr. Samuel Roberts. GRAND MARSHALS. Mr. J. Frank Boyer. O. F. Dentiardt, Esq. ASSISTANT GRAND MARSHALS. Mr. S. Russell Neiman. Mr. Harry P. Hiltner, Mr. William C. Benner. Mr. William O. Yost. Mr. J. Harding Reese. Mr. B. Frank Stritzinger. Mr. Frederick E. Dyer. Mr. Benj. F. Evans. CAPTAIN. Rev. Ttieodore Heystiam, Pli. D. GRAND DIVISIONS. A. BAND. — Germania — Dutch Uniform. DIVISION GRAND MARSHAL. Albert Rowland Gamer, M. D. ASSISTANT DIVISION GRAND MARSHALS. Mr. Cbarles W. Walker (Devon). Mr. Lewis Y. Smitb. (Bridgeport). HERALDS. 1. H. Wilson Stalnecker, Esq. 4. Mr. Charles T. Mather (Wayne). 2. Mr. Futhey J. Smith. 5. George W. Miller, M. D. 3 John Hyatt Naylor, Esq. 6. Mr. Morgan Hunter. B. BAND.— Norristown — Scotch Uniforms. DIVISION GRAND MARSHAL. Mr. J. Clarence Moyer. ASSISTANT DIVISION GRAND MARSHALS. Mr. Percy J. Fell. J^r. William A. March. HERALDS. 7. Mr. H. Severn Regar. 11. Mr. Jacob Fisher. 8. Mr. Kenneth Stauffer. 12. Mr. Ludwig StaufEer. 9. Mr. Blwood Fisher. 13. Mr. Harold Zimmerman. 10. Mr. Brooke Barrett. 14. Mr. Edwin Wentz. 15. Mr. Paul Stauffer. Norristown Centennial, May 10, 1912 1. Mr. H. B. Tyson, Grand Marshal, Division C. O. F. Lenhardt, Esq., Grand Marshal. Mr. J. Frank Boyer, Grand Marshal. HISTORICAL, PAGEANT. 61 c. BAND. — Philliarmonic (Reading) — Colonial Uniform. DIVISION (iKAND JVIARSHAI.. Mr. H. B. Tyson. ASSISTANT DIVISION GRAND MARSHALS. Mr. James Cresson. G. Carroll Hoover, Esq. HERALDS. 16. Norwood Matthias, Esq. GENERALS. George Washiington — Mr. Harvey A. Detwiler. Anthony Wayne — Mr. Walter L. High. Peter Muhlenberg — Mr. Irvin C. Hoover. 17. Mr. Arthur Williams. General Clinton — Mr. C. S. Schlos&er. 18. Mr. Z. T. Smith. General Lafayette — Mr. Eli Wismer. BAND — Philharmonic (Reading) — Washington Gray. DIVISION GRAND MARSHAL. J. Ambler Williams, Esq. ASSISTANT DIVISION GRAND MARSHALS. Henry C. Welker, M. D. Mr. Thomas H. Livezey. HERALDS. 19. Mr. Ralph Lanz. 20. Mr. William G. Barber (Bridgeport). 21. Mr. Howell Seiple. 22. Mr. Raymond Lanz. 23. Mr. John J. Hughes, 2nd. 24. Mr. Carl Detwiler. 25. Mr. Francis Jamison. 26. Mr. James AUeva. E. DRUM CORPS.— 20th Century— Zouave Uniform. DIVISION GRAND MARSHAL. Mr. Howard Simpson. ASSISTANT DIVISION GRAND MARSHALS. Mr. William Jarrett. Mr. Wallace Hitner. 62 NORRISTOWN'S HISTORY. HliJRALJ>9. 27. Mr. Domald Roberts. General Winfield Scoitit Hanoock — Dr. Calvin Eroh. 28. Mr. George W. Armstrong, Jr. 29. Mr. Gustave A. Laaiz, 30. Mr. H. Milton Kratz. 31. Mr. George Hitcticock. 32. Mr. Thomas Kingston. LINE OF MARCH. Started on Main and Arch. Main to Hamilton, to Marshall, to Swede, to Airy, to DeKalb, to Fornanoe, to Powell, to Swede, to Airy. There was a review of the pageant at City Hall by the offi- cials of the Borough, officers of the Historical Society, committees and guests. A grand review took place at the Court House just before dismissal by the Grand Captain and his staff and the Captain. Norristown Centennial, May 10, 1912 1 . Mr. William C. Benner, Assistant Grand Marshal, 2. Mr. William O. Yost, Assistant Grand Marshal. 3. Mr. S. Russell Neiman, Assistant Grand Marshal. HISTORICAL PAGEANT REPORT Piesented to the Historical Society of Montgomery County, November 16, 1912, by Rev. Theodore Heysham, Ph. D. The first historical pageant of the boroug'h of Norristown has passed, with credit and with appreciation, into history. The report of the labors of those who toiled for its success, will this day, I trust, take its place with honor in the annals of the Historical Society. As organizer and director of this first historical pageant of the borough of Norristown, acting in behalf of the Histori- cal Society of Montgomery County, I cherish the privilege of this occasion : First, to acknowledge with appreciation the honor conferred upon me by the Historical Society ; second, to state with what genuine gratitude I recall the unstinted confidence and generous support of the business public ; and third, to confess the deep sense of obligation I feel toward all^ who, by suggestion or assistance, helped to make the histori- cal pageant a credit to the community and worthy of appreci- ative remembrance. Nor would I forget the kind words of appreciation so generously expressed with reference to the success of the pageant. Appreciative as I am of this honor, I, nevertheless, desire to share it with all who assisted in making the pageant what it was, and especially with Mr. Samuel Roberts and Joseph P'ornance, Esq., President of the Historical Society. Their assistance, in dilTerent spheres, made it possible for me to bear the burdens incident to the undertaking and for the borough to witness a creditable pageant. Although the responsibility of collecting money, gather- ing together materials and men, making decisions as to his- torical scenes to be presented and working out the plan of the pageant fell on me, I, nevertheless, consulted and advised with all with whom I could, and sought to express as best I could the desires not of one but of all the people. 64 NORRISTOWN'S HISTORY. Besides serving as Grand Captain, Mr. Samuel Roberts also took care of the finances. All moneys collected were sent to him and all bills were paid by him. His account is incorporated in this report. It shows contributions in cash amounting to $2700.21 with a balance of $13.64 to be turned over to the Historical Society. If to the cash contributions of $2700.21 there be added the value represented in all the other contributions specified in the report, plus the commission of a professional pageant builder, it will be apparent that the his- torical pageant of Norristown, May 10, 1912, could not have been produced for much less than $5000. All these contributions were generously and freely made. There was also no charge for services on the part of myself or of any of the committee. All served freely and cheerfully. The item (38) referring to "pictures taken" was for an event after the pageant was over. The cost was borne by those who participated and the balance $6.30 turned into the trea- sury. Item (i) under "expenses" shows an "allowance for band costumes not used" of $101.48. This is a concession which I secured from the costumer, Mr. Joseph C. Fischer. And in this connection I desire to express my appreciation of his services and equipments. RECEIPTS. 1 Gas and Electric Light Co. of Montg. Co |171 00 2 Grater-Bodey Co 22 00 3 Mr. H. B. Tyson 75 00 4 Mr. J. Frank Boyer 20 00 5 D. M. Yost & Co 20 00 6 Mr. Marcus Hydeman 25 00 7 Mr. Isaac Richards 10 00 8 Freas Styer, Esq 5 00 9 Mr. Harry B. Stallman 25 00 10 Montgomery National Bank 20 00 11 Norristown Trust Co 75 00 12 Penn Trust Co 25 00 13 Montgomery Trust Co 50 00 14 Norristown Water Co 150 00 15 Mr. Adam Scheldt 189 40 16 Merchants loe Co 20 00 17 Mrs. M. J. Fell 10 00 18 Mr. Lafayette Ross 5 00 19 First Baptist Church 12 00 20 First Methodist Episcopal Church 16 00 21 Mr. F. B. Wildman 50 00 22 W. K. Gresh & Sons 75 00 Norristown Centennial, May 10, 1912 Albert Rowland Garner, M. D., Grand Marshal, Division A. Mr. Kenneth Stauffer, Herald 8. Mr. Edwin Wentz, Herald 14. HISTORICAL. PAGEANT. 65 23 Borough of Norristown $1140 00 24 N. H. Larzelere, Esq 10 00 25 Mr. Charles F. Cloud ] ', 5 qq 26 Mr. Charles Major 5 00 27 Mr. Charles Johnson 5 00 28 Historical Society of Montgomery County .... 270 78 29 Mr. L. G. Stritzinger ^ 10 00 30 Peoples National Bank 25 00 31 Mr. Benjamin Quillman 10 00 32 Mr. Joseph Curren 5 00 33 Evans & McGuirk 5 00 34 Mr. Charles Norris Rambo 5 00 35 Sale of Pageant Programs 20 92 — $2587 10 36 Mounted men who paid for costumes (53) 1 Mr. Samuel Roherts $2 00 2 Mr. J. Frank Boyer 2 00 , 3 O. F. Lenhardt, Esq i 00 4 Mr. S. Russell Neiman 2 00 5 Mr. William C. Benner 2 00 6 Mr. J. Harding Reese 2 00 7 Mr. Frederick E. Dyer 2 00 8 Mr. Harry P. Hiltner 2 00 9 Mr. William O. Yoist 2 00 10 Mr. B. Frank Stritzinger 2 00 11 Mr. Benjamin F. Evans 2 00 12 Rev. Theo. Heysham, Ph. D 2 00 13 Albert Rowland Garner, M. D 2 00 14 Mr. Chas. W. Walker (Devon) 2 OO 15 Mr. Lewis Y. Smith (Bridgeport) 2 00 16 H. Wilson Stahlnecker, Esq 2 00 17 Mr. J. Futhey Smith 2 00 18 John Hyatt Naylor, Esq 2 00 19 Mr. Chas. T. Mather (Wayne) 2 OO 20 George W. Miller, M. D 2 00 21 Mr. Morgan Hunter 2 00 22 Mr. J. Clarence Moyer 2 00 23 Mr. Percy J. Fell 2 00 24 Mr. H. Severn Regar 2 00 25 Mr. James Cresson 2 00 26 G. Carroll Hoover, Esq 2 00 27 Norwood Matthias, Esq 2 O'O 28 Mr. Harvey A. Detwiler 2 00 29 Mr. Walter L. High 2 00 30 Mr. Irvin C. Hoover 2 00 31 Mr. Arthur Williams 2 00 32 Mr. C. S. Schlosser 2 00 33 Mr. Z. T. Smith 2 00 34 Mr. Eli Wismer 2 00 35 J. Amhler Williams, Esq 2 00 36 Henry C. Welker, M. D 2 00 37 Mr. Thomas H. Livezey 2 00 38 Mr. William G. Barber (Bridgeport) 2 00 39 Mr. Howard Seiple 2 00 40 Mr. Raymond Lanz 2 00 41 Mr. John J. Hughes, 2nd 2 00 42 "Mr. Carl Detwiler 2 00 43 Mr. Francis Jamison 2 00 66 NORRISTOWN'S HISTORY. 44 Mr. Howard Slmptson $2 00 45 Mr. William Jarrett 2 00 46 Mr. Wallace Hltner 2 CO 47 Mr. Donald Roberts 2 00 48 Dr. Calvin Eroli 2 00 49 Mr. Geo. W. Armstrong, Jr 2 00 50 Mr. Gustav A. Lanz 2 00 51 Mr. George Hitchcock 2 00 52 Mr. Thomas Kingston 2 00 53 Mr. H. B. Tyson 2 00—106 00 37 Interest on money deposited 81 38 Balance after getting pictures taken 6 30 ?2700 21 EXPENSES. 1 Mr. Joseph C. Fischer, costumer: 724 costumes, $2.00 per $1448 00 230 guns, 50c. per 115 00 6 pairs gauntlets (Generals) $1.50 per i 9 00 60 pairs cotton gloves (horsemen) 15c 9 00 8 white court wigs — "Fete Float," 75c 6 00 Costumes, Chain street school float 6 00 Adams Express Co., guns returned 14 48 1607 48 Allowance for band costumes not used 101 48 — $1506 00 2 Grater -Bodey Company: Frames for maps $13 50 Church moclels 22 70 Trappers hut float 18 00 Abolition float 49 00 Log house float 65 00 Departure of troops float 75 40 Governor signs charter float 57 00 Holy City float 132 00— 432 60 3 Music: Nomistown band Germania band Philharmonic (Reading) 20th Century Drum Corps $333 33 S. H. Kendle, quartette 27 76— 361 09 4 Mr. Wm. C. Benner, 71 saddle cloths, $1.50 per 106 50 5 Adams Express Company, guns 15 05 6 Mr. C. Custer, painting models, churches. Old Academy 42 50 7 Norristown Herald, 100 pageant programs 39 50 8 Norrisltown Addressing Company 9 00 9 D. M. Yost & Co 18 15 10 Janitors' services, 5 churches, Y. M. C. A., Co. F, 35 00 11 Mr. Benj. F. Wager, carpenter work 2 18 12 Mr. W. H. Ortlip, painting maps 25 00 13 Dr. H. C. Dengler, two coupes 8 00 14 Mr. Harry F. Parvln, 2 horses 6 00 Norristown Centennial, May 10, 1912 1 . Mr. Benj. F. Evans, Assistant Grand Marshal. 2. Mr. Z. T. Smith, Herald 18. 3. Mr. William G. Barber (Bridgeport). Herald 20. HISTORICAL. PAGEANT. 67 15 Personal and miscellaneous expenses, Dr. Heysliam .. $ 80 00 xj ^ 1 2686 57 By balance 13 64 ?270'0 21 SAMUEL ROBERTS, Treasurer. Contributors and their Contributions. Much represented under this head was either supplied oi paid for direct by the contributor. It was, therefore, impos- sible to credit this value in the treasurer's report, but acknowl- edgment IS here made as fully and specifically as possible. 1 Those who furnished and equipped floats as well as provided horses, drivers and outriders and paid for all decorations and cos- tumes on th© same: 1 G-rater-Bodey Company Two floats 2 Gas and Electric Light Co. of Montg. Co. . . One float 3 Mr. H. B. Tyson One float 4 D. M. Yost & Co One float 5 Mr. A^dam Scheldt Two floats 6 Merchants Ice Company One float 7 Philadelphia and Reading R. R. Co One float Baldwin's Locomotive Works One float 8 Woman's Suffrage Association One float 9 W. C. T. U One float 10 Mr. J. Frank Boyer One float 11 Montgomery Hose Company One float 2 Those who furnished and equipped floats as well as provided horses, drivers and outriders for the same. 1 Neiman & Frey One float 2 Druggists Association One float 3 RamBo & Regar One float 3 Those who furnished horses, wagons and drivers. 1 Mr. W. M. Sullivan One 2-horse team with driver 2 LeicBilhammer Bak. Oo..One4-horse team with driver 4 Those who furnished either floats or wagons or horses and drivers. 1 Grater ^Bodey Company One wagon 2 Gas and Electric Light Co. One float 3 Mr. H. B. Tyson One wagon 4 Neiman & Frey Two wagons 5 B. Evans & Bro Four horses and drivers 6 Mr. T. V. -Smith Four horses and drivers 7 Mr. Daniel Sinclair, Jr Two horses and driver 8 Bodey & Solomon Horses and driver 9 Mr. B. Frank Stritzinger. ..Horses and driver 10 Mr. Wm. Schwartz One float 11 Chain St. public school One float 68 NORRISTOWN'S HISTORY. 5 Churches furnishing models and paying for costumes. Other 1 First Baptist Church. ' ^••■-•**^**« 2 First M:. E. Church. 3 Reformed Church of the Ascension. 4 Trinity Lutheran Church loaned pulpit, furniture, etc. 5 Block Bros. — loaned furniture. 6 Those furnishing or paying for their own costumes. 1 iSt. John's P. B. Church. 2 53 mounted men. Grand Captain, Captain, Marshals, Generals and Heralds. 3 Lodges of Red Men. 4 Miss Anna Paiste. 7 Public buildings loaned for costuming purposes. 1 First Baptist Church. 2 Bethany Evangelical Church. 3 Oak Street M. E. Church. 4 First M. E. Church. 5 Trinity Lutheran Church. 6 Y. M. C. A. 7 City Hall. 8 Armory Co. F, National Guard. 8 Those furnishing automobiles to assist in forming the pageant. 1 Mr. Samuel Roberts. 2 Mr. H. B. Tyson. 3 John H. Rex, Esq. 4 Mr. P. V. Hoy. 5 Mr. J. Truman Ebert. And now in laying' down the burden of this responsibili- ty, conscious that we have done our best and of your appre- ciation ; g^rateful that all bills are paid and a balance in the treasury, permit me to make somie suggestions for the pre- servaitiom of the Historical Pageant for future generations. 1. That an album of the Pageant, with as complete a set of pictures of the Pageant and the decorations of the town as can be secured, be placed in the Historical Society. 2. That the negatives of these pictures collected at great cost of time and patience become the possession of the Historical Society. 3. That suitable provision be made for the use and pre- servation of such negatives by the Historical Socielty. Respectfully submitted, THEODORE HEYSHAM, Organizer and Director. T^orristown Centennial, May 10, 1912 G. Carroll Hoover, Esq., Assistant Grand Marshal, Division C. Henry C. Welker. M. D., Assistant Grand Marshal, Division D. Mr. Percy J. Fell, Assistant Grand Marshal, Division B. HISTORICAL PAGEANT. 69 Pageant Lecture Report. Presented to the public through the newspapers of Norristown, April 5, 1913, by Rev. Theodore Heysham, Ph. D. "It gives me pleasure to report to the public the outcome of the illustrated lecture on the Historical Pageant of Norris- town's Centennial, held in the Grand Opera House on the evening of February 25, 1913. "The enltertainment was a success in every way. The at- tendance was large and the proceeds niot only covered ex- pensesj but enabled me to plan for the fitting preservation of the historical booklet, as well as to secure for the future a part of the public school paigeant. "To those who assisted in making this work possible, I desire to express my sincere appreciation. The names of the patrons and those who assisted in the distribution of tickets are appended. I also desire to render a double meas- ure of thanks to the Schuylkill Traction Company for their kindness in providing a special car, free of charge, for the Ursinus College Glee Club and for a similar favor, which was unacknowledged in my report on the historical pageant, when they provided transportation for fthe college boys who par- ticipated in the pageant last May. I regret this oversight, but will render full credit in the revised booklet. "When I shall have completed the publication of the lit- tle book descriptive of the historical pageant, placed the large album containing over 250 pictures of the historical pageant, street scenes and decorations, groups of citizens and public buildings, together with the negatives of the same, in the care of the Historical Society of Montgomery County, I shall ihink that the part of the first centennial of our boromgh for which I feel responsibility has been adequately and worthily preserved. "The receipts and expenditures connected with the pageant ledtiure on February 25th, are as follows : 70 NORRISTOWN'S HISTORY. EiBCBIIPTS. D. M, Yost Company $5 00 Mr. H. H. Ganser 5 00 Mr. Joseph A. Curren 5 00 Mr. H. B. Tyson 5 00 Mr. Samuel Roberts 5 00 Mr. Adam Scheidt 5 00 Rambo & Regar 5 00 Mr. H. C. Gresh. 5 00 Mr. B. Frank Stritzinger 2 50 Mr. S. Russell Neiman 2 50 Mr. B. F. Evans 2 50 Mr. Frank L. Smitli 2 50 Mr. H. R. iStallman 2 50 Mr. M. Hydeman 2 50 Mr. Samuel K. Anders 2 50 Mr. George R. Kite 2 50 Montgomery Evans, Esq 2 50 Mr. Henry C. Warner 2 50 Mr. L. G. Stritzinger 2 50 Mr, F. B. Wildmaji 2 50 Mr. C. H. Aldierfer 2 50 Mr. Wm. H. Slioffner 2 50 Mr. Frank R. Heavner 2 50 Mr. Wm. H. Weber 2 50 Mr. Harry Hiltner 2 50 Mr. Edwin Metcalf 2 50 Mr. J. Harding Reese 2 50 Mr. Ambrose B. Umstead 2 50 Mr. Tbomas Jamison 2 50 Mr. Frank Lutz 2 50 J. Ambler Williams, Esq 2 50 Mr. Ed. C. A. Moyer 2 50 Mr. Albert Illingwortb 2 50 Miss Lydia Bamsbaw 3 00 Miss Elizabeth Royle 3 00 C. T. Larzelere, Esq 2 00 Mr. Walter L. High and G. Carroll Hoover, Esq. . . 2 00 Mr. Wni. G. Barber 2 25 Mr. Samuel W. Lattimore 2 00 Mr. George Weirman 4 00 Mr. Harvey Rex • • ■* 25 O. F. Lenhardt, Esq 1 00 Mr. Thomas V. Smith 1 00 Miss Anna S. Heysham 1 25 Mr. A. J. Schissler 1 00 Mr. Harvey A. Detwiler 1 25 Mr. E. J. Wanner 1 00 Mr. S. Cameron Corson 1 50 Mr. Howard Simpson 1 50 Mr. Percy J. Fell 1 25 Mr. John H. O'Neill 1 50 Mr. Harry W. Akins 1 00 Mr. Thomas Kingston 1 50 George W. Stein, M. D 1 50 Joseph Knox Fomance, Esq 50 Miss Frances M. Fox - 75 Norristown Centennial, May 10, 1912 1. Mr. Howard Simpson, Grand Marshal, Division E. 2. Mr. William Jarrett, Assistant Grand Marshal, Division E. 3. Mr. Wallace Hitneir, Assistant Grand Marshal, Division Ek HISTORICAL PAGEANT. 71 ll«y. Benoni Bates ® 5q Mr. Russell E. Crawford ...'."." 75 Rev. Frank E. Graeff 75 A. R. Garner, M. D * 25 Mr. Lewis Y. Smitli- .......'. 25 Mr. John Hartman [[[[ 25 Miss Kajtherine Kutz 25 Mr. Leonard Allen \ 25 Mr. Edward Simpson ',',,] 50 H. W. Stahlnecker, Esq * 50 Mr. Wesley B. Beyer [ . 50 Sale of tickets for Grand Opera House 166 55 Total 1313 80 EXPENSES. Grand Op'&ra House $90 00 Orcliestra 40 00 Herald, printing and advertising 8 85 Times, advertising 4 80 Register, advertising 4 80 Slides, operator, general expenses 110 50 Total $258 95 Receipts $313 80 Expenses $258 95 Balance $54 85 DEC 19 1913 W 98 %. 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