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Saviour on the Cross, and the Virg-in Mary; supposing, as many in this country have 

 erroneously thought, that the people of Ephrata possess many of the Catholic principles 

 and feelings. The King, at whose instance they vi'ere sent, was a Gennan, and we may 

 presume that he considered that they retained the same views as the monastic institu- 

 tions of Europe. They have nearly a thousand pieces of music, a piece being composed 

 for every hymn. This music is lost, entirely now, at Ephrata — not the music books, 

 but the stylo of singing: they never attempt it any more. 



The house in which the Sabbath School referred to in the foregoing sketch was 

 held was used during the Revolution as a Hospital. "A few days after the battle of 

 Brand ywine had been fought, September 11, 1777, four or five hundred of the wounded 

 soldiers were taken to Ephrata, and placed in the Hospital. Doctors Yerkel, Scott and 

 Harrison, were the attending surgeons and physicians. The wounds and camp fever 

 baffled their skill: one hundred and fifty of the soldiers died here; they were principally 

 from the Eastern States, and Pennsylvania, and a few Britisli, who had deserted and 

 joined the American Army. ' The tirst of those who died here, were buried with 

 honors of war; a funeral sermon, preached by one of their own number, appointed for 

 that purpose. This practice was continued for some time, till they began to drop oft' 

 too rapidly to allow time for tlie performance of the ceremony, when everything of the 

 kind was dispensed with." 



"The place where they rest, is enclosed; and for many years, aboard, with this in- 

 scription : 



^Hier Rvhen die Gebeine vieler Soldaien,' 

 was placed over the gate of the enclosure. The board, with the inscription, is no 

 more." (Rupp.) 



At the instance of Joseph Konigmacher and others, a company chartered hy the Leg- 

 islature and known as the "Ephrata Monument Association, "succeeded in substituting 

 a monument for the board, the cornerstone of which was laid Sept. 11, 1845. The Hon. 

 J. R. Chandler, of Philadelphia, was the orator of the day. The officers of the Associ- 

 ciation were Joseph Konigmacher, President, Col. Richard R. Heitler, Jeremiah Moh- 

 ler, Wm. Spera, Col. John Bauman, and Ed. Konigmacher, Directors, Jeremiah Bau- 

 man. Treasurer and Secretary. 



/ When Congress left Philadelphia and for safety met at Lancaster and York, the 

 / Continental money was printed at Ephrata. 



Fulton. — Bounded N. by Drumore, E. by Little Britain, S. E. by Octoraro creek, 

 S. by Maryland, W. by the Susquehanna rivei. Area, 15,557 acres. Popul. in 1860, 

 2,026; Taxables, 421; value of Real and Personal Property, |;368,432. It contain.s 8 

 Grist and 6 Saw Mills, 5 Hotels, 6 Stores, and 9 Common Schools. The Conowingo 

 creek crosses the township centrally in a Southerly direction. P. O. arc at Fultou 

 House, Goshen, Lyles, Peter's ci-eek. Pleasant Grove and Wakefield. 



Hempfiei.d, East. — Bounded N. by Penn, E. by Manheim, S. by Manor, W. by W. 

 Hempfield, and N. W. by Rapho townships. Centrally distant from the city of Lan- 

 caster about 5 ms. ; length 5^ ms., breadth 5 ms., area, 14.145 acres; surface, partly 

 hilly, partly level. Population in 1860, 2,613; Taxables, 697; value of Real and Per- 

 sonal Property, $1,272,402. It contains 6 Grist jMills, 1 Saw Mill, 1 Distillery, 14 Ho- 

 tels, 5 Stores and 12 Common Schools. Little Conestoga creek flows on the Eastern 

 and Chicquesaluuga creek on the N. W. boundaries of tlie township. The Pennsyl- 

 vania Railroad crosses its southern section, the Harrisburg and Lancaster Railroad in- 

 tersects it centrally, and the Reading and Columbia Railroad skirts its Western ex- 

 tremity, intersecting at Landisville with the Harrisburg and Lancaster Railroad. P. 

 O. at Hempfield, East Hempfield, Landisville and Salunga. 



Hempfield, West.— Bounded N. by Rapho, S. by Manor, E. by E. Hempfield 

 townships, and W. by the Susquehanna river. Centrally distant W. from Lancaster 8 

 miles; greatest length 8, greatest breadth 5 miles; area 13,880 acres: surface, hilly; 



