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on Front street, and some still remain there and on Filbert street. 

 The Friends' Meetinff-house, which, during several generations, 

 was known as " the Old Assembly House," was, doubtless, among 

 the oldest. The time and the manner of its erection has already 

 been given. It was taken down a few years since, and its site 

 has since been used as a coal yard. The "Bake House" and 

 granaries erected by Jasper Yeates, about the year 1700, or 

 perhaj)s earlier, stood a little lower down on the creek. There 

 are still standing in that vicinity several dwellings, and other 

 buildings, that bear evident marks of great antiquity. Some of 

 these were doubtless built prior to the year 1700. The Yates, 

 or Logan House, on Filbert street fronting the Delaware, is said 

 to have been built that year. It is a substantial two-storied 

 brick house, and though divested of some of its ancient embel- 

 lishments, still makes a very comfortable dwelling. The dwell- 

 ing of the late Commodore Porter was erected by David Lloyd 

 about the year 1721. It was occupied by him, and after his 

 death by his widow, many years. 



The Court-house, built in 1724, is a very substantial building, 

 and now serves as a town hall for the borough. Tradition has 

 handed down to us the following as having happened during the 

 building of this Court-house, or some other public building at 

 Chester : 



During the progress of the work a young lady was observed 

 to pass and repass the building daily, dressed in very gay attire. 

 After this promenade had been continued for some time, one of 

 the workmen, less mannerly than his associates, upon the appear- 

 ance of the lady, called out : 



" In silk and scarlet walks many a harlot." 



The young lady feeling indignant at the insult, promptly re- 

 plied : 



" By line and rule works many a fool." 



Until a very recent period, no religious sect had a place of 

 worship in Chester except the Friends, (who now have two,) and 

 the Episcopalians. In 1834, the Methodists erected a small 

 church building, which was much enlarged and improved in 1846. 

 The Catholic church (St. Michael's) was dedicated in 1843, and 

 that of the Presbyterians ten years later. The African Metho- 

 dists also have a small place of worship in Chester. 



It has been mentioned that the first newspaper, called the 

 Post Boy, was published at Chester on the 8th of November, 

 1819. Joseph 5l. G. Lescure purchased the Post Boy estab- 

 lishment, and changed the name of the paper to the Upland 

 Union in 1825, which was published under that name until 1852. 



