Ancient and historic landmarks in the Lebanon Valley . g enough to be taken to his home, however, whitherhe summoned a few friends with whom he held aninterview, after which he requested his wife never tosearch for his murderers nor prosecute them if discovered,as their guilty conscience would be punishment enoughfor them. He then died in the bosom of his found his grave in the old Tulpehocken Reformedgraveyard marked by a large, flat stone, about 2>^ by 6ft., covering his entire grave. The following inscrip-tion is still quite legible : HIER LIGT IN GOTT SELICH ENTSCHLAFEN <§
Ancient and historic landmarks in the Lebanon Valley . g enough to be taken to his home, however, whitherhe summoned a few friends with whom he held aninterview, after which he requested his wife never tosearch for his murderers nor prosecute them if discovered,as their guilty conscience would be punishment enoughfor them. He then died in the bosom of his found his grave in the old Tulpehocken Reformedgraveyard marked by a large, flat stone, about 2>^ by 6ft., covering his entire grave. The following inscrip-tion is still quite legible : HIER LIGT IN GOTT SELICH ENTSCHLAFEN <§ ISACK . MEIER ^§ 1ST GEBOHREN 1730 DE 4TE lANVARI. 1ST GESTORBEN 1770 DEN 5TE IVLI. SO WAR SEIN GANZES ALTER 40 lA- HR V. 6 MONAT SEIN LEIGEN TEXT STET IN DER ERSTEN EPI. PETRI IM 5TE C H. IM 8. V. 9. VE. TULPEHOCKENTOWN, ALIAS MYERSTOWN. l6l Dr. Kline is also the owner and occupant of anothernoted landmark of this town. This is the residence ofthe late Governor J. Andreas Shultze. It is a wellknown fact that after this illustrious son of the pious. THE HOUSE, MYERSTOWN. Lutheran pastor at Tulpehocken had himself studied forthe ministry and made an attempt of its arduous labors,finding himself physicially incapacitated for its trialsand hardships in that day, relinquished the sacred call-ing and entered secular life. He settled in Myerstown,and for a number of years carried on the mercantilebusiness here. This place is somewhat centrally located l62 LANDMARKS IN THE LEBANON VALLEY. on the north side of its main street. It has been usedfor the past sixteen years as the site of the town postofifice,and only abandoned as such recently at a chang-e of thecomplexion of our National administration. Since 1S79this old store stand and home has been the property ofDr. Kline, whose family occupies the domestic portionof the historic edifice, while the doctors drug-store fillsthe newer portion of the building, not used by the post-office, which latter is a room of about 30 by 2
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