History of Doylestown, old and new : from its settlement to the close of the nineteenth century, 1745-1900 . he clerks desk attached to mahogany stands, several tin sconcesfor candles, and a handsome pair of snuffers and tray.^ In a previousissue of the Pennsylvania Correspondent, Asher Miners paper, I findthe following reference to the burial of Captain Rily: March 31, 1822, the body of Captain John Rily, a practicalnavigator of Philadelphia, was deposited in the grave-yard of the Pres-byterian church Doylestown, on Saturday last, in compliance with hisown request expressed shortly before his
History of Doylestown, old and new : from its settlement to the close of the nineteenth century, 1745-1900 . he clerks desk attached to mahogany stands, several tin sconcesfor candles, and a handsome pair of snuffers and tray.^ In a previousissue of the Pennsylvania Correspondent, Asher Miners paper, I findthe following reference to the burial of Captain Rily: March 31, 1822, the body of Captain John Rily, a practicalnavigator of Philadelphia, was deposited in the grave-yard of the Pres-byterian church Doylestown, on Saturday last, in compliance with hisown request expressed shortly before his decease. Captain Rilysage was about sixty years. He left a widow but no children. Hisfuneral was attended from the dwelling of Josiah Y. Shaw, Esq., andour fellow citizens offered suitable testimonials of respect to the mem- 8 What has become of these relics of the first church building? 56 DOYLESTOWN, OLD AND NEW. ory of a deceased stranger. The Rev. Mr. Potts, Philadelphia, madesome very appropriate observations at the grave, calling the attentionof the living to the necessity of preparing for ASHER MINKR. |)oi)le0toiim, ®lb anl> l\m. VIIIPioneer Newspapers. In previous chapters, covering the present period, we took noteof the founding of an Academy, the removal hither of the seat ofjustice and the organization and erection of the pioneer were important factors of improvement and progress that camein with the nineteenth century, but there is another agency equallyvital to the spread of human intelligence, and calculated to makemen better, wiser and happier. This is the newspaper press, whichwill receive proper notice in this chapter. The pioneer newspapersat the cross-roads hamlet, now Doylestown, were the Farmers WeeklyGa:(eife, established 1800, and the Pennsylvania Correspondent, 1804,both in evidence that the young village was forging ahead. The firstof these journalistic ventures was by Isaac Ralston, who issued thefirst number of his paper from
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