Ancient and modern Germantown, Mount Airy and Chestnut Hill . urned after her husbands death. In her ninetieth year she took a ride onhorseback. She died about 1856, aged ninety-six. Dr. Bensell had a inulatto boy, known as Copper Ike, from his used to carry a lantern before his master at night, through the rough foot-ways of the dark town. One stormy night the Doctor, on taking soundings^found that his guide had led him into the gutter. The Doctor had a talent for drawing and poetry. He would send poeticalinvitations to dinner to Charles J. Wister, and receive like responses fro
Ancient and modern Germantown, Mount Airy and Chestnut Hill . urned after her husbands death. In her ninetieth year she took a ride onhorseback. She died about 1856, aged ninety-six. Dr. Bensell had a inulatto boy, known as Copper Ike, from his used to carry a lantern before his master at night, through the rough foot-ways of the dark town. One stormy night the Doctor, on taking soundings^found that his guide had led him into the gutter. The Doctor had a talent for drawing and poetry. He would send poeticalinvitations to dinner to Charles J. Wister, and receive like responses from himin verse. He died in December, 1827, in the seventy-first year of his age-Two grandsons inherited the artistic talent spoken of, one of whom, George, isdead. The other, Edmund Birckhead Bensell, is a well-known artist, livingat Mount Airy. The double stone house. No. 4806, in the yellow fever of 1793, became thecapitol of Pennsylvania. Gov. Mifflin and Alex. J. Dallas, Secretary of theCommonwealth, were then there daily. Early in this century, Benjamin. GERMANTOWN. 105 Davis, a Friend, resided in the house and had a school there. He added tothis occupation the sale of books, of which he had a fair supply. His girlsschool was an excellent one, for he was a good classical scholar, and all thegirls there studied the Latin language. His pupils loved him. He had twodaughters. The one who died last bequeathed her propert}- of several thou-sand dollars to the Germantown Infant School, which is now situated inHaines street and has recently passed its fiftieth anniversary. She must haveloved her profession. -James E,. Gates, owns the house once occupied by theDavis family. It was just about here, but perhaps further to the north, thatJedediah Strong, a Justice of the Peace, once lived. The old King of Prussia Inn extends its ample front along the avenue,and bears upon successive parts the numbers, 4812, 4814 and 4816. Wardremarks that Carlyle would have been pleased to see so many
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