Summer 2014 - Doylestown Historical Society
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Summer 2014 - Doylestown Historical Society
The Doylestown Correspondent Vol. 3 No. 2 (8) Inside: Page 2: The Story Behind Washington’s Headquarters in Doylestown Page 3: Anniversary of WWI is Time to Honor our Local Soldiers Page 4: Brown Bros. Auction Page 5: Jim Thorpe Bus Trip Details Page 6: History of Intelligencer Spans Two Centuries Contact Us: 56 S. Main Street 215-345-9430 Tours/Displays: Open Saturdays, 10:00 am—4:00 pm, or by appointment Website: doylestownhistorical.org Email: [email protected] Current Exhibit at the Society House: Operation 64 A story of Self Reliance and Community Spirit Doylestown Historical Society Summer 2014 From the President: The Operation 64 event held at the Society on June 8 went very well. It was especially gratifying for me to have about 30 members of the families of Joe Kenny, Frank Shelly and Bill Erwin present. We also thank Mayor Ron Strouse and Council President Det Ansinn for their participation in the event. Lots of excitement is continuing to be generated at the Society. But before I get into that, on the flip side of the ledger, Milt Kenin, our chief archivist for the past 5 years, decided to return to Phoenix, AZ and will be missed at the Society and in the community where he has made many contributions. Hopefully, you caught Judge Ed Ludwig’s tribute to Milt in the Intelligencer and the Herald. We gave Milt a well attended send-off at the Society which included a subscription to one of the aforementioned newspapers so he will be able to keep tabs on us. I'm sure he will be checking in offering advice and constructive criticisms as Stu Abramson presents Milt Kenin with a DHS memento at his only Milt can give. Offsetting Milt’s departure farewell luncheon. After serving DHS for 5 years as Chief is the arrival of two people (it may take more) Archivist, Milt is moving to Phoenix. He will be missed. who will take his place, namely John Halderson and Jean Rollo. We welcome John and Jean to the Society’s family of volunteers. They come to us with considerable experience and the skills needed to continue to organize and make our growing collections more accessible to the community and beyond. Adding further to our expanding archives, I’m extremely pleased to announce an agreement with Doylestown Borough whereby the Society is taking custody of permit records for residences and commercial establishments dating back to 1960. Data is currently being entered into our database so that by year’s end, we expect online accessibility to these records to be in place. When completed, researchers will be able to enter the online system by address and find construction information about a property. To check our progress with this project, you can go to the Online Collection section of our website and enter ‘borough permit’ into the search field. Anthony Palazzolo, working with a number of additional volunteers, is heading up this project. We’ll be talking more about Anthony and related projects in issues to come. In the same vein, in an agreement with Marv Woodall, Chairman of the Board of the Heritage Conservancy and one of our Society Directors, we will be cataloging and making publically available via our website items of historical significance located at the Aldie Mansion. Lastly, we had a good response to last issue’s article about the possibility of a bus trip to historic Jim Thorpe, PA to the extent that it’s now time to get serious. Please register for this trip using the registration form on reverse of the Newsletter cover. We’ll add a registration form to our website shortly. Please register early to allow sufficient time for us to firm up arrangements. Stu Abramson Page 2 Historical Note: Courtesy of Fletcher Walls Washington’s Headquarters at Doylestown The Jonathan Fell House - 1733 Also called “The Washington House” East State Street, Doylestown Borough c. late 1700s The house as it stands today The Fell House and adjoining property were the site of a wartime encampment for George Washington and his troops. There is circumstantial evidence that Washington may have slept in the main house in 1778. Previous owners Thomas and Donna Woolman had a copy of Washington’s quartermaster payment log, which said he took his meals at the Fell house during his Doylestown encampment. It is not known where this log is today. Doylestown Historical Society Historic Plaque Program George Alfred Huber (1870-1953) and his wife Mary Elizabeth (Frank) Huber (1873-1954) of Buckingham built a two-story Prairie style house on a vacant lot on Cottage Street in 1927. The Hubers are shown below standing in front of their home and working in their backyard garden. The researchers at the Doylestown Historical Society can answer your property-related questions and much more when you apply for the historic house plaque and report. Just go to the House Research tab under Programs on the society’s website for an example of a research report, a copy of the plaque, and an application to request both. Or you may contact administrator Fletcher Walls at 215-345-9430 or [email protected]. - J. Kurt Spence, DHS Researcher Historic Mercer Tiles on Display at DHS We are pleased to have recently received two of the Mercer tiles obtained from the 1914 original collection donated to the old Doylestown Public School. The collection, known as “Tiles of the New World”, was donated to the school by Henry C. Mercer, circa 1914. These tiles were installed above the proscenium of the school’s auditorium. The school and most of the tiles were destroyed or badly damaged in the fire of 1973. Since that time, what remained of the tiles has been stored at the Moravian Tile Works. - Harvey Becker We are in the process of constructing a display case to house the tiles and will be planning an associated event this fall where we hope to have former students from the school that would have seen the original collection. If you are a former student or know of one, we would like to hear from you. Please contact Fletcher Walls at 215-345-9430 or email him at [email protected]. Page 3 Anniversary of the beginning of World War I August 2014 Roster of Company G, Sixth Pennsylvania Infantry List of the 148 Men Who Left for Camp Hancock, Georgia, on September 12, 1917 Following is the complete roster of Company G, Sixth Pennsylvania Infantry, of Doylestown. This list was compiled on the eve of their departure for Camp Hancock, Georgia, at 1 o’clock on Wednesday afternoon, September 12. Ross, George, Captain, Doylestown, Pa. Barner, Abram, 1st Lt., Doylestown, Pa. Trainer, Walter, 1st. Sgt., Doylestown, Pa. Atkinson, George McM., Mess Sgt., Doylestown, Pa. Godshall, Matthew L., Supply Sgt., Doylestown, Pa. Long, Raymond, Duty Sergeant, Doylestown, Pa. Atkinson, Albert, Duty Sergeant, Doylestown, Pa. Bergen, Earl H., Duty Sergeant, Doylestown, Pa. Spare, Samuel E., Duty Sergeant, Doylestown, Pa. Dengier, Harry O., Duty Sergeant, Doylestown, Pa. Knorr, Herbert W., Duty Sergeant, Doylestown, Pa. Kolbe, Russell F., Corporal, Doylestown, Pa. McNealy, Frank, Corporal, Doylestown, Pa. Heisel, Paul, Corporal, Doylestown, Pa. Fryling, George W., Corporal, Doylestown, Pa. Earl, Douglas, Corporal, Doylestown, Pa. Earl, John H., Corporal, Doylestown, Pa. Fackenthall, John, Corporal, Doylestown, Pa. Doody, Joseph, Corporal, Doylestown, Pa. Calhoun, John E., Corporal, Doylestown, Pa. Large, John, Corporal, Doylestown, Pa. Weierbach, Paul O., Cook, Doylestown, Pa. Keller, Erwin H., Cook, Bedminster, Pa. Gulick, Russell E., Musician, Doylestown, Pa. Hart, Charles, Musician, Doylestown, Pa. Atkinson, John L., Private, Doylestown, Pa. Angeny, Abraham N., Private, Gardenville, Pa. Allem, Russell, Private, Wismer, Pa. Barker, Lewis C., Private, Doylestown, Pa. Boss, Louis W., Private, Yardley, Pa. Black, John L., Private, Ferndale, Pa. Blittle, George, Private, S. Langhorne, Pa. Barner, John, Private, Doylestown, Pa. Bodine, Clarence, Private, Newtown, Pa. Bregan, Louis A., Private, Doylestown, Pa. Bregan, William J., Private, Doylestown, Pa. Bertles, Philip, Private, Doylestown, Pa. Bertles, William, Private, Doylestown, Pa. Bryan, Jacob F., Private, Doylestown, Pa. Brown, Frank, Private, Perkasie, Pa. Bennett, Kinsey, Private, Doylestown, Pa. Barr, David, Private, New Britain, Pa. Bellerby, Horace, Private, Yardley, Pa. Bishop, Harold, Private, Germantown, Pa. Bradley, Nick, Private, Cherokee, N.C. Bisbing, Arthur, Private, Doylestown, Pa. Carter, Frank, Private, Newtown, Pa. Carter, Raymond, Private, Newtown, Pa. Case, Howard, Private, Doylestown, Pa. Carr, George, Private, Yardley, Pa. Carney, Peter, Private, Doylestown, Pa. Corson, Lawrence, Private, Newhope, Pa. Constantine, Arthur, Private, Curley Hill, Pa. Cone, Thomas, Private, Philadelphia, Pa. Detwiler, Earl, Private, Norristown, Pa. Detweiler, Norman, Private, Perkasie, Pa. Doyle, Edward, Private, Yardley, Pa. Eastburn, Russell, Private, Doylestown, Pa. Eckhart, William, Private, Quakertown, Pa. Fries, Albert, Private, Doylestown, Pa. Fell, Herbert, Private, Doylestown, Pa. Fonash, William, Private, Doylestown, Pa. Frederick, Stanley, Private, Carversville, Pa. Flack, Frank, Private, Doylestown, Pa. Flowers, Raymond A., Private, Newtown, Pa. Fluck, Elmer W., Private, Danboro, Pa. Gilmore, Frank, Private, Buckingham, Pa. Good, Raymond, Private, Jenkintown, Pa. Greisemer, Andrew, Private, Quakertown, Pa. Galena, George C., Private, Philadelphia, Pa. Hellerman, Aldred, Private, Doylestown, Pa. Holdsworth, Clarence, Private, Doylestown, Pa. Hoxworth, Frank, Private, Doylestown, Pa. Hoff, Walter, Private, Doylestown, Pa. Hussey, William H., Private, Carversville, Pa. Harvey, Walter, Private, New Britain, Pa. Herstine, Frank, Private, Revere, Pa. Heller, Paul, Private, Ferndale, Pa. Harford, Philip, Private, Holicong, Pa. Johnson, Fred, Private, Doylestown, Pa. Keiser, Warren, Private, Doylestown, Pa. Kenderdine, William, Private, Doylestown, Pa. Kohl, Thomas, Private, Revere, Pa. Kerr, Warren G., Private, Furlong, Pa. Kern, Leo J., Private, Doylestown, Pa. Kerns, Louis B., Private, Edison, Pa. Kramer, Emil L., Private, Doylestown, Pa. Large, Harry, Private, Doylestown, Pa. Leiderman, Joseph, Private, Doylestown, Pa. Landes, Arthur, Private, Doylestown, Pa. Lazar, Maurice, Private, Doylestown, Pa. Luke, John, Private, Philadelphia, Pa. Lightfoot, Lewis, Private, Philadelphia, Pa. Mottram, William, Private, Newtown, Pa. Michener, Alvin C., Private, Doylestown, Pa. Michener, Alvin, J., Private, Warrington, Pa. Michener, Charles, Private, Warrington, Pa. Mitchell, John R., Private, Philadelphia, Pa. Miller, Albert, Private, Carversville, Pa. Moerman, John J., Private, Doylestown, Pa. Mumblehead, James B., Private, Newtown, Pa. Mumblehead, Roger L., Private, Langhorne, Pa. Mesler, William E., Private, Warrington, Pa. Myhlertz, Harold F., Private, Philadelphia, Pa. Mooney, John A., Private, Philadelphia, Pa. Newell, Henry, Private, Doylestown, Pa. Pool, Wallace, Private, Doylestown, Pa. Parker, David, Private, Doylestown, Pa. Ridge, Edward, Private, Pt. Pleasant, Pa. Reraback, John, Private, Quakertown, Pa. Redding, James, Private, Doylestown, Pa. Rutherford, Raymond, Private, Doylestown, Pa. Rosenberger, Harry, Private, Rich Hill, Pa. Ross, Cain, Private, Hatboro, Pa. Ross, Nicholas, Private, Philadelphia, Pa. Shaw, Ira C., Private, Upper Black Eddy, Pa. Sellers, Isaiah, Private, Buckingham, Pa. Scott, Thomas, Private, Doylestown, Pa. Scheetz, Frederick, Private, Doylestown, Pa. Sheaf, Raymond, Private, Buckingham, Pa. Schuyler, Howard, Private, Edison, Pa. Shive, Jacob R., Private, Ferndale, Pa. Stout, Erwin, Private, Pipersville, Pa. Stuckert, Sydney N., Private, Doylestown, Pa. Schaible, Oscar, Private, Tinicum, Pa. Selner, Earl, Private, Doylestown, Pa. Scarborough, George, Private, Glenside, Pa. Shaffer, Joseph, Private, Doylestown, Pa. Schoepflin, John, Private, Germantown, Pa. Smith, Walter, Private, Newtown, Pa. Selsor, William, Private, Germantown, Pa. Trauger, Russell, Private, Doylestown, Pa. Trauger, Jacob M., Private, Doylestown, Pa. Trauger, Noah S., Private, Ferndale, Pa. Todd, John H., Private, Tinicum, Pa. Ullman, Henry, Private, Doylestown, Pa. Woolsey, Irvin, Private, Doylestown, Pa. Williams, John, Private, New Britain, Pa. Woods, James, Private, Danboro, Pa. Woods, George R., Private, Pt. Pleasant, Pa. Woods, James R., Private, Lumberville, Pa. Weirback, Pierce P., Private, Ferndale, Pa. Worthington, Ralph E., Private, Neshaminy, Pa. Worthington, George C., Private, Furlong, Pa. Worthington, Edward, Private, Doylestown, Pa. West, James, Private, Cherokee, N.C. Weckerly, George Mc., Private, Doylestown, Pa. Weikel, Elmer, Private, Perkasie, Pa. Yates, George V., Private, Doylestown, Pa. Young, Alfred C., Jr., Private, Hatboro, Pa. Company G Leaves for Camp Hancock, Georgia - Thousands Gather at Station to Bid Boys Godspeed Company G, Sixth Pennsylvania Infantry, left Doylestown for Camp Hancock, Augusta, Georgia, on schedule time, 1 o’clock on Wednesday afternoon. The morning was spent by the boys in packing their personal belongings and saying farewell to their friends and relatives for they knew there would be little time at the Reading Railway station for parting words. Captain Ross posted an order on the bulletin board early in the morning for dinner at 11 o’clock and assembly at 12:30 o’clock prompt. The Red Cross ladies had provided 150 lunches for the boys and they were thus well fortified against hunger. The lunches were packed at the home of Miss Edna Tibbils by the Red Cross members. Each box contained four big sandwiches, cake, bananas, two eggs, a cake of sweet chocolate and a peach. The chocolate was contributed by Miss Elsie Ross and the peaches by Dr. John H. Washburn. Enough cigarettes to last the smoking members for a week or more were contributed by a committee, comprising Howard M. Earl, Dr. Frank B. Swartzlander, Leigh Mitchell Hodges and others who raised $22 for that purpose. The lunch was packed under the supervision of the commissary of the Red Cross and Mrs. H. W. Atkinson, a member of the commissary . . . Source: The Doylestown Democrat, September 12 & 13, 1917 Page 4 Brown Bros. Auction House S ince 1915, Brown Bros. Auction House has enjoyed a unique business based on the exchange of property and fueled by the spontaneity of both buyer and seller. In today’s world where so many markets are regulated and controlled, the auction gallery still represents a free marketplace where value is determined through true market demand. The founder, Edward Newlin Brown, was born December 15, 1888, the son of George and Elizabeth Williams Brown. Because the Browns lost two boys in childhood, Newlin grew up as an only child. In later years following Elizabeth’s death, George married her sister, Sarah Williams. But it was Sarah’s surviving sister, Edith, who was instrumental in encouraging Newlin’s auction aspirations. Edith Williams’ support also reached beyond the grave when, upon her death in 1959, the money bequeathed to the second generation Edward Newlin Brown Browns became the down payment on their building in Buckingham. On October 22, 1914, Newlin married Mildred Smith, daughter of Heston and Anna Smith of Wycombe, PA. Their belated honeymoon in January of 1915 was spent in Chicago, IL where Newlin attended the Jones National School of Auctioneering. On January 8, 1915, E. Newlin Brown graduated from the Jones School and traveled home to begin a new career. An advertisement appears in the Wycombe Herald later that year: E. N. Brown, Auctioneer Graduate of Jones National School, Chicago, Ill Bell Phone Wycombe preparation, advertising and clerking. Today’s auctioneers now handle all facets of the business from initial contact to settlement. During the 1920s, while Newlin’s business was growing, the building now known as Brown Bros. Auction Gallery was built as a dance hall called Paxafun. In the 1930s and 40s the dance hall would be better known as a roller skating rink; in the 50s it was utilized as an antique and furniture shop. Ruth Page, a Bucks County antique dealer, used the building as a flea market—the first of its kind in the area. Then in July of 1963, it became the home to Brown Bros. Since that year, over 1,950 auctions have been held at this location. Today the Paxafun building still retains its original maple dance floor and band stage; the latter being used by receiving clerks. The year 1927 brought tragedy to the Brown family. Doctors attending to Mildred’s tuberculosis informed her she had two months to live. Newlin made the drastic decision to auction their Wycombe farm and move his wife and three children—Elizabeth, Morell and Kenyon—west to Denver. Colorado’s dry climate was proven to arrest tuberculosis. So on March 26, 1927, Newlin held his auction and by summer the family was settled in Littleton. The love between Newlin and Mildred would never pass a greater test. In Colorado, Newlin secured a job with Purina Mills as a regional feed salesman.. His work sent him throughout the western states and although he tried, he could never re-establish an auction business. Sarah Brown joined the family and helped rear the children while Mildred’s health slowly improved.. The Great Depression arrived in 1929 and Newlin lost his job at Purina Mills. He accepted any work he could including night watchman, janitor and crate-maker for a Denver egg market. He would work all night, then return home to run his poultry farm. By 1936, no longer able to fight her illness, Mildred died. Without a reason to remain in Colorado, Newlin moved the family back to Bucks County. Continued next page Whenever and wherever he could, Newlin pursued his ambition. The Harrisburg State Farm Show and 4-H Fairs were some of the events and places he participated. His high energy level and determination opened doors of opportunity. An early photograph illustrates his involvement in the dairy business—a Field Day Event at Circle View Farms, Solebury, Bucks County. At Field Day, cows were judged, information exchanged and problems discussed. Around the same time, he and Mildred bought a farm on the east side of Route 413, a quarter mile south of the Old Anchor Inn in Wrightstown. In those days, the address was Wycombe. Farming was their mainstay; auctions were a supplement. As his participation in the auction business waxed, he was booked by many local agents such as Squire Edward E. Kirk of Wycombe, J. Carroll Molloy of Pineville, Walter Finney of Southampton and J. Cooper Pidcock of New Hope. In those days, auctioneers were paid a fee to cry the sale while the agent completed all necessary sale Field Day, Circle View Farms, Solebury c. 1915-20 Brown is fourth from left Page 5 Continued from previous page Letters written by Newlin while in Colorado tell of his desire to reestablish himself as an auctioneer in Bucks County. To J. Carroll Molloy he confided: If that egg co-op job is really open it would be a big start and a regular job 2 days weekly. Upon his return, Newlin secured that job. The co-op building still stands on Swamp Road in Cross Keys opposite Marvic Supply Company. Newlin served only one year as co-op manager; however, he would be a regular auctioneer there until 1953. This opportunity served its purpose. With business contacts renewed, E. Newlin Brown was soon back in the auction business. Brown Bros. building, c. 1955 His new address, 102 N. Main Street, Doylestown, and phone 4072 was the base for his growing auction service. This service now provided an entire auction package with involving an agent. Tinicum attracted international attention. Although onsite auctions were booming, the need for a fixed location was apparent. Suburban growth complicated premise sales. Anticipating future needs, they bought their first building in 1959 on Swamp Road in Furlong. The small cinder block building was soon outgrown so Paxafun in Buckingham was purchased. Before long, the business outgrew this facility, too. In 1977, Brown Bros. added a north room to accommodate their needs. An extensive tree-planting program was started in 1975 and continues today. Over forty specimens ranging from oaks, beeches, pears and lindens to sycamores, locusts, ashes and maples have been planted. Subliminally this has been a quiet tribute to Newlin. His love of Bucks County and its natural resources were a substantial part of his life. Today, buyers and sellers alike meet in an auction facility that averages around 375 registrants per sale and operates four auction teams simultaneously. A weekly Saturday schedule changes in the summer to Thursday evening, reflecting the evolving graphics of Bucks County. In addition, Collector and Specialty auctions are held several times a year. Real estate, livestock, antiques and personal property were areas in which he flourished. Sale broadsides leave us a paper trail. One illustrated example is the Solebury Township schoolhouse property auction. In 1947, C. Morell Brown joined his father and they traded as E. Newlin Brown & Son. Morell’s energy and input steered the business into real estate. In September of 1953, Kenyon joined his brother and father and the name expanded to E. Newlin Brown & Sons. A snapshot taken at the Francis Mireau auction (Doylestown) in September of 1953 shows the three working together. The importance of this single photograph was not realized until January of 1954. In that month, Newlin suffered a stroke and lost his voice forever. His career was over. The three would never work together again, although in later years the boys would bring their wheelchair-bound father to auctions. Kenyon & C. Morell Brown Editor’s Note: Brown Bros. Auction House handled the 1959 sale of the contents of “The Barrens,” William Geil’s home. Walter Raymond Gustafson, a governOn December 20, 1956, the name Brown Bros. was legally registered ment scientist and rare book collector, purchased the contents of Geil’s library with Morell and Kenyon as partners. Throughout the 1950s and 60s they and preserved it on his property in Buckingham Twp. for nearly 50 years. sold an array of merchandise: real estate, livestock, equipment, airIn 2008, his heirs donated the entire collection to the Doylestown Historical planes, one-room schoolhouses and antiques. S. J. Perlman’s auction in Society. Jim Thorpe Bus Trip April 26, 2014 Based on the response we received from the Gloria Shankweiler, pictured with last issue of the Betty Strecker, Jon Rudolph and Correspondent, plans Milton Kenin on Memorabilia Day at the are moving ahead for a bus trip on Wednesday, Sept 17, 2014 Society. A number of interesting articles Please use the registration form on the back of this newsletter to send in your registration. A registration of historical form will also be available on our website, significance www.doylestownhistorical.org. You can call at 215-345-9439 were donated or email at [email protected] if you have questo the Society tions. We would greatly appreciate your early response. Memorabilia Day and will be added to our growing collection. Jim Thorpe, PA is about an hour and 20 minutes away. History is everywhere in this small, picturesque, stroll-around town featuring such attractions as the Asa Packer Mansion, the Mauch Chunk. Museum, and the Old Jail Museum. Building Permit Records Society President Stu Abramson with Doylestown Borough Manager John Davis signing an agreement whereby the Society will take custody of a number of building permit records going back some 50 years. Volunteers Luke Wischnowski, Ashley Moore and Anthony Palazzolo are embarked on a project to digitize these records which will be made available to the public via The Doylestown Historical Society’s website. Page 6 Officers & Board of Directors Founder/President Emeritus—Ed Ludwig President—Stu Abramson* Executive V.P. Syd Martin* Vice President—Betty Strecker* Secretary—Tina Mazaheri* Treasurer—Nick Molloy* ♦ ♦ ♦ Bob Byers Melissa Cornick-Scott* Chris Delplato Connie Eastburn Vail Garvin John Gribb Sharon Martin Jonathan McSurdy Dick Millham* Chris Nardo* Jon Rudolph* Mary Woodall Steve Worth *Executive Committee ♦ ♦ ♦ Fletcher Walls—Administrator, Shawn Wischnowski—Newsletter Editor & Designer Researcher—Kurt Spence Archivist—John Halderson ♦ ♦ ♦ History of the Intelligencer Asher Miner, a 26-year-old printer from New London, Connecticut, came to Doylestown in 1804 to set up shop in the back room of a log cabin at what is now East Court Street and Printer’s Alley. The first edition of the weekly Pennsylvania Correspondent and Farmer’s Advertiser— consisting of four pages of hand-set type and costing $2 a year—was published on Saturday, July 7, 1804. Miner sold the newspaper in 1824. It was resold in 1827 to new owners who changed the name to The Bucks County Intelligencer and General Advertiser, which a subsequent publisher shortened to Bucks County Intelligencer in 1843. Before the Civil War, the Intelligencer took a strong stand against the spread of slavery into free territories, while the rival Doylestown Democrat (founded in 1816) advocated slavery and castigated abolitionists. During the war, the Intelligencer backed Lincoln’s policies, while the Democrat criticized the Northern cause (even though its editor-publisher, William W. H. Davis, was away serving in the Union Army). In 1876, the Intelligencer replaced its wood-frame office with a brick building in the Second Empire style, featuring a distinctive tower, facing East Court Street. On September 6, 1886, the Doylestown Daily Intelligencer began publication, but the weekly Bucks County Intelligencer continued until the 1940s. Joseph R. Grundy, a prominent Bristol industrialist and Republican Party figure, bought the Intelligencer in 1909. For the next 45 years, the paper espoused Grundy’s pro-tariff, pro-Republican positions. After Stanley W. Calkins, a publisher of newspapers in Beaver and Fayette counties, bought the Doylestown Daily Intelligencer in 1954, he changed the name to The Daily Intelligencer and started a second daily edition geared to eastern Montgomery County. The Daily Intelligencer moved from Monument Square to a new one-story building on North Broad Street on December 31, 1973. The Intelligencer (“Daily” was dropped in 1988) celebrated its 200 th anniversary in 2004. - Ed Levenson Supported by Congressman—Mike Fitzpatrick State Senator—Chuck McIlhinney State Representative—Marguerite Quinn Bucks County Commissioners Doylestown Borough Council Doylestown Township Supervisors ♦ ♦ ♦ James W. Miller Walking Tours In Memoriam Doylestown Walking tours are given once a month and cover the central area of Doylestown Borough. To date, the tours have been well attended and have lasted from one hour to two hours depending upon the group’s desires. The walks are a combination of the history and architecture of some of the buildings along the walk’s route. All walks start at 11:00 a.m. and meet in the park behind the Doylestown Borough Historical Society building at 56 South Main Street. Walking tours are scheduled for August 9, September 20 and October 11. If a group cannot make a scheduled tour but is interested in the walk, a special date and time may be scheduled by phoning Eric Tobin at 215-345-7000, ext. 204. All walks are given at no charge, but a donation to the Doylestown Historical Society is greatly appreciated. James W. Miller of Chalfont, 85, died May 31, 2014. Mr. Miller, who was born in Doylestown, was a lifetime member of the Doylestown Historical Society and involved in the dedication of a plaque that is placed near the location of the old high school. Editor’s Note Our Newsletter’s name is a derivative of the first Doylestown newspaper, The Pennsylvania Correspondent, established in 1804 a predecessor of The Intelligencer and one of the few newspapers in the country in continual publication for more than 200 years. Intelligencer Building, East Court Street From left, Lou White, Borough Council; Judge Ed Ludwig, DHS President Emeritus; and Jim Miller, DHS Lifetime Member. REGISTRATION FORM BUS TRIP: JIM THORPE, PA WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 8:30 A.M Please complete this form and mail to Doylestown Historical Society, 56 S. Main Street, Doylestown, Pa 18901 - Bus Trip You may also register from our website at www.doylestownhistorical.org Number of People ________________ Name(s) _________________________________________________________ Cost of the trip is $70.00 per person for DHS members; $80.00 per person for non members. Cost includes luxury coach transportation to Jim Thorpe, PA (approx 1 hr 20 min) including soft beverages and snacks. We will be privileged to have a Member ot the Mauck Chunk Historical Society provide us with an historical orientation. We will visit the Asa Packer Mansion and Museum. This was the home of the philanthropist, railroad magnate and founder of Lehigh University. It was built in 1861 and the interior is virtually intact. There will also be a visit to the Old Jail, “last home” of the Molly Maguires. Admissions and Gratuities are included; lunch is not included. We will depart from Main Street in front of the Society bldg at 8:30 a.m. and return at approx 5:30 p.m. Note: participants should be prepared for some walking Please enclose a check made payable to Doylestown Historical Society – Bus Trip. You may also pay by credit card as follows: Card Name (Visa, Master, etc) Name on card Card Number Expiration date ( mm/dd/yy) Security Code ( 3 digit # on back of card)