The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1891-11-20

Strawbridge. George W. Hulshart, Sr., for a
short period kept store as the successor oil
Isaac Strawbridge.
The town had no fixed name until 1906
when Daniel T. Norris gave parcel OF land
for the erection of church, stipulating that
it should be known as the Norrisviile Metho-
dist Protestant Church. 1t was erected IN
1857, but becoming too small, 1t was, unoer
the pastorage of Rev. A. ID. Dick, almost re-
built in 1885, several feet being added to lis
length and proportional height being given;
It is brick structure, covered with slate and
surmounted by neat belfry. The interior ID
finished in oak, presenting an attractive ap-
pesrance, and will comfortably seat about
$50 persons The Sunday School is In
prosperous condition with j. Royston straw
bridge as Superintendent and Miss Visa NC
Chung as Secretary. There is connected with
the church we'll conducted and prosperous
Mite Society, of which Miss Bertha Sitter is
President and Society of Christian Endeav-
or. The church is attached to the Fawn
Grove circuit, of which Rev. James l.. FL
derdice, NJ. D., is thepresent pastor. Gem
etery is connected, in which some OIL the
graves will date back to the last century.
Other churches in the vicinity are Centre
Presbyterian, Dry Branch M. F., and West
Liberty NJ. E.
lCNlOu5 W low tuOlC W 90 Nv POSsoA-A -
the village, the nearest being "Strawbridge,"
point in York county, Pennsylvania, about
two miles distant on the Lancaster road. In
the above year successful efforts were made to
remove the Office to Norrisville, andJ Wiley
Norris was commissioned as the first post
master. The Office has been kept at several
places in the village and is now located at the
store of ]. w. Strawbridge and is supplied
with daily mail.
Owing to an abundant water power, excel
lent grist and saw mills are near at hand, the
former being found op almost every road lead
ing from town.
The first school was established about 1850
with Mr.. William Rutledge (uow resident
of New Market, Baltimore county, as the
teacher. Those in quest of education previ-
GUS TO that time had to undertake journey
of Two miles to Centre church: The old log
schoolhouse became too small and in 1859 the
present one was erected. This is in turn
land we would respectfully call the attention
of the School Commissioners 10 the fact) mad
equate to meet the demands many times
made upon ii. During the winter sessions
three pupils are often crowded into seats in
tended for two, and on some occasions extra
benches are necessarily brought into the
school room, very much to the discomfort
and disadvantage of the students. MIR. B. +.
w. McClung is at present the Fr1nclpal, Win
Miss Bertha Sitter as the assistant. The
school ranks well, and to Its credit-and we
believe none other in Hartford can present
such record-it lays claim to the largest list
ofteschers among its alumni of any district
school in the county. Among the many who
have been educated at Norrisville and whose
names have appeared honorably upon the
roll of instructors are the following: Mrs.
Eva Campbell, Miss Cora Duncan, Miss An
ME Gibson, Miss Emma Kirkwood, Miss Ella
Miller, Webster G. McClung, Mrs. DR.. Alex.
McCurdy, Benjamin F. W. McClung, Miss
Mamie Montgomery, DR.. R. r. Norris, Ed
ward M. Norris, Charles Norris. Miss Flor
ence Smith, Milton E. Smith, Mrs. R. B.
Sitter, F. Penrose Smith, Miss Bertha Sitter,
J. Ellsworth Strawbrdge, Miss Emma L.
Smith, J. Egbert Smith, Miss Ida M. Shane,
Miss Rosa G. Sitter, Robert Strawbridge,
Mrs. Ellen Waltz, Miss Nellie Wiley aud
William A. Wiley.
The town is geographically situated in the
extreme northwestern part OF the county, one
nile south of the Pennsylvania line, and is
about five miles from Stewartstown and
Fawn Grove in York county, ten miles from
Jarrettsvile, nine from Pylesyille and twenty
from Bel Air. CLAY.
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