History of Delaware County - Ashmead, Ch. XLVIII., (Page 648)

"What an image of peace and rest
Is this little church among its graves!
All is so quiet: the troubled breast,
The wounded spirit, the heart oppressed,
Here may find the repose it craves.

"See how the ivy climbs and expands
Over this humble hermitage,
And seems to caress with its little hands
The rough, gray stones, as a child that stands
Caressing the wrinkled cheeks of age.

"You cross the threshold, and dim and small
Is the apace that serves for the Shepherd's fold:
The narrow aisle, the bare white wall,
The pews, and the pulpit quaint and tall,
Whisper and say, 'Alas! we are old.'

"Herbert's chapel at Bemerton
Hardly more spacious is than this,
But poet and pastor, blent in one,
Clothed with a splendor, as of the sun,
That lowly and holy edifice.

"It is not the wall of stone without
That makes the building small or great,
But the soul's light shining round about,
And the faith that overcometh doubt,
And the love that stronger is than hate.

"Were I a pilgrim in search of peace,
Were I a pastor of Holy Church,
More than a bishop's diocese
Should I prize this place of rest and release
From further longing and further search.

"Here would I stay, and let the world
With its distant thunder roar and roll;
Storms do not rend the sail that is furled,
Nor like a dead leaf, tossed and whirled
In an eddy of wind, is the anchored soul."

The ancient God's acre which surrounds this quaint church is crowded with the dead of many generations. The oldest tombstone in the inclosure bears this inscription:

The door-stone to the church is a tablet bearing the date 1781, and the name William Moore, whom tradition has declared was a rank Tory. Another stone has this inscription, which is now difficult to decipher:

Near the church has been erected a plain marble monument to the memory of Gen. Anthony Wayne. On one side of the stone is the following inscription:

"Major General Anthony Wayne was born at Waynesborough, in Chester county, State of Pennsylvania, A.D. 1745. After a life of honor and usefulness, he died in December, 1796, at a military post on the shore of Lake Erie, Commander-in-Chief of the Army of the United States. His military achievements are consecrated in the history of his country and in the hearts of his countrymen. His remains are here deposited."

"In honor of the distinguished military services of Major Gen. Anthony Wayne; and as an affectionate tribute of respect to his memory this stone was erected by his companion in arms, the Pennsylvania State Society of the Cincinnati, July 4th, 1809; thirty-fourth anniversary of the United States of America; an event which constitutes the most appropriate eulogium of an American soldier and patriot."

In another part of the graveyard is a massive slab, which bears the following inscription:

"Mary Wayne, consort of the late Major Gen. Anthony Wayne, died April 18th, 1793, aged 44 years.

"Major Gen. Anthony Wayne, late commander of the Army of the United States, died at Presque Isle, December 15th, 1796, aged 52 years. His body is interred within the garrison near the town of Erie."

The stone just mentioned was erected prior to the removal of "Mad Anthony's" remains to Old Radnor Church.

Industries. - In 1799 John Foulkes owned in Newtown a saw-mill and chairmaker's shop, Abraham Calvert and Joseph Foulkes owned each a weave-shop, Robert Mendenhall and William Vandever owned a saw-mill, and Ezra Thomas had a wheelwright shop.

Union Paper-Mill. - On Feb. 2, 1828, William Crosley purchased one hundred and eighty-seven acres of land on Darby Creek, and in that year erected a woolen-factory, where he conducted a large business for many years. The mill was finally burned, and on Feb. 24, 1861, the property was purchased by Dr. Henry Pleasants, and later sold by him to Caspar C. Garrett, who erected a paper-mill, which he subsequently enlarged, and is now one of the most prosperous establishments of this character in the county.

Moore's Mill. - About 1835, Adam Siters sold to Samuel, James, and Alexander Moore eighty acres of land on Darby Creek, a short distance below the Crosley Mill, on which they erected a stone paper-mill, forty by sixty feet, three stories in height, and a stone picker-house one story high. Fourteen tenement houses were also built, and a large and extensive business was conducted until 1855, when the main mill was destroyed by fire. The small one was burned a few years later. Since that time the water-power has not been used, and the property later passed to Dr. Pleasants, who now owns it.

Tannery. - David Lewis, in 1799, owned a tan-yard, and also had a store. The tan-yard in 1815 was conducted by John Pratt, and was on land near Old Newtown Square, now belonging to Charles Tyson. It was continued until subsequent to 1830.

Pierce's Plows. - In 1843, William Cobourn had a foundry near Fox Chase Tavern, where he made and