[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] time was the Rev. Samuel Rushnell. The member-ship at the beginning was very small, but now num-bers two hundred and forty. The present pastor is the Rev. William Colden. The ancestors of the Palmer family in America were three brothers, of whom Abijah was the great-grand-father of Stephen Palmer. Mr. Palmer's grandfather was Stephen Palmer, who owned and occupied a por-tion of the Philipse Manor, and his father was Harvey Palmer, who also inherited this ground and occupied it through life, leaving it to his son John, in whose possession it still remains. Stephen Palmer was born on the old homestead, near Pleasantville, March 4, IX25. He spent his early days in the district school of his neighborhood, and afterward became engaged in fanning, which he has since conducted. He is active in the religious c ircles of Pleasantville, is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and has been since bis eighteenth year. He has from time to time held the office of steward and trustee in that