WEST CHESTER

a borough of Pennsylvania, in Chester Co., of which it is the county seat. It is on the Philadelphia, Wilmington and_ Baltimore, and the Pennsylv ania railroads, and near Brandy wine River. Its. industries include cold storage works, and.a creamery, and manufactures of wheels, carriages, hosiery, ice, toys, etc. It has a court house, a State Normal School, a hospital and several educational institutions. Pop. (1920) 11,717. 1901), Eng. bp. A member of the company responsible for RrvisED V»Rsion oF New TEesTaAMENT. Pub., with Hort. The New Testament in Greek, 1881. Chief publications — commentaries on various books of the New Testament, and sermons. 1898), an American writer, born in New York. He is best known as the author of David Harum, which Had at the time of its publication the largest sale of any book published in the United States. It was a humorous study of an American rural character and was succe fully dramatised.