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near the house of a man of the name of Webster, who had killed 36 bears the last season. In the evening we came to Muncy, where I took up my lodgings at W. E.'s, a very hospitable friend. This being the evening preceding the monthly meeting, upwards of 20 friends lodged at his house; and, as far as I could judge, were both li-berally and comfortably entertained. I was told, by a neighbour, that it was not very uncommon for as many as 30 strangers to dismount at the door of this friend's house, in the course of an evening, and for themselves and horses to be all well ac- commodated. W. E. has a family of 8 or 10 children, and his wife, who is an amiable woman, sometimes appears in the ministry. Here I met with my cousin S. M. who has taken up her abode at this place for the present. It affords a fine field for the exercise of her talents; and I believe she makes herself exceedingly useful. 12th Month, 18th. A deputation from Half-moon valley monthly meeting, in Maryland, attended this meeting at Muncy, with a proposition to unite these two monthly meetings into a quarterly meet-ing; the friends of each of them having to travel about 150 miles to their respective quarterly meet-ings, according to the present arrangement.