McCall's Ferry Company By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER IN Vol. XI, pp. 131-144, of the Proceedings of The Lancaster County Historical Society, appeared an article entitled, "Some Early Lancaster County Bridges." In that article the author, the late S. M. Sener, Esq., described the bridge at McCall's

detail, the trials and difficulties that attended the building of the first railroad through Lancaster city. Since Mr. Hensel's paper was published, I have discovered �in the Lancaster Journal of Friday, September 17th, 1830, a de- scription of the bridges erected over the streams to the east and west of

and redeeming love !" Meetings on Currency By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER O N Wednesday, January 28th, 1818, a meeting of citizens of the borough of Lancaster convened, pursuant to public notice, at the Red Lion tavern on West King street, conducted by William Cooper. John Neff, of Strasburg, was

COUNTY TEMPERANCE SOCIETY By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER A MEETING of citizens was held in Saint John's chapel, Lan- caster, on Friday evening, November 30th, 1832. George Bryan was called to the chair, and George H. Bomberger was appointed secretary. The following preamble and articles were read, discussed

, 1 1 2 2 4 dist 3 dist." Races were advertised to be run on three successive days, beginning Wednesday, November 16th, 1808, at the house of Philip Copland in Strasburg township, Lancaster county; (16) and for three successive days, beginning Tues- day, December 13th, 1808, on the course in Sadsbury

of Distillers By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER A MEETING of distillers of Lancaster county was held at John Whiteside's tavern, in the borough of Lancaster, on Saturday, November 11th, 1815. Jacob Miller was appointed chairman, and John Rohrer secretary.' The distillers met for the purpose of preparing a

Germans. The Moravians had established "union" schools at Muddy Creek, Lan- caster, Oley, Mill Creek, Warwick, Heidelberg, Maguntsche, Walbach and Ger- mantown; but, by 1754, they had all been discontinued, and thereafter the Moravians confined their educational efforts to the children of their own people

, wearing the full regalia of their tribe. Charles P. Wolfe, vice-president of the Lebanon County Historical Society, made a brief address. The Rev. Dr. Martin W. Schweitzer brought greetings from Muddy Creek church, which recently celebrated its 200th anniversary; he also pronounced the benediction. The

. It consisted of a detailed history of the Conoy or Ganowese Indians, and of Peter Bezaillion, the Indian trader. He also described and defined "Old Peter's Road," over which Bezaillion traveled from his trading post in Chester county. This road led west from Compassville, a small village near the

Widow and Orphan Assurance Society of the City and County of Lancaster By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER A NUMBER of citizens of Lancaster met at the house of Wil- liam Cooper on Wednesday evening, February 6th, 1822. Dr. Samuel Fahnestock was appointed chairman, and Nathaniel Lightner secretary. The