, William Frederic. Title: Errors corrected : letter of William F. Worner to the President of the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce / by William Frederic Worner. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Darmstaetter, Adolf C. Lancaster Chamber of Commerce (Pa.) History--Errors, inventions, etc. Lancaster (Pa

BRONZE TABLET TO THE MEMORY OF JOHN WRIGHT, PIONEER FERRYMAN* By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER The fine service rendered by John Wright, pioneer ferryman, and one of the foremost builders of a transportation link that opened the great West to early settlers, was fittingly recognized on Tuesday morning

, April 19th, 1798. General Edward Hand occupied the chair, and John Hubley, Esq., acted as secretary. An address declaring confidence in the President of the United States, and the determination of the gathering to support the government, was agreed to and submitted to the people for signature. The

scriptions have been raised and forwarded to these unhappy suf- ferers; and surely the benevolent inhabitants of Lancaster will not be the last in contributing their proportion. Let it not be said, that at the seat of government of the wealthiest state in the union, the citizens were devoid of

afternoon. In the Lancaster Journal of Friday, December 19th, 1817, appeared a notice of a public sale to be held on Wednesday after- noon, January 7th, 1818, at the tavern of George Haverstick, near the Lancaster cotton mill. Twenty-five acres of land within the borough of Lancaster, eight dwelling houses