M. LUTHER HEISEY THE GALLANT SEVENTY-NINTH REGIMENT Mr. Heisey turns the spotlight on Lan- caster County's most representative Civil War unit, chronicling the march- es and feats of that brave regiment. In this centennial anniversary period of the tremendous struggle known to us as our Civil War

Hamilton, proprietor of Lancaster, "made the ball, and opened it by dancing two minuets with two of the ladies here, which last danced wilder time than any Indians," to the music of harp and fiddle. "The females were in general very disagreeable. The dancers con- sisted of Germans and Scotch-Irish; but

as the beautiful hostess and social leader as First Lady in the White House. In her youth she attended Mrs. Young's school, a merry, mischie- vous girl, never so happy as when ringleader of schoolgirl pranks. "In all the counties of Southern Pennsylvania there was no comelier and more high-spirited

Ben- son. Feb. 23. Sales of $290,620,000 and net earnings of $19,207,000, the highest figures in its history, were reported for 1959 by the Armstrong Cork Company. Mar. 2. Daniel B. Strickler was promoted to Lieutenant General on the retired list of the Pennsylvania National Guard, the highest

M. LUTHER HEISEY EARLY SURVEYS IN LANCASTER COUNTY Recently-purchased copies of Taylor's surveys provide a mine of data for the research worker in the Society's library. The extent of lands is listed in this article. In Manuscript Book No. 76213, Chester County Historical Society, made by Isaac