grove south of Landisville. John C. Landis and a few others, how- ever, did not take much interest in those transient exhorters from other parts. John C. Landis, Jacob H. Hershey, George Dingler, Henry Eshleman, Jacob H. Smaling, Jacob Minnich and S. D. Druken- brod were among some of the early

well as instrumental and vocal music, were pursued. The school year consisted of two terms, or sessions, of five months each, commencing on the first Monday of May, and the first Monday of November, respectively. The charge for board, tuition and washing, etc., for a session, was only fifty dollars. A

JOHN MARSHALL IN LANCASTER By William Frederic Worner John Marshall, one of the greatest among the great Virginians of his day and generation, won fame in a field in which there is but little of dramatic incident to relate,—that of the Supreme Court of the United States, of which, for more than

, to meet in Lancaster, Pa. To prevent them from being captured by the British, the governmental documents and the small amount of money then in the treasury, were sent to Bethlehem in wagons, carefully guarded by troops. Shortly after midnight, September 18th, or, more correctly, very early on morning

controlled, the tavern and the dwellings of John Gonter, Jr. and Mr. Briggs, were destroyed. A committee was appointed in Lancaster to receive donations for the unfortunate individuals whose property was thus destroyed. The Lancaster Journal of Friday, November 22nd, 1822, stated that a total of $400.75 had

have it by proving their property and paying for this advertisement. George Streyley. Wednesday, February 4, 1778 �The Court of General Quarter Session of the Peace, and of Common Pleas, for Lancaster County, are now sitting in this borough. The Court of York County were last week holding at Yorktown

Snow Hill, Maryland, is in ashes. The village has no tavern, no public office; and of all the houses occupied yesterday by merchandize, all, save two, are now smoul- dering ruins. The public loss is nothing compared with that sus- tained by individuals. Some are left houseless and almost naked ; some

the Members and Officers of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for the Session 1809-10. With Their Places of Residence in the Borough of Lancaster." The names of the then senators, the names of the landlords of the taverns in which they lodged, and the districts which they represented

Cr. By distributing, by orders of the Committee, among 91 persons in cash, $16.50; bread, meat, meal, sugar, tea, coffee, and 144 cords of wood, etc., etc., amounting to 184.35% Balance, deposited in the Bank 344.09 $528.44 1/2 The foregoing account was settled by the committee on April 26th, 1805