advertised to be run over the course at New Holland, Lancaster county, Pa., for a purse of sixty dollars. The race was to consist of two mile heats3 and repeat; it was open for any horse, mare or gelding; and each horse was required to carry 140 pounds. An entrance fee of three dollars was required, if

EARLY ARTS, CUSTOMS AND EXPERIENCES IN RURAL LANCASTER By D. B. LANDIS TO properly acquire some relative conception of the habits and occupations of old-time people in this county, one should have knowledge of its physical or topographical background, with a general idea of former places and early

ordinary functions of social life, Christmas in Pennsylvania, and especially in Lancaster County, was, essentially, a German festival. In the northern colonies, the joyous season was outlawed. The Puritans considered it one of the evil survivals of papistry, and statutes forbidding its celebration remained

"The Lancaster Union" of 1839 An Anti-Masonic Newspaper By (MRS. D. B.) BERTHA COCHRAN LANDIS April 16, 1839, marks the transition of the ownership and editorship of "The Lancaster Union" from the former editor, Carpenter McCleery to Alex- ander H. Hood, who purchased the paper at that time. Volume

and Content Note: The Advertising and Promotional Collection contains materials for a wide variety of businesses and organizations in Lancaster County, including manufacturers, department and clothing stores, entertainment venues, grocery stores, restaurants, service providers, and social clubs. Of

HOLLOW SCHOOL An Old School And A Letter Written By A Teacher 146 Years Ago. (Reprinted from an article in the New Holland Clarion of April 29, 1893.) Over in Leacock township, along what is known as the Ridge Road, stands the Hollow Schoolhouse. Standing, as it does, on the top of a ridge, from

Dr. Clark- son Freeman in 1824. It was opened as a tavern by Archibald D. Warren as the "Lancaster City" or "Lancaster County Hotel," succeeded by Leonard Eich- holtz, Jr., Joseph Hubley and his widow, Rosina Hubley. Dr. Freeman was quite fond of the drama, and had his house so arranged that he could