but a plain man who did his duty and did it without ques- tion. One of the many who when Congress had changed a name which read "United Colonies" to the "United States of America" helped by his unselfish- ness to make a possibility a certainty. When General Washington changed his headquarters in April

event to follow, the con- versation was to no purpose. The oppression of England in the colonies commenced as early as 1765, and minor troubles were then swallowed up in the greater ones. The "Paxton Boys" put a blot on the history of Lancaster county which no one can ever remove. This Society is

hardships as well, but the cause of their going brought to the little borough of Lancaster an in dividual activity greater than had ever been known. Therefore, some facts concerning the general condi- tions occasioned by the war will show that the people of Lancaster, borough and county, who remained at

United States abolished slavery in 1807. This measure, while a step in the right di- rection, was but a small help, for the following figures will show the rela- tive proportions and increase of free colored persons and slaves from 1790 to 1860:' Free Colored. Slaves. 1790 .59,466 697,897 1800 108,395

THE LIBERALITY OF LAN- CASTER COUNTY, 1793-94 This county is accredited as gener- ous, always, when responding to a call for assistance. Whether the ca- lamity be war, floods or, as in the present case, disease, its people are ever ready to lend the "helping hand." The recent aid given the war

THE GARDEN OF PENN- SYLVANIA Since Lancaster county did such a noble part in helping to lay the foundation of the new federation, what did it merit and what was the reward? Its modesty would ask for none but its reputation claimed for it the title of "the Garden of Pennsyl- vania." At the present