religious." (3 V. 45). They originated the religious exemption from bearing arms in the United States, together with the Quakers, and at least to as great an extent as the latter did. (3 V. 46). In latter day wars those who cannot for conscience sake bear arms can be made as efficient in war as those who

Battalion, and John P. De Haas, Adjutant of Third Battalion. (Do. 132). Thus ended the year 1757. As the year 1758 proceeded the prominence of Lancaster in the French and Indian War was evident. Gen. Forbes' opera- tions, which were to end successfully in the fall, against the French and Indians at the head

Items of Local Interest from the Pennsylvania Gazette, from 1761 to 1770.1 BY H. FRANK ESHLEMAN, ESQ. 1761. The issue of January 15 recites that the French garrison at Detroit are at Lancaster, on their way to Philadelphia and also a number of the people that were prisoners there, are also in the

received, and to implore such further bless- ings as they stand in need of; and it having pleased him in his abundant mercy, not only to continue to us the innumerable bounties of his common providence, but also to smile upon on, in the prosecution of a just and neces- �sary war, for the defense and

prison to hear him sing The facts concerning this singular case are taken from the evidence given on his trial and may be relied on as authentic." Rupp also states that Arthur Annesly (Lord Altham) married Mary Sheffield natural daughter of the Earl of Buckingham. By her in 1715, he had a son, James, the

THE FIRST WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE IN LANCASTER CITY: A COM- PARISON WITH THE MALE VOTE; YOUTHFUL AND AGED VOTERS COMPARED By H. Frank Eshleman The local history which I present to you, herein, is only six years old. It is valuable, however, because of what it records generally, and also because it