reorganization ; out of it all came a new corporation, The Lancaster, Pa., Watch Company, which started the factory again in September, 1877. The payroll included only 45 names ; this grew in nine months to 63. Financial troubles persisted ; frequent changes were made in ownership of bonds and notes, and in

) in the Congressional Library, in a special philatelic display in June, 1940. The exact dimensions of the stamp are 21 x 14 mm. The United States Stamp Catalogue lists among the "locals": Barr's Penny Dispatch Lancaster, Pa. Established by Elias Barr for local collection and delivery, as well as to

consideration was given to combining the two com- panies into a new company to be chartered as The Consolidated Gas and Electric Company of Lancaster, Pa. This plan fell through, and in 1895 the gas company bought the Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Lancaster, Pa., as well as the patent rights of the