through it from a distance of one hundred paces The board is still preserved ; and I am assured by several who were present, that it [the marksmanship] was performed without any manner of deception. "Lancaster was, originally, a German settlement ; the inhab- itants were so desirous of perpetuating their

II. ITEMS FROM LETTERS (Relating to Early Events in Lancaster, Pa.) Made by Dr. John W. Jordan 1774 Nov. 24 Wm. Henry is getting better but very slowly. He dare not go out yet. There are many sick in the town. 1775 Jan'y 19 Early in the month Tobias Riem died, and shortly before three died in the

Gallic field-marshal." A Great Political Meeting in Lancaster By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER 0N Tuesday, October 14th, 1800, the citizens of Lancaster who enjoyed the right of suffrage, assembled at the polls and voted for a President and a Vice-President of the United States. Owing to the primitive methods