in congress. His ideas of mankind are not limited to geographical boundaries." After the president had retired: By Robert McElwee : "William Findley, our representative in congress. He knows his duty, and he will perform it." Collections in Aid of the Poor in 1848-9 By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER T HE

wood, flour and corn meal. Sugar, tea and coffee were given to those who did not receive wood.2 How much money was collected in the other wards or to whom the fuel was distributed, is not known as subsequent issues of local papers contain no information on this subject. 1 Lancaster Journal, Friday

Count Nicholaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf AN ACCOUNT OF THE EXERCISES INCIDENT TO THE UNVEILING OF THE TABLET IN HIS MEMORY By M. LUTHER HEISEY The clear skies and crisp atmosphere of a delightful October day brought together an assembly of several hundred people to the celebration incident to the

, pp. 163, 165. Buried in Trinity Lutheran Churchyard. DICKSON (Dixon), William: d. Jan. 10, 1823, aged 58 years. Wife, Mary. Editor and founder of the Lancaster Intelligencer. Capt. of "Lancaster Phalanx," prior to Capts. Atlee and James Humes. L. C. H. S. Pub., Vol. 35, pp. 220, 221. Buried in the

all remember him, was born in Marietta, October 19, 1855. He was Chairman of the Republican County Committee in 1895 and a delegate to the Republican National Con- vention at St. Louis in 1896—the convention that nominated �McKinley for President. In 1898 and 1900 he was a member of the Legislature

intended holding a fair in a room over the public offices. "Citizen" has been given an oppor- tunity to examine the articles to be sold, and stated that there was a great variety of material, both ornamental and useful. The fair was to be held on Wednesday and Thursday, May 9th and 10th, and would be open

"To Dr. F. A. Muhlenberg, Wm. B. Fordney, Esq., E. C. Reigart, Esq., Hon. Ellis Lewis, N. Ellmaker, Esq., Geo. W. Ham- ersly, Esq. and others." It will be recalled that Major Reynolds became a distinguished officer in the Civil War, and was killed at Gettysburg, where he commanded the left wing of

backward in affording their aid ; and when the sufferings of the inhabitants of the Cape Verde Islands were made known to them, they freely contributed to their relief. "The present situation of the citizens of Cumberland calls as loudly for their sympathy ; and, with a view to devise measures for their

Lancaster's Contribution to Cape Verde Islands in the Famine of 1832 By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER IN the autumn of 1832, information reached Lancaster that the inhabitants of the Cape Verde Islands were in a most distressed condition. They had had no rain for two years, their crops had failed, and

house on Saturday, December 19th, for the purpose of adopting measures to afford relief to the sufferers. In consequence of the limited pub- licity given to the notice, and the unfavorable weather, the assem- blage was not large. John Mathiot, mayor of the city, was called to the chair, and John F