throughout the United States swung its support to Mr. Buchanan. On January 8 there appeared on her masthead: For President JAMES BUCHANAN (subject to the decision of the Democratic National Convention)3 1 Auchampaugh, "Buchanan a Political Portrait," p. 12. 2 Minnigerode, "Presidential Years," p. 321. 3

, Batavia Coffees, watches, farm implements, sewing machines, and United States Treasury Notes. "There was mention of the Lancaster and Venango Mutual Petroleum Association selling stock. Oil had been struck near the Venango Company property of the Association in February, 1865. The first town bank, and one

Library was the only library for the common people of Lancaster. This does not mean that there were no other sources of literature for the people of the community. Gentlemen's libraries grew to a great extent, some of them becoming quite famous. After a call upon James Buchanan, at Wheatland, in 1852, a

the Lancaster Bank with one of their 10 dollar notes and requested Christian Bachman, their Cashier, to give me five dollars in silver and a five dollar note for the 10, which he bluntly refused to do, he also refused to give me 2 five dollar notes for the 10, so I was obliged to walk off with their