of civilize. tion in pursuit of this desirable trade. For a time the Indians themselves carried their peltries to Philadelphia, but after a while, not willing to await their arrival there, men in the fur trade began to take out licenses to pursue the business in the interior, and soon the frontier

and proceedings begun in 1718, recorded in Volume 3 of the Co- lonial Records, page 43. Only a part of it was laid out by order of any Court. Therefore, naturally, there should be proceedings early after the birth of Lancaster county for the per- fecting of it, and we will now notice these. 1734—Under

ownership of a great- grandson of David Witmer, towards whom its shafts are in part directed. The Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Company was chartered by the General Assembly of the State on April 9, 1792. The act of incorporation is called "An Act to enable the Gov- ernor of this Commonwealth to incor

The Jnliana Library. The library in Lancaster, known as the "Juliana Library," was established in 1759, under the name of "The Lan- caster Library Company." It was the third subscription library established in Pennsylvania. In 1763 it was char- tered, and, out of compliment to Lady Juliana Penn

, Monday morning, early, June 23, 1817, in 15 minutes." ft is rather singular to find this entry in the St. James' Records, unless it be explained by the fact that the man had been prominent during the Revolution. The Lancaster Journal of Wednes- day, June 23, says: Suddenly, on Monday morning last, in the