. This then is the appro- �priate place, because southern Lancaster County has given to the world more than its quota of those who have made and are truly making history. One mile from where we stand, Dr. David Ramsey was born. He has been termed the father of American history. He gave us a history of

, Lancaster; and Benjamin Mauk, of Rohrerstown. served his trade at the Examiner es- tablishment, same city. Writers for the Press. Concluding this rather prosy paper, possibly some reference should be made to the writers for the press from the vicinity of Landisville, although a personal side seems

reached. William Webb, of this city, was also a well-known Loyalist, but a prudent one, and was, in consequence, never molested. Still other Lancaster �county Loyalists could be named whose views were well known, but whose conduct was not such as to bring them under the ban. The U. P. a Beneficiary. A

- tioned, which he purchased from one, Jones, with buildings and tanyard. The Stevens House stands on this land,with the property adjoining to the south. Some of us remember the Krug house, but, in the progress of improvement, like most of the historic houses of Lancaster, it is gone. This was the ' home

Lancaster Book Plates. Many years ago a friendly book- binder gave me several engraved labels which he had taken from the cast-off covers of ancient books. They were too pretty, he said, to be thrown away, but he did not know what to do with them. Most of these labels, besides the name of some

Bible of the maternal an- cestors of George Nauman, whose name was Hall." This bears date of 1830. Here and there are a few names written. Earliest in date, to judge from the penmanship, is "Phillip Hall, his book." Then follows "John Ash- mod, his Bible." Next, "Richard Hall, his book, July 12, 1742

dismiss our Terrors, as he was himsels from Lancaster county, and would shed the last drop of his heart's Blood, to procure a proper Respect for every Individual srom that place. This gracious Assurance did not, however, very much tend to dissipate our Alarm: until the Gentleman, in a voice which made the