EVOLUTION OF THE BICYCLE AND ITS HISTORY IN LANCASTER COUNTY* By D. B. LANDIS FROM the beginning of human experience man has been a per- sistent walker. Throughout the ages his locomotive travels were aided by further assistance from horses and camels. Then came the addition of chariots, carts and

War of 1812, and was elected to the 15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th congresses. He declined further renomination, and returned to his business of milling near Patterson's mills, where he died November 16th, 1841. DAVID RAMSAY. David Ramsay was born in Drumore township, Lancaster county, April 2nd, 1749. He

anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, nothing could be more fitting nor of more local interest than a review of his connections with Lancaster and its citizens. Prefacing this, I wish to present evidence that Abra- ham Lincoln's ancestral family was represented in colonial Lan- caster county. John

Province. Some of his relatives settled in Chester county and became Friends. When John Smith brought his family to America, three sons, —George, James (the subject of this sketch), Arthur, and several daughters of whom little is now known,— were with him. He came to Lancaster county and settled west of

. The Church of God also held camp- meetings on these same grounds, later in the season, during 1885 and 1886. This church now owns its own camp- woods at Central Manor, and its an- nual services are growing in interest. .From "Sketch of Camp-Meetings," in "The Landis Family of Lancaster County," 1888

PROPOSALS TO ERECT CONESTOGA AND OTHER COUNTIES FROM LANCASTER By C. H. MARTIN W ITH the erection of Lebanon county, in 1813, the last modifi- cation of the boundaries of Lancaster county was made. Starting shortly thereafter, and extending over a period of twenty years, numerous attempts were made

EARLY ARTS, CUSTOMS AND EXPERIENCES IN RURAL LANCASTER By D. B. LANDIS TO properly acquire some relative conception of the habits and occupations of old-time people in this county, one should have knowledge of its physical or topographical background, with a general idea of former places and early

collections near here have been those of D. H. Landis, Windom, gotten along the Susquehanna ; and Gerald B. Fenstermaker, residing east of Lancaster. The former has his collection at his house, while the latter disposed of many of his trader and other items to the Pennsylvania State Museum, at Harrisburg. He

our Society. His original mem- bership certificate is on file at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. It would have been photostated, had not some one foolishly covered it with varnish. (Trowbridge) DOYLE, JOHN D BOYLE, THOMAS John was a Capt. under Major James Moore. His commission was dated July

Lancaster Magazine Clubs of the Nineties By D. B. LANDIS T HE topic of magazine clubs in this locality is a new one for his- torical observation and reference. Not one of the numerous papers in the last thirty odd years, presented before The Lan- caster County Historical Society, contains an