in proportion to the respective losses. The Lancaster Journal of Friday, August 22nd, 1823, informed the public that the following sums had been collected : North-east Ward $285.28 North-west Ward 217.85 South-east Ward 99.83 South-west Ward 106.25 At Lititz, Pa. 39.04 $748.25 Relief of the Sick and

members of the Church of God after the frame structure was built in 1843. The Church of God, 34 years after, remodeled its frame struc- ture in 1877-78, and later on the interior was again improved under the pastorate of Rev. F. L. Nicodemus. That building was dis- mantled, more valuable ground adjoining

large brick houses on West King street, a barn owned by Jacob Fry, Jr., Mr. Jacob Lindy's brick house, and a brick building next door occupied as a hatter's shop. The Lancaster Journal of Friday, October 21st, 1825, states, "Fortunately the wind moderated soon after the commencement of the fire, or

Judge W. W. Appel and T. Roberts Appel, Esq. The tablet reads : HENRY E. MUHLENBERG 1753 - - - 1815 A leader among the pioneer botanists of America lived here during his last 35 years when the stone building was the parsonage of Trinity Lutheran Church marked by the Lancaster County Historical Society

South-east Ward. By Messrs. J. Gundaker, Slough and Diffenbaugh 86.45 South-west Ward. By Mr. Hugh Wilson 143.60 $681.51 Adam Reigart, Jr., chief burgess of the borough of Lancaster, remitted this amount to the officials of Newburyport, and received the following acknowledgment: "Newburyport, Mass

and General Advertiser, a Philadelphia News- paper, whose ancient files are preserved in the Congressional Library, such items of Lancaster County content and interest as are to be found therein, and has kindly given the same to the present compiler to be used to fill the gap just mentioned. The items

Collections in Aid of the Sufferers from Fire in Columbia By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER ON Friday, October 25th, 1822, at eleven o'clock at night, a fire originated in the back building attached to the tavern of a man named Quarles, in Columbia, Lancaster county, Pa. Before the fire could be

, Esq., was appointed chairman, and Nathaniel Lightner, secretary. Committees were appointed to receive contributions for the relief of the sufferers, as follows: North-east Ward. Maj. John Getz Frederick D. Hubley South-east Ward. John Reigart Thomas Jefferies North-west Ward. Christopher Hager John

"Therefore, Resolved, By the citizens of Lancaster in Select and Common Councils assembled, That it be and is hereby recom- mended to illuminate on the evening of the day on which Andrew Jackson may arrive, as a testimonial of the high respect and deep sense which is entertained for the