quote later on. The original part of the building was the centre part of the present building with a shed roof attached to the west end in which was the store of Robert Wallace. When his family increased, more room was needed. This part was raised two and one-half stories and a shed roof was attached to

, by auto. Just what route the emigrants followed I was not able to find out. Those from the east end of the county went by way of Reading when they started, but which way then, I know not. Some crossed the Niagara River where it leaves Lake Erie, or near the city of Buffalo now, and others below the

. Ephemera, History, Photograph. 1. Car #61, at Duke St. and Chestnut St., inbound from Ephrata, formerly in regular service on the Lancaster—Ephrata—Adamstown line. Conestoga Traction Co. 11 March 1933. 2. Car #140, city car at Lancaster, located on the rip track and designated to be scrapped at the time of

his environments were such that he cared but little to converse with any but those who thought along the same line as he did. Current events and the World's history of the past were ever uppermost in his mind. Israel Smith Clare had a unique somewhat eccentric one-track mind. His reading and

been done. So much for the origin and history of this infamous and disloyal order. Now let us see how it came to southeastern Pennsylvania, and especially to upper Lancaster county and the adjoining townships of Berks county. The leader of the Knights of the Golden Circle in southeastern Pennsyl- vania

history of two hundred years. For twenty years (from 1834 to 1854) there was no county head of the new school system. The school directors were largely a law unto them- selves, and did about what they had done before—that is to say very little. The Act of 1854 creating the office of County Superintendent

building. It was a glorious, perfect autumn day and thousands from far and near gathered to honor the occasion. The old New Era of the 7th of October had two columns and a half on the front page that I had written of the most interesting eve nt that occurred in the eastern end of the county for many a day

SKETCHES OF SOME LANCASTER COUNTY CHARACTERS FROM THE GODCHARLES BIOGRAPHIES. Hon. A. G. Seyfert. At the regular meeting on Friday evening, June 5, 1925, no original paper was ready to be read. Hon A. G. Seyfert, volunteered to fill in by reading several sketches written by Frederick Godcharles of