Widow and Orphan Assurance Society of the City and County of Lancaster By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER A NUMBER of citizens of Lancaster met at the house of Wil- liam Cooper on Wednesday evening, February 6th, 1822. Dr. Samuel Fahnestock was appointed chairman, and Nathaniel Lightner secretary. The

elected and committees appointed. One year later, December 2nd, 1823, at the first anniversary meeting, the secretary presented the following statement of the accounts for the year: RECEIPTS Received from subscribers, " " adult schools, "an individual, "sale of various articles manufactured by the society

. Huffnagle, Catharine Yeates, Harriet Old, Juliana Jordan, Margaret Hand, Grace Parr Hubley, Harriet Clark- son, Letitia Montgomery and Henrietta Reigart. As the society aimed to extend its aid to the poor of every denomination of Christians, indiscriminately, it was hoped that it would be liberally

Lancaster Journal of Thursday, February 18th, 1813, contained the following announcement : "James Buchanan, having completed the study of law under the direction of James Hopkins, Esq., intends practising in this borough. He has taken an office in East King street, two doors above Mr. Duchman's inn, and

who may be found within the borough. The safety and peace of the community are supposed to be materially interested in remov- ing all vagrants and suspicious persons from amongst us. "The citizens composing the nightly patrol are hereby author- ized and enjoined to take up and confine in the common

John Haldeman, Esq., was appointed chairman, and Samuel White, secretary. James Hopkins delivered an eloquent and im- pressive address. A committee, consisting of James Hopkins, John Hubley, Samuel Bethel, Robert Maxwell, John Swar, Emanuel Dyer and Christian Herr (of Pequea), was appointed to

member thereof at least five years, and shall have paid his fines and contributions agreeably to the true intent and meaning of the articles and fundamental rules of the association. "The widow of every deceased member as aforesaid, shall have paid to her out of the funds of this association the sum of