matter of fact, the history of aeronautics, or aviation, if you please, dates back, in Lancaster county to 1835, just one hundred years ago, when that really distinguished citizen of this city, John Wise, placed himself in the small cockpit, or carriage, as he described it, of a half-inflated balloon and

went to John Ross, a successful merchant of Philadelphia, who proposed his taking crayon likenesses of the young ladies in society, and immediately commissioned him to do portraits of 18 Reigart, pp. 37, 38. 19 Dr. H. M. J. Klein, "Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, A History," p. 522. (N. Y. and Chicago

Record of Soldiers of Lancaster County in the War of 1812, and of Others Who Gave Service During the Period of 1784 -1815 By (MRS. D. B.) BERTHA COCHRAN LANDIS and ELEANORE J. FULTON. Note—The following comprehensive list of soldiers, who served their country as active participants in the War of

. Derrick Fahnestock, Surgeon's Mate.4 Muster Roll of a company of riflemen, commanded by Captain John Reit- zel. 3 Dead. October 26th, 1814. 4 The foregoing are the names of Lancaster county men who served in other companies, as stated. (Note by Mrs. Mary Owen Steinmetz), �OFFICERS. John Reitzel, Captain