. James M. Beck, Solicitor General of the United States in President Coolidge's administration, at Lititz, Pa., about twenty years ago. Mr. Beck was a Lancaster Countian, a native of Lititz, and a first cousin of our Society's President, Dr. Herbert H. Beck. His familiarity with records of the United

of that year the Lancaster Traction acquired the franchise rights and operating privileges of the dor- mant Lancaster and Columbia Electric Railway. The line from Lancaster to Columbia was constructed during the summer of 1893 by the Lancaster Traction Company. Car No. 17 made the first trip from

and George Steitz. The early burgesses were educated men, able to sign their. names to the oath of allegiance; perhaps none made "his X mark." Lancaster town, off to a good start, with the ,sanction of the governor of the province, and the blessing of the proprietaries, had by the year 1745 over two