were taught gratuitously, and its doors were open to all. By an Act of Assembly it was required that the laws should be read in the schools." William Penn in the Conestoga Valley On the tablet erected in Manor Township by the Lancaster County His- torical Society, marking the site of Conestoga

, and one over Shaver's Creek at Petersburg, Huntingdon County, Pa., containing 3,500 yards of masonry. JOHN FREDERICK HOUSTON, of Scotch-Irish ancestry, son of William F. and Amy McCorkle Houston, was born in Columbia, and there spent most of his days. His biographer said, "he was one of the brightest

. 974.992 C363s. The Rev. Bernard Keenan, by Richard M. Reilly. Papers of the Lancaster County Historical Society, vol. 28, p. 85. The Church of England in Lancaster County. L. Co. Hist. Soc., vols. 35, 37, 40, 41. By William Frederic Worner. Inscriptions on Tombstones, St. James's Episcopal Churchyard. By

. James Buchanan: Dear Sir: The Democrat Club of the Lancaster Locomotive Works, sen- sible of your liberality and sympathy with its efforts in the gift of the very fine old hickory pole from Wheatland, desires to express its gratitude and thanks for same. Hoping ever to merit the good opinions of our

street, in the midst of which stands- the courthouse and market. Through this runs the road to the back country on the Susquehanna. There are several cross streets on each side of the main street, which are indifferently well built, as to quantity of houses. 5 Ellis and Evans' History of Lancaster County

May 21, 1738, advertised a list of unclaimed letters for people in Donegal, Pequea, Octoraro, Salisbury, etc. A longer list follows in the issue of November 2, 1738. About three years later, January 15, 1741, the paper continues to advertise unclaimed letters for Lancaster County folks, located at

The Makers of Pottery in Lancaster County By M. LUTHER HEISEY "The wheel goes round and round, And where it stops nobody knows." S 0 RUNS a radio couplet, but the wheel of the old potter has stopped, and mechanized methods have stolen the romance from the mystic makings of forms in clay. The art of

PAPERS OF THE LANCASTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Vol. XLVI 1942 Nos. 2 and 3 By M. LUTHER HEISEY The leading residents of Lancaster, when it was incorporated into a borough, were those who were nominated and appointed in the charter as burgesses and assistants, and a few others. This charter

the gift of the Lancaster County Historical Society, spoke as follows: "Mayor Cary, fellow citizens, honored guests: The tablet, which it is my honor to present to the City of Lancaster, bears this inscription: In Rededi- cation to the Spirit of / Liberty, Independence and Democracy / of which