, as it was by those who thought the Freemasons were an "evil conspiracy" designed to take over the nation. Out of the bastion of the Democracy in lower Lancaster County — Colerain Township — came the Anti-masonic candidate for county auditor. John Caldwell was an ironmaster of sorts, a Methodist, and

1853, two more of Christopher's sons, Charles F. and Henry W., joined John C. to form Hager and Brothers. Henry served in the Civil War, and died shortly thereafter, while Postmaster of Lancaster City. Charles became the Hager Store's first buyer. "Boss Charlie," as he was called by his fellow workers

interest in the contest was enhanced when Company "L" Lancaster National Guard in command of Captain Thomas Whitson, was ordered into active service. How the excitement and glamour of those days have paled, in the recollections of those who subsequently lived through the years of World Wars I and II. Later

third parties extended their operations until Lancaster became known as a "wide-open" town. 4 According to a 1934 report, underworld characters said that those who had money to spend on prostitution merely went out of town to such places as Columbia and Eden, Pennsylvania, after conditions became