clock in the night, John Charleton, the Captain of the Maryland Garrison, with sundry other persons unknown, to the Number of about Sixteen, armed with Guns, Pistols, and Cutlasses, broke into the house of said Richard Lowdon, adjoining the Prison of the said county, and getting into his Bed Chamber

Kauffman to set Walls' thinking aright." Congress passed the Tariff Act of 1870 despite objections of the iron manufacturers; pig iron duties were dropped to $7 per ton where they remained until 1883. 16 No convincing evidence appears in the columns of Lancaster County newspapers between 1870 and 1873 to

Historical Markers of the Heritage of the United Methodist Church in Lancaster County by The Reverend Abram W. Sangray The following Roadside Markers were put in place in Lancaster County, in the summer of 1984, as a bicentennial project of the United Methodist Church of Lancaster. Each description

have intended is to increase your pride in the diverse talents of Lancaster Countians. When I come to the end of this paper I hope many of you will want to add more to our knowledge of this largely untouched subject. I have no doubt that tinkering and inventing began in Lancaster County whenever the

Female Crime and the Courts in Revolutionary Lancaster County By G. S. Rowe Historians have largely neglected the feminist experience throughout our history. This neglect has stemmed from insensitivity on the part of the male-dominated historical profession as well as from a dearth of sources

events, with photos in color, could not be found in old newspapers. We did not have the further support of public radio and TV, which brings the best orchestras, ballets and poets into our living rooms. And we did not have as many persons as we do now, traveling to New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and

Handbook, c 1873 e. Mrs. John F. Steinman, Author of popular light novels of 1920's, Prophet and the King, c 1956 f. Rev. Alexander Mack, Jr., 1712-1803 "Brother Timotheus" of Ephrata Cloisters, Bishop Brethern Church, Author of hymns, poetry g. Mrs. Sally Hastings, 1773-1812, Maytown poetess, Author of

, op. cit., p. 74. 82. Letter from John Frederick Steinman, 16 June 1967; and Frederick S. Foltz, 19 June 1967, to and in possession of the author. Conestoga Furnace, also called Peacock Furnace, South Prince St., Lancaster. Built in 1846 by George Ford and Calvin Brothers. Ceased operation in 1892

taken by the companion boiler that was pro- pelled westward by the explosion for this was the projectile that tore a huge hole in the eastern wall of the mill and was responsible for six deaths and eight injuries." Henry Leman, a local gunmaker who witnessed the explosion from his nearby home, said that

$7,000 debt. John's daughters were raised in strict but comfortable fashion and married within their station. Caroline married William B. Wirshing, mayor of Sterling, Kansas. Sally married Benjamin Schindle, part owner and business manager of the Lancaster Newspapers. Mary Elizabeth married Andrew