meeting was held at the house of Mr. James Coyle, innkeeper. The constitution of the society was presented for approbation and signature. How long it continued to exist is not known. Unfortunately, subse- quent issues of local papers do not contain any references to its activities. This is to be regretted

purchased and a large modern brick edifice placed there in 1912, of which Rev. Harvey S. Hershey still serves the thriving congregation with pleasing fidelity. This church was one of the first in these parts to have installed a handsome, convenient pool for baptizing by immersion close to the pulpit, of

do strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under your Command, to be obedi- ent to your Orders as first Lieutenant. And you are to observe and follow such Orders and Directions as you shall from Time to Time receive from the Supreme Executive Council of this Commonwealth, or from your

greatest national distress, and which we fear may eventually terminate in the destruction of some of our dearest rights. "At this alarming crisis of our public affairs, especially when we observe that every exertion is still making by our political opponents to support those very characters who have

covers a part of the floor. On page 16 appears this interesting statement: "The rug in the room (west parlor) is particularly interesting. It was woven by order of Louis XVI., and sent by him as a present to General Washington." This brief statement, while interesting, does not furnish a description of

Ephrata and used by Washington at Valley Forge and Brandywine for gun wadding. This statement is incorrect. His soldiers seized, according to Sachse, hymn and prayer books and all the copies on hand of a ponderous religious work called the "Martyrs' Mirror." On page 11, it is stated that "General Sutter

Union school. Anne Ayres states: "He was not without his troubles in making the working of his church more efficient, but his energy and perseverance overcame them all. His earliest step was to form a Sunday school of his own, naturally regard- ing that as a very important part of a pastor's charge. He

borough of Lancaster, Pa., was visited by Jerome Bonaparte. He arrived in town during the afternoon and spent the night at the White Swan tavern, which at that time was kept by Matthias Slough. The White Swan hotel was then the leading caravansary of its day. In former papers I have called attention to

better able to count the cost " Thomas Ashe in Lancaster By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER IN the Library of Congress is an old and interesting book on travel in the I United States. The work, in three volumes, was printed in 1808, in Lon- don, for Richard Phillips, Bridge street, by John Abraham, Clement's

II. JOSEPH BONAPARTE THE EX-KING OF SPAIN IN LANCASTER By William Frederic Worner Joseph Bonaparte, eldest brother of Napoleon, was born January 7, 1768, at Corte, on the island of Corsica. He was educated at the Colloge at Autun, in France. In 1785, he returned to Corsica, and, shortly thereafter