The Columbia Race Riots By William Frederic Worner Homer, 3OOO years ago, said : " Most sons are inferior to their fathers, a few are equal, and fewer still are superior to them." The history of Columbia occupies a unique place in the annals of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. From an early period

Hamilton is said to have married Jane Noble. 12 She dled on August 20, 1784, aged 70, and is buried beside her husband. In volume 4 of the Colonial Records it is stated that William Hamilton, Gent., was appointed Coroner of the county of Lancaster on October 5, 1745, He was commissioned a Justice of the

beneficence of the great Founder of Pennsylvania, first gave effect to the gradual abolition of slavery by a national act, which has not only rescued the unhappy and helpless African within their territory from the demoraliz- ing influence of slavery, but ameliorated his state and condition throughout Europe

THE FEMALE SUNDAY-SCHOOL SOCIETY OF SAINT JAMES'S CHURCH, LANCASTER William Frederic Worner Mr. William A. B. Halbach, a member of one of Lancaster's oldest fami- lies, has kindly presented to the Lancaster County Historical Society a pam- phlet, 4 by 5 inches in size, that contains much of local

then go forth to �gather alms for their present support, and come to us for that pur- pose, they need not be sent to the officers of the German society, for such persons are not the proper objects of our contributions. "In general, the number of truly helpless strangers is really so considerable that

bill to incorporate the Widow and Orphan Assurance Society of the City and County of Lancaster, had passed the Senate of Pennsylvania. Three years later, a notice appeared in the Lancaster Journal of Friday, April 22nd, 1825, which was as follows : "A special election for a director of the Widow and

matter which may shed light upon this subject, all persons concerned in any of the numerous branches of domestic manufacture carried on in the county of Lancaster are earnestly requested to furnish the information, in writing, to Mr. Samuel White, secretary of the society." Persons who wished to become

devils." Probably with a knowledge of the Charter given to William Penn a suf- ficient number signed the unique petition which is found in the old Vestry Book belonging to "Saint John's Church, Pequea, in ye county of Chester and Province of Pennsylvania,'" and printed in Vol. 13, p. 135, of the

distance. The Lancaster County Historical Society owns a number of por- traits painted by him. The Mrs. Armstrong who delivered the address at the time of the presentation of the standard to the Washington Grays, was his wife, who before marriage was Miss Harriet Groff Wentz, daugh- ter of Catherine Eardan