humiliation and prayer." 7 The paper added : "From the accounts we have had of the existence of evil and tur- bulent passions among the people of the United States, there never 7 Messages and Papers of the Presidents, Vol. 1, p. 513. �was a period in our history which more loudly called for the solemn

leases on a number of dwelling houses and factory buildings were to be offered for sale. The cause of the financial failure of the Manufacturing Company is not stated in the papers. The stockholders were earnestly requested to meet at the tavern of William Cooper, on Monday afternoon, January 5th, two

; that Major Andre tutored Robert Fulton. This statement would be better omitted en- tirely as there is no foundation for it. According to authentic history, Andre was hanged, not shot, at Tappan, New York. On page 7, it is stated that Lancaster has one of the oldest drug stores— established in 1771. You

papers as well as the names of the members of this most worthy organization. In the Lancaster Journal of Wednesday, September 27th, 1815, was a reference to the association, and section 15 of its constitution was printed as follows: "Any member found guilty of destroying fences or other property belong

coffee house on Wednesday, January 1st, 1817. Whether or not the meeting was held, is not known, as no subsequent references to it appeared in local papers. Nearly two years later, another effort was made to form a similar society. The Lancaster Journal of Friday, September 11th, 1818, con- tained the

. They had made ample provision for securing the rights of conscience and the result was that some of the earliest churches in this country of the Presbyterian order were established in the Province. Religious liberty in Pennsylvania was secured by the following enactment : " That all persons living in

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

Wagon Loads of Gold in Lancaster By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER T HE late William Uhler Hensel, a former vice-president of our Lancaster County Historical Society, and widely known as a leader of the Lan- caster bar, would, when in a reminiscent mood, often sigh for "the days of yore, when taverns were

five persons on board the Commerce, Captain Misservy got under way immediately, and beat out to sea with the wind ahead." That the American people were more or less interested in the move- ments of the royal fugitive is indicated by the following excerpt copied from the Lancaster Journal of Friday

. John Mathiot, mayor, was appointed chairman ; George B. Withers, secretary; and William Kirkpatrick, treasurer. A committee of four persons from each ward was appointed to collect funds, as follows : North-east Ward. George Louis Mayer George B. Withers H. Keffer William Frick John Eberman T. L. Barry