was married to Colonel John Clark, son of Brice Clark, Esq., of Donegal township. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Dr. Arthur, pastor of Pequea, on May 16, 1816. 2. George Hamilton married Lucinda Humes, daughter of James Humes, who owned the cotton factory near Lancaster on the Conestoga. He

prior to 1696; and was partic- ularly active in the trade at Conestoga Indian town. About this time he owned a plantation on the west side of the Schuylkill (2) referrcd to in the min- utes of the Board of Property in February, 1717, as: "The old plantation where Peter Bezaillion formerly dwelt." He did

authoress, Miss Lottie M. Bausman, described how ten Conestoga Indians,—the last collective body of the original inhabitants of Lancaster county when it was a wilderness—were murdered, by the "Paxtang Boys" on Tuesday, December 27th, 1763, in the work-house, which stood at the corner of West King and North

Thursday, March 19th, 1812, a concert of sacred music was held in the Upper Octorara Presbyterian church, under the direction of Mr. Nathaniel Coburn. An address, well adapted to the occasion, was delivered by the Rev. James Latta, imme- diately before the performance. The Lancaster Journal, of Saturday

attained congressional and other honors. A LOCALLY FAMOUS PAINTING "THE STOCK REPORT — CORN IS UP." By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER. O N the north wall of W. B. Fenninger's restaurant, in the south-west angle of Penn square, Lancaster, is a large paint- ing, seven by ten feet, depicting the interior of a

Lancaster city. It is as follows : "There is now being built over the Conestoga, in the vicinity of our city, a bridge 1,400 feet in length and twenty-three in breadth, standing on two abutments and ten piers. The piers rise sixty feet above the surface of the water, and are believed to be the highest in

Lancaster's Contribution to Snow Hill in the Fire of 1834 By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER In The Lancaster Union of December 9th, 1834, appeared a communication, under the date of November 25th, which is as follows: "I have just emerged from a night of horrors. The center of the most valuable section of

years of age at the time Mr . Muhlenberg assumed the office of associate rector. Mr. Clarkson, according to Rev. Wilson Waters, in his historical sketch of Saint James's parish, had been ministering in Pequea, Leacock, Caernarvon and Lancaster. Soon after his coming to Lancaster, Mr. Muhlenberg wrote

, May 1st. One or more of the managers will attend every Monday morning for the purpose of receiving scholars." �second school was opened, and was soon in successful operation, with nearly 100 children in attendance.5 In the Lancaster Journal of Friday, October 5th, 1832, ap- peared a report of the

of Conestoga Park), moved into town and pur- chased a large house. He started a brewery on North Water street, now the site of the Liberty Can and Sign company. During the time that British prisoners were quartered in Lancaster this large brewery was converted intc a theatre, and in it probably were