...7wo-hundredth Anniveriary of Lancasters incorporation -As a &rough By M. LUTHER HEISEY The first of May — a day usually associated with disorders and demon- strations in the cities of Europe; the First of May—here a day of rejoicing and rededication for the citizens of Lancaster, this year made

HISTORY OF LOT 159 OF THE HAMILTON GRANT Those who do not look upon them- selves as a link connecting the past with the future do not perform their duty to the world.—Daniel Webster. The town of Lancaster was sur- veyed and laid out by Andrew Hamil- ton, Esq., or James Hamilton, Esq. (1), his son

CONTINENTAL STABLES IN LANCASTER By JACOB HILL BYRNE, ESQ. T HE lot of ground on which the building of The Lancaster County His- torical Society stands, 307 North Duke street, Lancaster, was part of an original tract of 500 acres. William Penn, Proprietor of the Province of Pennsylvania, by deeds

Handkerchiefs DOW WM.. Y A SCARFS. OLD SANTA CLAUS S itt3IF ., ERISMAN PAF IP o15. E A: account of Christmas in Lancaster in 1874 us older readers ers. The following article is a e of excerpts from the 26 December 1874 issues of The Intelligencer and The Daily Express. Drug I Dry Store Site Northern Market

newspapers, in particular the New Era, were also helpful in putting together a composite picture of Lancaster. Both sources also helped to broaden the scope of my research. The poster that reads: "THEY DIED FOR YOU" and "BUY LIBERTY BONDS," had photos of all the Lancaster County soldiers who had been killed