the time, and only came to light a few years ago through the discovery of cer- tain legal documents drawn up at the time. Franklin had been doing much of the printing for the Ephrata com- munity before it procured its own press, and for the other religious sects in the State. Lancaster county was the

some loyalists into Pennsylvania in order to remove them from the scene of their operations. In April, 1776, the North Carolina "Committee of Secrecy, War and Intelligence" noti- fied the Pennsylvania Committee of Safety that they had judged it expe- �dient to remove some prisoners lately taken, 'to

/OCR%20Journal%20Project/Biblio%20Info/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Diffenderffer, Frank Ried, 1833-1921. Title: The last one / by F. R. Diffenderffer. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Woolen and worsted manufacture--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Textile finishing--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County

with him and started homeward rode 2 tavers fed then to Hollis fed then to Doe run fed took supper then home at bed time." Evidences of Masonic Activity in This City One Hundred and Sixty-Four Years Ago. At a meeting of the Grand Lodge of F. and A. M., of Pennsylvania, on St. John's day (last Tuesday

does take it. The following is the oath: "I - do swear (or affirm) that I renounce and refuse all allegiance to George the Third, King of Great Britain, his heirs and successors: and that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a free and independent State, and

faith that was in him by enlisting as a private in Com- pany H, Pennsylvania Volunteer In- fantry. The cuisine of the Wabank House was always excellent, a fact to which I can personally testify, and was one of its strong features. Its waffle and catfish suppers were famous, and drew many a friend of

will please to deliver to the order of the Hon. Council of Pennsylvania, one hundred common Rifles (without Bayonets), if you have or can procure that number speedily. A light Corps from Camp is expected at Lancaster & you will keep in view the providing them with what they want for further �Business

DATE STONES. As a rule, the early German settlers in Pennsylvania were not much given to self-laudation or praise- They were too busy in cutting down the forests, tearing out the stumps and carting off the stones that often covered their lands to give much attention to less material things

in English. In fact, the Dunkers (German) were the first people in Pennsylvania who availed themselves of the art preservative. Not only was the first newspaper printed in Lancas- ter, of which a cut is reproduced at the head of this article, printed both in the German and English languages, but at

ELECTORAL VOTE OF PENNSYLVANIA IN 1804. There was recently brought to light in this city an official document nearly one hundred years old, which has both a local as well as a national interest. It is the report of the Electoral Board of the State of Pennsylvania covering the eiection for President