A History of Brewing in Lancaster County, Legal and Otherwise Charles O. Lynch and ]ohn Ward Willson Loose PREFACE Leaning against the doorway of his brewery for a moment of relaxation after carrying many pails of water from the nearby spring, Henry Dering let the cold, clear water of the stream

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discovery of policemen consorting with saloon-keepers, gamblers and other practicioners of vice—the Lancaster police have been a well-organized and effective agent in the fight against crime. Some local policemen and constables gained colorful reputations for always "getting their man." The sight of Herbert

the history of Co- lumbia and the "Underground Railroad" in the days of the Fugitive Slave Act knows that a tunnel to the Wright Mansion would have been com- pletely unnecessary. Other popular stories include things that were supposed to have hap- pened in Lancaster but which did not actually occur