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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/80b04344-fda2-4b51-999f-391235223000

Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: Scrapbook of Charles R. Frailey

Object ID: MG0434_Box103

Date Range: 1890s

Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: Scrapbook of Charles R. Frailey

Description: This scrapbook was originally the ledger of Charles' brother, Henry L. Frailey, for the Lancaster Home Mutual Fire Insurance Company. Henry may have also used it as journal for personal records and scrapbook.; Charles R. Frailey turned this ledger into a scrapbook in the 1890s with newspaper articles of noteworthy events and stories that related to crime and justice in Lancaster County. More importantly, the edges of the pages of the scrapbook contain notes, quotations and signatures, many of which relate to the various stories he collected.; Frailey's notes in the margins of the scrapbook provide an enormous amount of first-hand opinions and information about Lancaster events that are not captured in newspaper articles or in other official documents. The scrapbook provides a look at crime and crime prevention in the 1890s in Lancaster through the eyes of a former Police Chief. It is an important part of the history of the Lancaster City Bureau of Police.; This scrapbook and ledger also contain sketches of historic houses in Lancaster and a list of surviving members of the Lancaster Fencibles, 1898.

Admin/Biographical History: Charles R. Frailey was born in Lancaster in 1825. He married Sarah A. Baer in 1850, raised a family in Lancaster, and was a member of Friendship Fire Company. He was employed as a clerk and scrivener and taught penmanship. In 1865, Charles was elected city alderman and became the City of Lancaster's first Chief of Police.; In 1865, Mayor George Sanderson established the Lancaster City Police force. A man named Charles Frailey was the first Chief of Police. Officer Frailey oversaw 21-night policemen who successfully restored order. https://www.epsagents.com/security-guards/armed-unarmed-security-guards-lancaster-pa/

Date Range: 1890s

Creation Date: Charles Frailey's Scrapbook, 1890-1902; Henry Frailey's Ledger, 1850-[1890]

Creator: Frailey, Charles R., 1825-1904

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 22

People: Frailey, Charles R.; Frailey, Henry Leonard

Other Creators: Frailey, Henry Leonard, 1826-1890

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Crime; Crime prevention; Lancaster (Pa.); Law enforcement; Marginalia; Police; Police chiefs; Scrapbooks

Search Terms: Architecture; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Crime; Crime prevention; Lancaster; Lancaster City Bureau of Police; Lancaster Home Mutual Fire Insurance Company; Law enforcement; Ledger books; Marginalia; Newspaper clippings; Police; Police chiefs; Police officers; Scrapbooks

Object Name: Scrapbook

Language: English

Object ID: MG0434_Box103

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Lancaster City Archives Collection (Records of Arrests; Police Dockets; Police Logs)

Notes: A few of the stories contained in the Frailey Scrapbook:; Murder of David Buckwalter Landis: Landis was president of Lancaster's Conestoga National Bank. The murderer, Ralph W. Wireback, was the tenant of a house that was owned by Landis. As part of the lease agreement, Wireback was allowed to occupy the house until Landis sold it. When Landis did sell the house and attempted to dispossess Wireback, Wireback sent his family away from the house and boarded it shut. A final confrontation between the tenant and the landlord on April 7, 1898 resulted in the murder. On August 24th, 1899, Wireback was found guilty of 1st degree murder and sentenced to death. His execution was set for June 7, 1893.; William E. Martin's escape: Although the LCPD began to use patrol wagons in 1892, officers often escorted criminals to the local prison on foot. This proved to be disastrous in the case of William E. Martin. On October 27, 1898, Martin haplessly attempted to sell a team of horses he had stolen to a city constable and was promptly arrested. As he was being taken to jail, Martin managed to overpower Constable Jacobs on East Walnut Street, and, threatening the constable with his (Constable Jacob's) own gun, he bolted.; Burglary at Lime Rock: A burglary was committed on December 9, 1898 in Lime Rock, a settlement at the intersection of the Reading and Columbia Railroads between Manheim and Lititz. The burglars entered the home of Albert Longnecker and demanded that he surrender his valuables to them. Longnecker, despite being rather elderly, attempted to fend off the intruders, but he along with his four other family members were bound. While the burglars rummaged through the house, one of the female family members wrestled free and ran to one of their neighbor's homes. She rang a bell which caused the burglars to flee, taking with them only $3 that they had found in the Longneckers' coat pockets.; In 1899, a bill was passed "to fix, regulate, and establish the fees to be charged and received by constables of this commonwealth." These fees covered such services as levying fines, serving executions, executing search warrants, etc.; In July 1882, George "Tid" Brimmer, who is associated with the infamous Buzzard Gang, allegedly set the Lancaster County Almshouse on fire on the same afternoon that the gang burned the barn of Samuel Ranck. The Almshouse had burned down three times previously, and was later rebuilt and burned down once again in 1900.; An article entitled "Changes of 40 Years: What an Old City Report Showed" from February 20, 1900 details how the LCPD transformed since 1860: "From one High Constable and four Ward Constables and night-watchmen, at an expense of $2,674, we now have a Chief of Police, 2 Sergeants, 18 policemen, and three patrol drivers and a turnkey, costing $19,820, supplemented with police patrol, patrol call boxes, police station house, etc…improvements scarcely dreamed of 40 years ago…"; James Burns, who was convicted of complicity in the Jacobs-Kendig revenue stamp counterfeiting conspiracy, was freed from the Eastern Penitentiary in 1900 after serving a period of one year and six months.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: This scrapbook may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.

Copyright: This scrapbook may be photographed without flash. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: 2010.ClarkeHess

Classification: MG0434

Description Level: Item

Scrapbook

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/104ecfb9-f6c4-4525-898f-925121365103

Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: Education in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Object ID: MG0434_Box038

Date Range: 1884-1901

Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: Education in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Description: Education in Lancaster, Pennsylvania scrapbook is a collection of programs and newspaper clippings concerning Lancaster City High School. It contains programs from graduations, Arbor Day Activities, and Christmas productions. The articles also discuss the history of education in Lancaster County including some prominent people like Thaddeus Stevens, J. P. McCaskey, Thomas H. Burrowes, and E. E. Higbee. Other items of interest cover the Lancaster County Teachers' Institute, West Chester Normal School, First Presbyterian Church of Lancaster, and a list of the high school's Board of Directors.

Date Range: 1884-1901

Creation Date: 1884-1901

Year Range From: 1884

Year Range To: 1901

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 22

People: Burrowes, Thomas Henry; Higbee, Elnathan Elisha; McCaskey, John Piersol "Jack"; Stevens, Thaddeus

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Education; Lancaster County (Pa.)--History, local; Programs (Publications); Scrapbooks

Search Terms: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Education; Educators; First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster; Lancaster County Teachers' Institute; Lancaster High School; Newspaper clippings; Scrapbooks; West Chester Normal School

Extent: 1 volume

Object Name: Scrapbook

Language: English

Object ID: MG0434_Box038

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

Access Conditions / Restrictions: No restrictions. Please request these items by contacting Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to your visit.

Copyright: These items may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-434

Other Number: MG-434, Box 38

Classification: MG0434

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Cataloged by CRB, October 2007. Added to database, 25 October 2023.; Previously housed in the Scrapbook Collection, Book 22.; This project was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, ME60112, 2007-2008.

Scrapbook

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1331c796-c429-45a4-b586-461422845941

Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: Marietta Scrapbook

Object ID: MG0434_BoxR010

Date Range: 1879-1919

volume contains a variety of information in newspaper clippings and magazine articles about Marietta, Columbia, and the rest of Lancaster County. The articles convey a well-rounded view of local history. Topics include education, population, crime, taxes, elections, and occupations. There are also many

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Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: Marietta Scrapbook

Description: Known as The Marietta Scrapbook, this volume contains a variety of information in newspaper clippings and magazine articles about Marietta, Columbia, and the rest of Lancaster County. The articles convey a well-rounded view of local history. Topics include education, population, crime, taxes, elections, and occupations. There are also many articles on the Pennsylvania Dutch, personal histories, crime, and genealogical information within the book. Histories for the following municipalities are included: Marietta, Christiana, Columbia, Donegal, Erie, Lancaster, Lititz, Manheim, Maytown, Mountville, Peach Bottom, Salunga, and Wrightsville.

Date Range: 1879-1919

Creation Date: 1879-1919

Year Range From: 1879

Year Range To: 1919

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 22

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Education; Job descriptions; Lancaster County (Pa.)--History, local; Lancaster County (Pa.)--Population; Local taxation; Marietta (Pa.); Murder; Occupations; Pennsylvania Dutch; Scrapbooks

Search Terms: Christiana; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Columbia; Education; Lancaster; Lititz; Manheim; Marietta; Maytown, East Donegal Twp.; Mountville; New Holland; Newspaper clippings; Peach Bottom, Fulton Twp.; Pennsylvania Germans; Salunga, West Hempfield Twp.; Scrapbooks; Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania

Extent: 1 volume

Object Name: Scrapbook

Language: English

Object ID: MG0434_BoxR010

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restricted access.; Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original volume may be used by appointment only-contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.; LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.; Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-434

Other Number: MG-434, Box R010

Classification: MG0434

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Cataloged by CRB, October 2007. Added to database, 25 October 2023.; Previously housed in the Scrapbook Collection, Book 88.; This project was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, ME60112, 2007-2008.