Union school. Anne Ayres states: "He was not without his troubles in making the working of his church more efficient, but his energy and perseverance overcame them all. His earliest step was to form a Sunday school of his own, naturally regard- ing that as a very important part of a pastor's charge. He

THE EARLIEST KNOWN ADVERTISEMENT OF A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE IN LANCASTER By William Frederic Worner In Vol. 7, No. 2, of the Proceedings of the Lancaster County Historical Society, appears a very illuminating paper on the subject of "Early Lancas- ter Playbills and Playhouses." In this monograph

The Infant School Society of Lancaster By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER I N September, 1831, the Infant School Society of Lancaster was organized ; and a room for the sessions of the school was secured in the Lancaster County Academy building,' which stood on the east side of North Lime street, near

famous tavern, that on their return home they de- Lancaster Journal, Friday, February 1st, 1833. 1 For a brief biography of Mrs. Rosina Hubley the reader is referred to Vol. 11, p. 413, of the Proceedings of The Lancaster County Historical Society. �

is the fourth marker erected in Lancaster county by the Historical Society as a memorial to the American Indians—our earliest inhabitants, presumably. The bronze tablet, from the studio of the James H. Matthews Company, Pittsburgh, was placed on the shaft by the Haldy Marble and Granite Works ; and

The Saint Patrick Benevolent Society of Lancaster By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER N Thursday evening, August 22nd, 1816, a number of Irish- men, and descendants of Irishmen, met at the tavern of Arch- ibald McLenegan on East King street, in the borough of Lan- caster, and formed an association

persons having in their pos- session books belonging to the Juvenile Society of Lancaster to return them without delay. Prevention of Horse-Racing and Gambling in 1812 By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER L ANCASTER borough was thrown into considerable excitement for a short time by a number of gamblers who had

Columbia Spy, and Lancaster and York Record, Saturday, January 5th, 1833. 8 The Columbia Spy, and Lancaster and York Record, Saturday, Feb- ruary 2nd, 1833. �society. E. Kirkpatrick was the secretary.9 Two years later, a meeting of the society was held in New Holland on Tuesday, Feb- ruary 24th, 1835. The

. In the summer of 1816, a number of ladies in the borough of Lancaster organized a Union Sunday-school society, which gave excellent service and continued its usefulness for about six years. Being non-denominational in character, it was attended by children from the several churches. On Sunday, May

Saturday, November 14th, 1801, contained the following: "A set of complete quarter races, of considerable consequence, will be commenced on Saturday next, the 21st instant, at Wallace's lane, on the Horse- shoe road, ten miles from Lancaster and two miles from New Holland. All honest sportsmen are invited