and Andrew Graff, Esquires, Associate Judges of the same Court. "Do by virtue of the Presentment of the Grand Jury and the Order of the Court made thereon at the last May Sessions, Consent that the Commissioners of the County of Lancaster erect the Public Offices on the Ground within al- lotted for

improvement of the public roads of the State," and or. September 30, 1790, a bill was passed for the ap- pointment of Commissioners to make proper surveys between Philadelphia and Lancaster. Finally, on December 10, 1791, Governor Mifflin discussed the question in his address to the Senate and House of

Pocket Al- manac" for the year 1771, printed by John Dunlap, "at the newest printing office in Market street, a few doors below Second street, in Philadelphia," contains this notice: "The Lancaster stage wagon sets out from Rudolph Bonner's at the King of Prussia in Market street on Friday, and arrives

leading from Lancaster to the city of Philadelphia. Then they adjourned until to morrow. "August 10.—The Commissioners and Assessors met according to ad- journment and allowed orders from No. 1 to No. 10, page 110. Then they went to Conestoga Creek to view same in order to make a plan of a bridge

McDowell, and he launched his paper with the following announcement: "The first number of The Hive is offered to the ladies and gentlemen of Lancaster and its vicinity as a speci- men. The editor or some person au- thorized by him will call in the course of a few days on those subscribers who have not yet

A PICTURE OF WASHINGTON BY A LANCASTER ARTIST Some months ago, in a discussion concerning certain oil paintings of Washington, Mr. Stans V. Henkels, of Philadelphia, who for a long time has been one of the leading book auctioneers in this country and also an expert on that subject, mentioned a

Lancaster subscribers to the original company. I sought earnestly for it, but at that time in vain. I knew that a report had been made to the Governor of the State by the Commissioners ap- pointed to take the subscriptions, and, therefore, even after the publication of that article, I continued the search

"The Juliana Library Company in Lancaster" By HON. CHARLES I. LANDIS T HE history of this library may almost be said to be a twice- told tale, for Dr. F. R. Diffenderffer, in a local monthly period- ical called "Christian Culture," published in Lancaster in 1891, has given some very interesting

"The Juliana Library Company in Lancaster" By HON. CHARLES I. LANDIS T HE history of this library may almost be said to be a twice- told tale, for Dr. F. R. Diffenderffer, in a local monthly period- ical called "Christian Culture," published in Lancaster in 1891, has given some very interesting