.' When William Penn drafted his "frames of government" for Pennsylvania, the English system was adopted, lock, stock, and barrel. County courts were established with justices of the peace holding sessions quarterly (hence "quarter sessions of the peace court"). Not only summary offenses, misdemeanors

-eight acres adjoining to the east- ward had been bought to it. Dated May 17, 1880, Record R-11-265. For 288 Acres. Dated Manch 30, 1882. Record S-11-485. For 179 Acres, part of farm. Dated April 1, 1896. Record C-15-349. For 179 Acres. Dated Mch. 27, 1905. Rec. S-17-589. Dated May 5, 1905. Rec. S-17-589

, so offending on the premises may be lawfully dealt with." The editor stated that section 15 was published merely to give some idea of the intention of the association until he was able to publish the constitution in its entirety. Meeting of Friends of Peace in 1812 By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER 0N the

Collections for the Poor in 1795 By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER A MEETING of the "Association for the Relief of the Poor," of the borough of Lancaster, was held at the house of Chris- topher Brenner on Monday, November 2nd, 1795. John Joseph Henry occupied the chair. The committees appointed to collect

THE FLIGHT OF AN EMPRESS, The flight of the Empress Eugenie from Paris, and her subsequent escape to England, is probably the most ro- mantic episode of the Franco-Prussian War. It will be remembered that when her husband, Napoleon III., departed for the seat of war,the Empress assum- ed the

proffered to all who should engage in this great national object. But no sooner is peace concluded, our ports thrown open to the European nations, our markets inundated with the products of foreign climes, and a general depression in the price of all articles made at home threatens ruin to every domestic

Lake Erie, September 17, 1814. The committee appointed uider the resolution was somewhat tardy, and the matter was renewed on February 16, 1829, when a new committee was appointed and $120 appropriated for the purpose. No fur- ther record is made of the commit- tee's work or report, but the picture was

Widow and Orphan Assurance Society of the City and County of Lancaster By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER A NUMBER of citizens of Lancaster met at the house of Wil- liam Cooper on Wednesday evening, February 6th, 1822. Dr. Samuel Fahnestock was appointed chairman, and Nathaniel Lightner secretary. The

the foregoing certificate under their hands that they were also of opinion with the Attorney General, that the objects, articles and conditions therein set forth and contained, were lawful, and that the same remains on record in said Court. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of

extreme modesty and reserve with which Major Hamilton always spoke of his own ser- vices enable us to present but an im- perfect record of the gallantry and enterprise which he is known to have exerted in these stirring events, which wdn for him so largely the esteem and confidence of his brother soldiers