Baumgardner, Miss Alice Nevin, Miss Kate Hager, Mrs. Jos. H. Dubbs, Mrs. John C. Bowman, Mrs. E. V. Gerhard, Miss Emma Powers, Dr. J. S. Stahr, and Miss Charlotte W. Appel. Ingenious Inventions of Martin Shreiner By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER THE Lancaster Journal of Friday, October 15th, 1830, contained an

to the constitution. A third meeting was held at William Cooper's on Tuesday, February 19th. George Musser was called to the chair, and Dr. F. A. Muhlenberg appointed secretary. The following were elected officers to serve for one year : President, Rev. Christian Endress ; vice-president, Rev. Joseph

It would be interesting to learn what has become of the flag and the sword. Does any one know? These interesting treasures should be carefully preserved in Lancaster's museum when that new fire-proof structure is erected. The Lancaster County His- torical Society will be very glad to receive any

ground assumed of defense or exculpation is, that the charter of the church does not permit English preaching, and that as the in- troduction of a clergyman to deliver an English sermon was a viola- tion of the provisions of that instrument, the preventive proceed- ings resorted to were justifiable." A

following committee was appointed to devise ways and means to secure the desired relief : �North-east Ward. George L. Mayer Samuel Slaymaker South-east Ward. William White Emanuel C. Reigart South-west Ward. John F. Steinman Daniel Moore North-west Ward. George Musser William Frick The Rev. Dr. Christian L

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

Pepin and Breschard's Circus in Lancaster By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER IN Vol. XXXII, p. 134-5, of the Proceedings of the Lancaster County Historical Society, published in December, 1928, appears a description of Ricketts' circus held in Lancaster in the sum- mer of 1797. After its final performance