shared in the promotion of the Crematorium. Virtually every at- torney in Lancaster held stock in the institution. In the Janaury 1886 issue of The Modern Crematist, the local effort was described in these glowing terms: The cremation interest in Lancaster, Pa., where the first crematorium for general

production was 770 barrels.5 The 1962 Brewers' Almanac states only 129 breweries were operating in the United States in 1810, and they produced 182,690 barrels of beer and ale valued at $955,791.00. Nine breweries of Lancaster Borough and County con­ stituted seven per cent of the national total. Valentine

half dollar piece. �Among Getz's manufactures were delicate scales and measuring devices and surveying instruments. According to Getz's grandson, an English surveyor-engineer was surveying lands in Lancaster County during which he broke his transit. At that time—in the late 18th century—it was

vice dens. He was horrified at the cheap, shoddy flesh shows at the Fulton Theatre. Dr. Twombley even ventured out to the Lancaster County Agricultural Fairgrounds to discover lewd shows and gambling, not to mention prostitutes on the prowl among the pink-cheeked rural youth. The good rector now tried