WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER T HE Lancaster Journal of Friday, July 14th, 1826, contained the information that Thomas Jefferson, author of the immor- tal Declaration of Independence, and John Adams, its ablest advocate, had died on Tuesday, July 4th,—the fiftieth anniver- sary of what is erroneously called our

Celebration in Lancaster in Honor of Jefferson's Inauguration By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER W EDNESDAY, March 4th, 1801, the day on which Thomas Jefferson was inaugurated third president of the United States, was celebrated in Lancaster with festive joy. The early beams of the day were announced by

of communication, the results of the general election were not definitely known until late in Decem- ber of that year. The Intelligencer & Weekly Advertiser of Wednesday, January 7th, 1801, contains the following : "On New Year's day, the Democratic Republicans of this state at the seat of government

. Lancaster's Contribution to New York in the Fire of 1835 By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER T HE Lancaster Union of Tuesday, December 22nd, 1835, con- tained a statement that New York city had been visited by a disastrous fire, and that the oldest and most wealthy part of the town was in ruins. The fire started in

, formerly Mrs. [Thomas] Burke, and John Jefferson, entertained the audience.(4) On Monday evening, May 14th, the comedy entitled "Charles II, or The Merry Monarch," afforded a house well filled the highest gratification. The part of "Captain Copp" was considered one of Mr. Jefferson's best characters. On

he had a large num- ber. At one time in his career, he painted signs and banners ; he also made and gilded frames. On a silk banner painted by him for the Washington Fire Company of Louisville, Kentucky, is repre- sented Washington and his family on the portico at Mount Vernon, with the Potomac

Philadelphia on the night of March 4th, 1798. The next morning, President Adams informed Congress of their arrival; and two weeks later, sent to that body his startling message, declaring that the envoys could not succeed "on terms compatible with the safety, the honor, or the essential in- terests of the

of his age. For many years Mr. Carroll was regarded by the peo- ple of this country with the greatest veneration. When Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died July 4th, 1826, he became the sole representative of that noble band of patriots who stood sponsor at the baptism in blood of our infant Republic

- caster celebrated the victory in an elaborate manner. Subscrip- tions had been obtained for an entertainment which was held in front of Mr. Boyd's house, on Thursday, November 7th. The In- telligencer and Weekly Advertiser of Wednesday, November 13th, stated that the occasion was "announced as a day of