Marshall has made one of the most valuable contributions to our local history that we possess. For many years he kept a diary, a "Remembrancer," as he was pleased to call it, which, I believe I risk little in saying, is the fullest, most trust- worthy and readable of all the similar productions of that

history during the nearly two hun- dred years it has been known as such. No other county in the State, except Philadelphia only, can equal it. The records at Harrisburg, published and unpublished, show that. They are too voluminous for any ordinary history to take in, and some must, from the very

county. But I wish to direct attention to another point. Lancaster was almost exclusively a German community in the last century, just as it has largely been in the present one. Read over the names of the men who have published papers in this city. Miller—and he was the first of all—Al- brecht, Lahti

Donegal in the Revolution Patriotism and Piety, A notable historic event in the his- tory of Lancaster county, binding the present to the past by an enduring chain of events, was the unveiling of a monument in Old Donegal church- yard, on Thursday, October 4th, 1899. This interesting memorial shaft

the owners and made payment for the lands they had taken without first se- curing right and title by purchase." (12) "Proud's "History of Pennsylvania," vol. 2. p. 128. "The following is a copy of the cir- cular alluded to above: "Philadelphia, 20th of the 6th Month, 1730. "WHEREAS divers PERSONS have

materials relating to the history of Lancaster county, and that the time has come for the organization of a County Historical Soci- ety, herewith take the liberty of inviting you, as one known to be interested in the subject, to meet with them on Tuesday, November 16th, 1886, at 10 o'clock, a. m. in the

Company now holds the same, excepting so much thereof as will be required to work said Company's pump to pump water in the Basin, etc., with certain other reservations and privileges, to Mr. Daniel Overholzer, for the sum of Twelve Thousand Dollars, to be paid on the first day of April next, when a deed

mean ability in pen drawing. The original is in India ink, somewhat faded by its century of exposure to light and air, yet retain- ing much of its original freshness and artistic beauty. Circumscribed Limits of the Town. That the picture was taken from a natural elevation to the southwest of the centre