THE TIMES OR WEEKLY PORCUPINE By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER O N January 3rd, 1798, Johann Albrecht und Comp. (John Albright and Co.) established a German weekly newspaper in Lancaster borough, the title of which was "Der Deutsche Por- cupein und Lancaster Anzeigs-Nachrichten." The Library of Con

in English. In fact, the Dunkers (German) were the first people in Pennsylvania who availed themselves of the art preservative. Not only was the first newspaper printed in Lancas- ter, of which a cut is reproduced at the head of this article, printed both in the German and English languages, but at

were pres- ent. Mrs. Breneman assumed the responsibility of finding other Columbia women who were interested, while the Mountville women promised to do the same in their community. At the first formal meeting of the club, held in Mrs. Gable's home, Mrs. Breneman declined the presidency feeling that she

five daily newspapers. There is hardly a family in the city, however hum- ble, that does not take a daily newspaper, and many persons take two and three. But how many of the present readers of the daily newspapers know anything about the early publications? How many in this audience know when the first

. J. Drexel, Dr. Wilson, and Mr. McMurtrie. The first course of the dinner consisted of delicious trout taken from the pond of Mr. Duffy's beautiful grove, and when the capons were introduced it was discovered that they were raised and admir- ably prepared for the Farmers' dinner by our member from

. Historical knowledge of our markets has been mostly oral. The weekly markets have functions far removed from mere selling and buying. Farm people gather for the opportunity to learn from each other, compare notes, and socialize. It is a bright spot in a workweek and a chance to meet friends and neighbors

of Pennsylvania (towards the Susquehanna River) to John Kenner- ley of Shavingta, County, Chester cheese factor his heirs and assignees & him there of enfeoffed every acre to be com- puted according to the statute of yc thirty-third of King Edward the First to have and to hold to him his heires and

of the Taylor family papers, Persifor Frazer, donated them to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania (HSP). It can not be known for sure at this late date; but it is likely that at this point they were neither cataloged nor sorted. In 1878 they were sorted and bound into paginated books. Those books

application could construct from them a map of our county, in 1729, showing where all the inhabitants owning land lived at that time. The correspondence as to the early taking up of land, finding of min- erals, conflicts of claims, the move- ment and activities of the Indians, etc., is also preserved in the