NOTES OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM PENNSYLVANIA PACKET AND GENERAL ADVERTISER FROM NOV, 29, 1777, TO JUNE 17,• 1778, COLLECTED BY W. F. WORNER SUPPLEMENTARY TO SERIES OF H. FRANK ESHLEMAN. (Read Dec. 3, 1926.) In the series of Notes from the Pennsylvania Gazette contributed by H. Frank Eshleman to the

as vice-presidents. Four hundred and twelve Republicans were seated at the table, and a large num- ber had to stand. The flag of the borough of Lancaster, containing the arms of the state of Pennsylvania, with the stripes of the Union, was dis- played. A temporary stand having been erected, a band of

was born in Lancaster, November 26th, 1777; married Edward Brien, of the Martic Iron works, September 17th, 1805; died August 21st, 1862, and was buried in Saint James's Episcopal churchyard. Mrs. Ann Hopkins, vice-directress, was the daughter of Adam and Mary Wager Reigart. She was born July 4th

, William Frederic. Title: The earliest known advertisement of a theatrical performance in Lancaster / by William Frederic Worner. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Reitzel's Hall (Lancaster, Pa.) Playbills--Pennsylvania--Lancaster. Theater--Pennsylvania--Lancaster. Advertising--Pennsylvania--Lancaster

The Columbia Race Riots By William Frederic Worner Homer, 3OOO years ago, said : " Most sons are inferior to their fathers, a few are equal, and fewer still are superior to them." The history of Columbia occupies a unique place in the annals of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. From an early period