MARSHALL'S DIARY IN ITS RELATION TO LANCASTER CITY AND COUNTY. Of the many names associated with the Revolutionary annals of Lancaster county, few deserve to be held in greater respect, or are better entitled to remembrance, than that of Chris- topher Marshall. At the same time I feel I am quite

, which had been es- tablished in 1799. The consolidated paper bore the name of Intelligencer and Jour- nal, and which, under the name of the Lancaster Intelligencer, is still published, and is, therefore, the oldest newspaper in the city or county. Since 1800 the newspap ers published here have been

THE WABANK HOUSE. Lancaster city enjoys almost un- equalled advantages of location in many respects. She sits on an ele- vated limestone ridge, which secures her the advantage of excellent health and satisfactory drainage. Along her eastern and southern borders winds one of the most beautiful

THE NEWSPAPERS OF LAN- CASTER COUNTY. In 1896 1 was induced to attempt the compilation of a bibliography of the newspapers, magazines and other pe- riodical issues of the press in the city of Lancaster from 1752 down to that time. Two or three previous attempts, and very successful ones, too, had

- phia in its early days along the same lines. There a period of forty-eight years intervened between the found- ing of the city and the publication of Franklin's German newspaper, the Philadelphia Gazette (Philadelphische Zeitung), in 1730. Besides, we must not forget that Lancaster, in 1751, was a

separation from Great Britain, may be with- drawn." Early in 1774 meetings were held in Lancaster county for the purpose of organizing for the struggle for inde- pendence. These meetings all set forth the duty of opposition to the op- pressive measures of Parliament; advo- cating a union of the colonies and

at an early period. A reference to Ellis & Evans' His- tory of Lancaster County alludes to the early theatres here in this wise: "Dur- ing the town and borough existence of Lancaster, and for years even after it was incorporated as a city—in 1818— dramatic exhibitions and concerts were usually held

reached. William Webb, of this city, was also a well-known Loyalist, but a prudent one, and was, in consequence, never molested. Still other Lancaster �county Loyalists could be named whose views were well known, but whose conduct was not such as to bring them under the ban. The U. P. a Beneficiary. A

INDIAN TRIBES OF LANCASTER COUNTY. The names and the history of the In- dian tribes who have dwelt within the boundaries of Lancaster county during the historic period present a most prolific field for conjecture, doubt and confusion. I have within a week examined many pages of records and the