in the borough and county of Lancaster, in order to encourage industry, frugality and American manufactures, formed an association known as "The Lancaster County Society for Pro- moting Agriculture, Manufactures and the Useful Arts." Mr. F. A. Muhlenberg was chosen president. �

the local papers contain no references to it. Address to John Adams by Militia of Lancaster County By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER A T a meeting of one hundred and fifty officers of the militia of Lancaster county on June 21st, 1798, the following address was read and unanimously approved. It was signed by

bill to incorporate the Widow and Orphan Assurance Society of the City and County of Lancaster, had passed the Senate of Pennsylvania. Three years later, a notice appeared in the Lancaster Journal of Friday, April 22nd, 1825, which was as follows : "A special election for a director of the Widow and

foreign power or resort to arms for the defense of all that can be held dear to freemen, the officers of the militia of Lancaster county, —feeling themselves happy under the influence of a government of their own choice, mild and equal in its operation, and perfectly satisfied that it has been, and

worthy of the highest imitation. A writer in the Lancaster Journal of Wednesday, November 6th, 1816, in referring to the work of the Society, stated : "Few associations have had long continuance in Lancaster. It would be difficult to assign the reason ; 'tis nevertheless most true. We hope, however, that

between the old world and the new. Yet such was the case, accord- ing to an advertisement in the Lancaster Journal of Tuesday, June 15th, 1819, which was as follows: "From Londonderry direct and back to Philadelphia. The ship Conestoga, William Marshal, master, will sail in about two weeks. For freight or

Queen street, nearly opposite the Friends' meeting house. The managers attended on Tuesday afternoons to receive contributions and to exchange manufactured articles on the most equitable terms. The third annual report, which appeared in the Lancaster Journal of Friday, February 10th, 1826, stated that a

draft reso- lutions. These resolutions, which fill nearly two columns of The Lancaster Journal, were unanimously agreed to at the meeting. There was also a memorial presented, which was unanimously approved, entitled "The Memorial of the Subscribers, Inhabitants of the County of Lancaster, in the