." News of the President's Proclamation of Peace by Treaty Ending War of 1812 Received in Lancaster By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER O N Saturday, February 11th, 1815, the citizens of Lancaster rejoiced over the news of Jackson's great victory at New Or- leans. Ten days later, the announcement of the

Great Britain. This con- flict is called in history "The War of 1812," and also "The Second War for Independence." It is not known definitely at what time copies of the President's proclamation reached Lancaster. The Intelligencer & Weekly Advertiser issued an "Extra," dated Tues- day, June 23rd, 1812

Wagon Loads of Gold in Lancaster By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER T HE late William Uhler Hensel, a former vice-president of our Lancaster County Historical Society, and widely known as a leader of the Lan- caster bar, would, when in a reminiscent mood, often sigh for "the days of yore, when taverns were

Great Britain. This con- flict is called in history "The War of 1812," and also "The Second War for Independence." It is not known definitely at what time copies of the President's proclamation reached Lancaster. The Intelligencer & Weekly Advertiser issued an "Extra," dated Tues- day, June 23rd, 1812

by the Paxtang boys in December, 1763. Also please note that Lancaster was the state capital of Pennsylvania from 1799 to 1812. The second court house that stood in Penn Square was taken down in 1852, and not in 1853, as is stated on page 5. There is absolutely no truth in the statement, on page 5

been claimed, and pos- sibly with truth, that a Sunday school was conducted by the monks of the Cloister at Ephrata, Lancaster county, Pa., as early as 1739,—forty-one years before the printer at Gloucester, England, gathered the waifs of his town into a similar school. It is also stated in the report

Collections in Aid of the Sufferers from Fire in Columbia By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER ON Friday, October 25th, 1822, at eleven o'clock at night, a fire originated in the back building attached to the tavern of a man named Quarles, in Columbia, Lancaster county, Pa. Before the fire could be

, 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

public continued to manifest an interest in the affairs of Joseph Bonaparte is evident from the extract, from the Intelligencer and Weekly Advertiser, a newspaper published in Lancaster, Pa., under date of October 14, 1815: "It now appears that Joseph Bonaparte (Ex-King of Spain), after hi= late tour

subscription for "The relief of the afflicting state of the poor of Philadelphia." Inhabitants of Philadelphia who had fled to and resided in Lancaster during the epidemic, subscribed up- wards of 400 dollars. General Edward Hand, the friend and companion-in-arms of General Washington, and regarded by all as