deeding it in several parts as follows: Christian Kieffer and Sarah his wife to Inland Insurance and Deposit Co. Deed dated March 31, 1855, Record Book K, Vol. 8, p. 27. Also by deed to David Longenecker, dated May 2, 1855. Recorded in Book I, Vol. 8, p. 469. Watt & Shand Sundry deeds at varying dates

various counties of the State, for the reason that they knew more about the necessities of the same. Boroughs were incorporated in the same way previous to this Act of Assembly, but since by the Court of Quarter Sessions. These Courts al- ways had the authority to establish and form new townships. Thus it

of land in what is now Eastern Caer- narvon. The patent was entered on record on November 1, 1718, in Philadelphia, in Patent Book A A, Volume 1, page 376. On this land a saw mill was erected during 1718, and later, 1721, a grist mill. On April 1, 1741, part of this tract was deeded to John Jen- kins

then occupied a prominent position in church circles and had charge of church property at Lititz and Nazareth (PA)." William is recorded in the Lancaster Moravian Church records as hav- ing married twice. First to Caroline Elizabeth Lembke in 1814 with whom he had two daughters. After her death due to

similar movement on the part of the Courts of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Philadelphia and Chester counties necessary, and an act was passed to authorize the change. The original manuscript of that stat- ute is still in existence. It consists of two folios and is attested by a seal. The dealer

Possible Joseph Gorgas Tall Case Clock Located by Stacy B. C. Wood, Jr. Certified Clockmaker I was recently engaged by a local moving firm to prepare a "rare Grandfather's clock" for shipment to the West Coast. While making arrangements, I inquired as to the maker and was informed it was Joseph

mine was worked for white oxide of lead. A Mr. Tamlin was em- ployed to develop the mining property, following which Mr. Spils- bury, an experienced lead-zinc mine engineer and manager, was placed in charge. Some time after 1877 Mr. Spilsbury submitted a detailed report that contrasted in many ways

. Written by Robert S. Mayo, C.E., who was in charge as the Engineer of one phase of the project, an on-the-spot record is sup- plied. The bridge, when completed in 1930, was the longest multiple arch highway bridge in the world and, as Col. Mayo states, "it still is." Col. Mayo describes the traffic

houses and 2,000 inhabitants. It had been incorporated as a borough in 1742. Its first newspaper, the Lancaster Ga- zette, was issued by H. Miller and S. Holland in 1752. It was published fort- nightly, in parallel columns, German and English. The first school of which we have record is in 1748, under