after bringing a fancy price of several hun- dreds of dollars, Lancaster could lay claim to a home-grown variety of circus, owned and oper- ated by the Welsh Bros., Michael, George and John, during the years 1890 to 1915, It was an outfit of the smaller type, and showed on lots of limited size, at Lime

of that state. To hold this office it was necessary that he should reside at Lancaster, Penn- sylvania, the site of the state capital. This he and his family found to be a pleasant home. "The salary was good, and the duties were light, leaving him abundant leisure for the pursuit of his astronomical

Two Distinct Periods of Ephrata Cloister History,” by John W. W. Loose. Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Vol. 55, no. 6, 1951. (photocopy) Folder 3 Historical Account of the Ephrata Cloister and the Seventh Day Baptist Society, by A. Monroe Aurand, Jr. The Aurand Press, Harrisburg

Jacob L. Frey and Isaac Diller, and George M. Steinman with the last will and testament of Jacob Frey for property of South Side of Lancaster and Columbia Turnpike Road. 1871. Item 2 Indenture between George H. Hartman and his wife Annie M. Hartman and John C. Hager for property in the south western