peninsula of Nova Scotia, but the dispute concerning the limits of Acadia was a proximate cause of the war of 1755. This word is said to be derived from the �Indian word aqquoddiauke, or aquoddie, meaning a fish called a ' pollock.' The Bay of Passamaquoddy, great pollock water,' derives its name from the

came to live on its surface. The Indian mythologists are not agreed as to the form under which they exist- ed while in the earth. Some assert that they lived in human shape, while others contend that their existence was in the form of a certain terrestrial animals, such as the groundhog, the rabbit and

died December 15, 1786. At the time of his death the State owed him a large amount, and the difference in value of Federal and State money and specie made it very difficult to adjust the accounts. His wife was then continued by the Governor as Trea- surer, and remained so for several years, and, with

carried on the trade on a prom- inent corner in Hauckesville. Mr. WI- mer tore out the mill stones, and the still-house he turned into a saw mill, which is still being operated, and has a great deal of work to do. His grand- son, Joseph Wimer, Jr., also carries on the business as a manufacturer of wag

election of deputies to meet in convention to con- sider the resolves of Congress. Those chosen from this county were : William A. Atlee, of Lancaster, and the second Judge of the Supreme Court under the Constitution soon to be enacted. Lodwick Lowman, who was an officer in the Revolutionary war, and

date. �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Folder 6 Petitions Insert 1 Petition of John Bowman and John Senseman to perpetuate testimony relative to a tract of land claimed by the Seventh Day Baptists at Ephrata. Read 29 August 1809