will immediately abolish the embargo and restriction upon trade and prevent the calamities of war falling upon our common country." It is also interesting to note that a meeting of the inhabitants of Manheim, Lancaster county, Pa., was held on Tuesday, June 16th, 1812, for the purpose of declaring

newspaper published in Marietta, Lan- caster county, Pa., we learn that 557 arks, 731 rafts and 36 boats, have passed that place [Marietta] the present season, estimated to be worth $800,000. The lumber and produce landed at Marietta and Wrightsville, are not included." The Political Sentinel and Lancaster

this season of the year in giving comfort and sup- port to the indigent poor ; such as wheat, rye, and Indian corn meal; old clothes, firewood, flax, potatoes, etc. "The articles received will be distributed under the direction of the 'Female Benevolent Society of Lancaster,' who, in order to prevent

, causes and things, and to obtain and sustain all legal judgments, execu- tions and decrees incidental to the same, and enjoy all such privileges, rights, powers and franchises as other corporations of the like kind in this Common- wealth enjoy. THIRD. That the said association shall have power to use a

The Lancaster Journal of Saturday, December 1st, 1810. The Ship Conestoga By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER IT is not generally known, perhaps, that a ship named the "Con- estoga",, so-called, doubtless, in honor of the famous Indian tribe for which the river in Lancaster county was named, once sailed

Widow and Orphan Assurance Society of the City and County of Lancaster By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER A NUMBER of citizens of Lancaster met at the house of Wil- liam Cooper on Wednesday evening, February 6th, 1822. Dr. Samuel Fahnestock was appointed chairman, and Nathaniel Lightner secretary. The

German and English papers of the city of Lancaster. They were as follows : "The members of this association have formed themselves into a society for the purpose of providing a fund for the support of the widow of any deceased member. "The association shall consist of none but such as are citizens of