this history: Amateur Papers of Lancaster County. A son of Judge Lewis edited and published the first amateur paper printed in Lancaster, so far as I have been able to trace. This was in the year 1849. In 1855 another paper was started by John H. Carmany, and continued for about a year. The office of

standard type very soon became known throughout the colo- nies as 'the Lancaster rifle,' and, prior to the conquest of Canada, its manufacture was practically monopo- lized by the town from which it took its name. After 1760 makers who had learned the art at Lancaster branched out for themselves and set up

very nearly the whole popula- tion os Donegal township. He fre- quently rode to Philadelphia to plead the cause of his people. Finally, the disputes were settled to the entire satissaction of all parties. Then Mr. �Anderson, in his own behalf, or that of his oldest son, Tames, took out a patent for a