implements for its proper navigation, Mr. Ellicott used his own and carried the vessel safely to port. Upon the completion of the last- named Government work, Governor Thomas McKean, of Pennsylvania, ap- pointed him Secretary of the State Land Office, which he held until 1808. After his appointment to this

Pennsylvanians, Benjamin Franklin, was the promoter and proprietor of the first printing establishment in the city of Lancaster. His name was not known in the matter at the time, and only came to light a few years ago through the discovery of certain legal documents drawn up at the time. Franklin had been doing

. February 16—Severe snowstorm, four to five inches deep. Many drifts, very deep; no trains from Harrisburg for three days. June 9—The fish and ball taken from the Lutheran steeple. June 23—The fish and ball put up again. �July 4—Flag presented to Finley's Company. October 5—Got a ton of coal from Robert

days of import- ance as the head of slackwater navi- gation on the one rive --t our county. Stand there a moment and look. On your right are the sertile lands of Lampeter; on the left rises Wood- ward Hill, crowned with its silent "White City." It is a sair scene upon which to gaze, but to-day we deal

execute all kinds of printing in a superior style of elegance on the shortest notice and on most moderate terms." An interesting sketch of this William Greear, by Samuel Evans, Esq., will be found in Vol. 9, p. 327, of the reports of this Society. After two years' existence proposals were issued for the

seven- teen gallons. We don't know whether Steinman & Company were selling copper kettles then or not, or whether our purchasers simply preferred Schaum's, bust he did buy at Stein- man's as well, for several receipts prove that, including the f ollowing: 3Ellis and Evans, p. 245. �"Received May 7th

the Albert Steiger Company, Springfield, MA, for a variety of household items, including a doll’s tea set, glassware, pie boards, a church pew, and hooked rugs. Purchased from: Alice P. Fordney. Buyer: [Melker Hein…]. 17 April 1945. Folder 3 Correspondence with F. Schumacher & Co., concerning rugs