, April 19th, 1798. General Edward Hand occupied the chair, and John Hubley, Esq., acted as secretary. An address declaring confidence in the President of the United States, and the determination of the gathering to support the government, was agreed to and submitted to the people for signature. The

interested in the drawing of birds, and conceived a plan to illustrate the ornithology of the United States. In 1804, largely for the purpose of collecting material, he, with two friends, walked to Niagara Falls, an inter- esting account of which outing he gave in a poem called "The Foresters." Two years

The following description of the Dunkard Monastery indicates that Mit- telberger is mistaken in stating that the third road "runs to the left hand toward Lancaster and Bethlehem." Obviously, he meant Ephrata. At the latter place there was "a monastery and nunnery of Dunkers," described by

lost their homes; and were left without the common necessities of life. At that time, this was the most destructive conflagration that had ever visited the United States. Collections of money, food and clothing for the relief of the sufferers were made in many cities and towns of the country. The

work appeared in 1804; vol. 4 was issued in 1805; and vol, 5 was published in 1807, the same year in which the atlas was issued. This atlas, which has been defaced, originally contained ten maps showing the territory of the United States in which Wash- ington and his little army were engaged during the

recruits arrived here; they also are marching west (on the march in a westerly direction)." This same issue of the paper contains the following: "Pittsburgh. On Thursday, Major General Anthony Wayne, commander- in-chief of the army of the United States, arrived here. On his entry, he was given a salute by

twenty-three prisoners." On the 19th, he states: "The three divisions of English prisoners left the barracks this morning, to proceed on their journey. In the afternoon came �to the barracks the First Division of Germans, consisting of the Dragoons, Battalion of the Grenadiers, Regiment of Rhite and

Captain Wiederholdt in Lancaster By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER A MONG the books in the increasingly valuable library of the Lancaster County Historical Society is a complete set of a publication entitled, "Americana Germanica," in volume 5 of which appears the "Tagebuch des Capt. Wiederholdt"—Diary of

A Chimney-Sweep in Lancaster By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER O NE hundred years ago and more it was the custom to employ a chimney- sweeper to remove the soot that had collected in the chimneys of the town. Wood was largely used as fuel. Anthracite coal had not been discovered. Cleaning chimneys became

a place. The people made lots of noise and did much crying over their sins and confessions. They prayed in a loud voice and sang lustily. Sometimes one would fall down on the floor and do other things which would be described as indecent in any other place. We felt very curious worshipping God not