Col. Timothy Matlack A Revolutionary Patriot In Lancaster By (MRS. D. B.) BERTHA COCHRAN LANDIS Col. Timothy Matlack, although a resident of Philadelphia, lived for a time in Lancaster. It was during the most trying period in the history of our country, and the activities of this remarkable man

officer in the French and Indian War and the Revolution, were also mem- bers at that time. The membership was limited to forty men, and they were fined for non-attendance at the meetings or neglect of duty. �The new fire engine, which was purchased with money sub- scribed by the citizens of the borough

the poor were then admitted to the schools, and various other matters relating to edu- cation, Hoffman observed, 'Why cannot we, in Pennsylvania, have a system of public schools as they have in Massachusetts and other Eastern states?' Gilbert replied, 'It is because the people are not prepared to

1812, or at any time from the close of the Revolution (1784) to the close of the War of 1812 (1815), has been compiled by Mrs. Landis as Chairman of Location of Graves, and Miss Fulton as Chairman of Marking of Graves, for the Robert Fulton Chapter, National Society United States Daughters of 1812. The

Declaration of Independence. "2nd. The Day of its Adoption. "3rd. The Immortal Signers. "4th. The Constitution of the United States. "5th. George Washington, the first President of the United States— Perfect as a man, excelling in every qualification of true greatness, and in- corruptible as a magistrate, he