the continued growth of the fame of Lincoln may I refer to the Drinkwater play, which toured the United States about fifteen years ago, after playing in all the principal cities of England; the many movies portraying his life or parts of it; and the "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" play running in the

elsewhere. Unless we keep in mind the fact that the election of 1860 was prior to the radio, telephone and daily mail in many sections, and that there were only a few dailies in the United States, we may not be able to appreciate fully the widely extended influence of Mr. Fell's efforts in securing Mr

bar in 1743. (His name appears in the list of members of the Lancaster bar, with year of admission, as found under the subject of "Bench and Bar," in Ellis and Evans' History of Lancaster County, Page �245). He continued to reside in Lancaster until his untimely death by drowning in the Susquehanna

PROPOSALS TO ERECT CONESTOGA AND OTHER COUNTIES FROM LANCASTER By C. H. MARTIN W ITH the erection of Lebanon county, in 1813, the last modifi- cation of the boundaries of Lancaster county was made. Starting shortly thereafter, and extending over a period of twenty years, numerous attempts were made

New York, May 3, 1786, now on file with the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, states: "I find the Society of Cincinnati is very generally unpopular and thought to be a dangerous body—hope nothing will be done to render the deserving sons of war unacceptable in the eyes of their brethren." In an

associate judge. He took part in the War of 1812, and was on the flagship "Lawrence" in its first engagement with the British fleet on Lake Erie. He served as state treasurer of Pennsyl- vania from 1821 to 1827, and treasurer of the United States from June 4th, 1828, to November, 1829. Subsequently, he was

, 1782. His widow died March 15, 1812. The land comprising 380 acres which he took up was located in the southwestern section of Warwick township, now in Penn township, Penn township having been cut off from the western part of Warwick township in 1846. The tract now consists of 100 acres and is owned by