arms for the defense of all that can be held dear to freemen, the officers of the militia of Lancaster county, —feeling themselves happy under the influence of a government of their own choice, mild and equal in its operation, and perfectly satisfied that it has been, and continues to be, administered

every household; and that its operation and efficacy could be tested by calling at Mr. Bachman's establishment, where for twelve and one-half cents, a most delightful bath might be had, warm or cold, at any moment. Agricultural Societies in Lancaster County By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER THE Intelligencer

nurses, and many inhab- itants died. Subscriptions for the relief of sufferers were solicited in the principal cities of the country. Lancaster city and county, never behind in deeds of mercy and charity, responded to the call for assistance from the afflicted inhabitants of the two Virginia towns. A

paper, which had been left at Mr. Cooper's tavern. The invitation was as follows: "Lancaster, Pa., "March 9th, 1832. "Hon. James Buchanan. "Dear Sir: "With whatever feelings of pride we received the announce- ment of your appointment to a high and honorable post in the diplomacy of the government, we

of their losses. "Resolved, That to this end we invoke the united and hearty cooperation of those in the different towns and townships of Lancaster county, who are blessed in their basket and their store, not knowing in what hour a similar catastrophe may befall them, appealing to the public

The American Society of Lancaster County for the Promotion of Domestic Manufactures and National Industry. By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER The Lancaster Journal of Friday, February 28th, 1817, con- tained the following notice : "The citizens of the borough of Lancaster, and gentlemen from the country

adopted : "In pursuance of the call published in our newspapers by friends of General Jackson, of the city and county of Lancaster, we assemble for the purpose of appointing a committee to be charged with the pleasing duty of inviting the President of the United States to visit us whenever his high duties

An Early Threshing Machine in Lancaster By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER LATE in the summer of 1806, a threshing machine, invented in Scotland, was erected at David Witmer's mill in Lancaster county, Pa. The machine was capable of threshing 35 bushels of oats in an hour, of threshing and cleaning 100

citizens as to the legislature, which then held its sessions at Lancaster, that, on the decease of her husband, she was proposed as a candidate for the vacant place. Although the appli- cation was a novel one, the government was at length induced, by the urgency and respectability of those who pressed the

," the fifteenth President of the United States. The work was edited by John Bassett Moore, counsel of the Spanish American Peace Commission in 1898; and comprises Mr. Bu- chanan's speeches, state papers, private correspondence and a biography. Since this excellent publication was issued, I have