and newspaper scribe, Mr. Diffenderffer. These addi- tional facts and historic notes, there- fore, will dwell particularly on the "maiden efforts" of the young people of three decades ago, besides giving some reminiscences more or less relevant to the general subject matter. In outlining the rise and

subscriber, at the Ferry. "JAMES ANDERSON. "November 16." "I do hereby certlfy that the above is an exact copy os an advertisement printed in my paper, (the Lancaster Journal) on November 16th, 1804, and in several succeeding numbers, as may be seen by reference to the files. "WILLIAM HAMILTON." �A plan of

historian appreciated the value of newspapers more than Macaulay, whose use of them in the preparation of his history os England was con- tinuous and effective. The first newspaper published in Lancaster that lived beyond what might be termed the experimental stage was the "Neue Unpartheyishe Lancaster

pray, etc. The Signers. " JOHANNES MILLER MARTIN MILLER HENRICH KINDIG GEORGE DOSH JACOB RUBLE JOHANES WURMLE JOSEPH BRUCHBAKER DAVID KINPORT JAMES WRIGHT SAMUEL BARR SEBASTIAN GRAFF JOHN SMITH ABRAHAM HESS MATTHIAS GRAFF PETER FARNEY ABRAHAM NEWCOMER LENHART BENDER JACOB BEISS JACOB MUMERT CHRISTIAN

. 1840. Great excitement between the po- litical parties, and both parties confi- dent of success. Hickory poles have been put up in every section of the city and county, in lanes and alleys. The Harrison poles are known by a log cabin and key on top. Newspaper slander is the order of the day. Each party

owners / by Mrs. Mary L. Robinson. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Atkins family. Mills and mill-work--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1907 Description: [24]-29 p. ; 23 cm. Series

." It can be surmised the fate which would befall the modern newspapers with general advertisements for two years of this scant number. It may be interesting to some to know the location of the sign of General Wash- �ington. It was a two-story stone building on the south side of East King street

paper and printing one thousand administration (& Execu- tor's) advertisements. "JESSE KENDALL." "Received April 20th, 1815, of Wil- liam Bausman, the sum of Five dollars and a quarter being for printing quires of Administration Bonds "JESSE KENDALL." "Received September 11th, 1815, of William Bausman

. Lebanon County (Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1904/1905 Description: [386]-389 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 9, no. 12 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.9 Location: LCHSJL -- Journal Article (reading

neglect to do, viz., he kept a diary for thirty- three years. The books for three years have been lost. It is too early to measure the extent of this loss. From the copious records of the other thirty years, in 1893, Jacob Cox Parsons, of New York, his great-grandson, pub- lished a volume of extracts