It was not until 1850 that Millard Fillmore, then President of the United States, had the first bathtub installed in the White House. It was made in Philadelphia, of thin cast iron. It is interesting to note that nine years before Adam Thomp- son introduced the first bathtub into this country

any branch of home manufacture, or who, elevated above the sordid considerations of personal aggrandizement, extends his views to the ultimate welfare and real independence of his country, must feel a deep concern in the prosperity and spread of this society. The close of the late war found the United

stated that an African lion is to be seen every day, Sun- days excepted, "at the house of Jacob Stofft, in King street." This, undoubt- edly, refers to the tavern conducted by Jacob Stofft. He owned the property at the north-east corner of North Prince and West King streets, and also the property

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

Ann Moore, Postmistress of Lancaster, First Woman Appointed to Office Under the Federal Government By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER IN Vol. XX XIV, pp. 62-3, of the Proceedings of The Lancaster County Historical Society, appeared an article entitled "Post- masters and Postmistresses of Lancaster." In

from his excellency, the Commander-in-chief, a general court-martial was held at Lancaster, in Pennsylvania, when Henry Mansin (who confessed himself an officer in the British army) and Wendal Myer, an inhabitant of the county, were brought before the court and charged with being spies, carrying on a

Becker, John Hershy, Jacob Summy, John Metz, Jacob Newcomer, Andrew Kemmerer, Jacob Snebely, Jr., and John Spickler, Sr. PUBLIC-HOUSE KEEPERS IN LANCASTER COUNTY IN 1772 By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER IN The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, there is preserved a list of tavern-keepers who

Coffee house for sale. The property was described as having a frontage of 21 feet, 9 inches, on Penn square, and extending in depth 80 feet to a 5 1/2 foot alley. The house was of brick, three stories in height, and there was a well of water and a pump in the yard on the division line ; also an excellent

John Haldeman, Esq., was appointed chairman, and Samuel White, secretary. James Hopkins delivered an eloquent and im- pressive address. A committee, consisting of James Hopkins, John Hubley, Samuel Bethel, Robert Maxwell, John Swar, Emanuel Dyer and Christian Herr (of Pequea), was appointed to