near the site of old Fort Du- quesne. In its general appearance it may be described as an old-time "bull's eye," of the most pronounced type. It is two inches in diameter and one and a-quarter inches thick. The case is of silver, but the outer shell is not detachable from the works, to which it is

Pennsylvanians, Benjamin Franklin, was the promoter and proprietor of the first printing establishment in the city of Lancaster. His name was not known in the matter at the time, and only came to light a few years ago through the discovery of certain legal documents drawn up at the time. Franklin had been doing

AN OLD DIARY (INTRODUCTORY.) The brief paper which is to follow this introduction consists of a series of extracts selected from a diary kept by Matthias Zahm, beginning in 1835, and ending in 1849. Although Mr. Zahm died thirty-two years ago, there are, no doubt, a number of persons present who

AN OLD MILL AND ITS OWNERS If you go down the entire length South Queen street to the banks of the stream which was once known as the Conestogoe, though in our par- lance os the present century we have changed the two final vowels into the softer a, you will come to "Graeff's Landing," in sormer

, immediately west of what was then the banking house .of The Farmers' Bank of Lancaster,now Far- mers' Trust Company. In fact, it was the property lately purchased by Albert Hupper, confectioner. The dimen- sions of the lot were then as they are now, thirty-two feet two and one- quarter inches on East King

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