Collections for the Poor in 1795 By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER A MEETING of the "Association for the Relief of the Poor," of the borough of Lancaster, was held at the house of Chris- topher Brenner on Monday, November 2nd, 1795. John Joseph Henry occupied the chair. The committees appointed to collect

George H. Krug, Bernhard Haag, Alexander Miller and John Myer, through the medium of the Lancaster Journal, thanked "the citizens in general for their indefatigable exertions in protecting their property from destruction." At a meeting of the citizens of Lancaster held in the court house on Tuesday

DID LOUIS XVI. OF FRANCE PRESENT A RUG TO GEORGE WASHINGTON? By William Frederic Worner. At a meeting of the Lancaster County Historical Society held in April, 1908, a booklet was received entitled: "An Illustrated Handbook of Mount Vernon; the Home of Washington," issued by the Mount Vernon Ladies

ERRORS CORRECTED LETTER OF WILLIAM F. WORNER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE LANCASTER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Lancaster, Pa., August 5th, 1927. Mr. Adolf C. Darmstaetter, President, Chamber of Commerce, Lancaster, Pa. My Dear Mr. Darmstaetter: I have read, with much interest, the pamphlet issued by the

born in Philadelphia, September 16th, 1796. He belonged to the famous Muhlenberg family, prominent members of the Lutheran Church in America, and was ba p -tizedbytheRev.JustHenryChristianHelmuth.Dr.Helmuthwaspastorof Trinity Lutheran church, Lancaster, from 1769 to 1779. Upon resigning the charge in

Lyre", Handel Chorus — The Marv'lous Works, Haydn Trio and Chorus — The Voice of Peace, Mazzinghi Solo and Chorus — Strike the Cymbal, Pucitta This concert, given in Saint James's church, was received with such general approbation that it was decided to repeat it in Trinity Lutheran church on Tuesday

, in charge service of the French Republic, together with other French citizens and ladies of note. They put up at the tavern kept by Matthias Slough. Some of the local inhabitants, as we hear, paid their respects to them. Jerome Bonaparte appears to be about 22 [He was 19] years of age. On Sunday they

II. JOSEPH BONAPARTE THE EX-KING OF SPAIN IN LANCASTER By William Frederic Worner Joseph Bonaparte, eldest brother of Napoleon, was born January 7, 1768, at Corte, on the island of Corsica. He was educated at the Colloge at Autun, in France. In 1785, he returned to Corsica, and, shortly thereafter

The Saint Patrick Benevolent Society of Lancaster By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER N Thursday evening, August 22nd, 1816, a number of Irish- men, and descendants of Irishmen, met at the tavern of Arch- ibald McLenegan on East King street, in the borough of Lan- caster, and formed an association

and their territories, and also the Proclama- tion of the President of the United States, were read by the secre- tary, after which the following preamble and resolutions, sub- mitted by the Hon. Walter Franklin, President Judge of the Second Judicial District of Pennsylvania, were read, considered