writer's possession. The Columbian was also issued at this booming period, from Elizabeth- town, the first number being dated March 29, 1878, and edited by Seitz and Lewis; and the Literary Review had a short existence at Lancaster, Pa. The second volume of the Literary Ledger, a monthly, was printed at

pieces. Evolution of the Rifle in America. "At first the Swiss at Lancaster made rifles on the model of their own rather clumsy weapons and carried ounce balls. Their barrels were thir- ty to thirty-two inches long, and were rifled to a twist of about one-half revolution in the length of the bore. The

in 1719. He was an Indlan trader, and had sons, John, Thomas, William and Peter, all of whom were also Indian traders. He gave the farm at the river to his son William. In the summer of 1726, the Rev. James Anderson received a call from old Donegal Church, which he accepted, and located in the

. Merrill, James, 1790-1841. Merrill, Samuel. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1905/1906 Description: 396-401 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 10, no. 10 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.10 Location: LCHSJL -- Journal Article (reading room

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