. Lancaster, Pa. York, Pa. Philadelphia, Pa. First Continental Congress 5 September 1774 to 24 October 1774 (Under the English Crown) Second Continental Congress 10 May 1775 to 12 December 1776 20 December 1776 to 27 February 1777 4 March 1777 to 18 September 1777 27 September 1777 30 September 1777 to 27

gone the way of twelve-course dinners. Indeed, everything about Clio would appear anachro- nistic. Fortunately, as with many human efforts and institutions in Lancaster, appearances are deceiving. Clio is a remarkably youthful and peppery old lady at the age of one hundred. Probably she is healthier

The Courts of Lancaster County: 1729-1791 By John Ward Willson Loose When Pennsylvania's Constitution of 1790 became effective in 1791, Lan- caster County, along with other counties of the Commonwealth, was provided with a new judicial system. An enabling Act of 13 April 1791 required among other

government in the 1730s was quite primitive. The only officials were constables, overseers of the poor, and supervisors of highways. In practice, Lancaster County's magistrates (or lay justices) were the only local government. With Lancaster being chosen for the county seat as anticipated by James Hamilton

A History of Sin and Vice: Lancaster—The Fallen Angel By John W. W. Loose, FLCHS in a community remarkable for its many churches and the reputed piety of its citizenry, the very thought of sin and vice is improbable. In this time of social disintegration and family dysfunction, it is not uncommon

turn over to the new building fund of the Lancaster Free Public Library its personal property consisting of $30,798.84 in treasury bonds, bank stock and uninvested cash. At the completion of 25 years in the presidential chair, Dr. Beck decided it was time to retire. The January 1949 meeting of the