assisting struggling humanity rather than wasting their activities by engaging in theological disputations of little consequence. Harmony and brotherly love, however, were not always main- tained among the religious sects in old Lancaster. Less than one hundred years ago a disgraceful disturbance or riot

Journal, Saturday, March 28th, 1817. �persons having the greatest number of votes shall be declared duly elected and shall immediately succeed to their respective offices. The election shall take place at the regular meeting, on the second Wednesday of May, in every year; and the secretary shall, ten days

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

large towns, — owing to frequent emigrations, and the coming in and the going out of transient persons, — offences against the criminal laws, become more frequent than in the country. By reason whereof the time of the Court of Quarter Sessions is consumed in the trial and punish- ment of petty offences

"To Dr. F. A. Muhlenberg, Wm. B. Fordney, Esq., E. C. Reigart, Esq., Hon. Ellis Lewis, N. Ellmaker, Esq., Geo. W. Ham- ersly, Esq. and others." It will be recalled that Major Reynolds became a distinguished officer in the Civil War, and was killed at Gettysburg, where he commanded the left wing of

thousands were dying of starvation. Several vessels had touched at the Islands, and, going to other ports, reported the suffering heart-rending in the extreme. Cries of "Send us bread !" were heard from every quarter. It was estimated that 10,000 people of the Island of Fogo would perish unless relief

�them remain and eat it, than to permit them to carry it away and dispose of it in the manner which has been intimated. "The Society begs the persons hereinafter mentioned, individ- ually, to accept of its sincere thanks for their several donations; all of which have been received since its last report

permanent fund, a sum at least equal to the amount of the original subscription of all the members on the books of the society. Persons donating five or more dollars became honorary members of the organization, and such donations were to be added to the permanent fund. All persons desirous of becoming

, from the similarities in officers and methods, that horse-racing was one of the lega- cies left to Britain by Its Roman conquerors. In America, the first and natural home of the thoroughbred, the descendant of the famous English racer Eclipse, was in the South. Horse-racing was indulged in, to a

The Infant School Society of Lancaster By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER I N September, 1831, the Infant School Society of Lancaster was organized ; and a room for the sessions of the school was secured in the Lancaster County Academy building,' which stood on the east side of North Lime street, near