following: L. F. McCracken, 243 E. Clay Street, Lancaster. William Douts, 659 W. Orange Street, Lancaster. William T. Hubert, formerly Lancaster, lately San Diego, Calif. William F. Sebastian, 315 Washington Street, Marietta. Matthias Raezer, Ephrata,—did not attend the encampment but visited Gettysburg

East Lampeter township. He was then president of the Lancaster bank, now the Lancaster County National bank. General Zachary Taylor was nominated, and following adjournment Mr. Lincoln returned to Washington. As a member of the Whig National committee, Lincoln worked hard for the election of Mr. Taylor

until the society con- sisted of thirty-five members, a meeting was to be held each Wednesday evening at the house of Christian Smith. The book of the organization was to be kept open for subscriptions at the store of Messrs. J. and P. Long, North Queen street. Joseph Ehrenfried was the secretary. The

papers do not contain any references to the subject. Collections in Aid of the Poor By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER THE Lancaster Journal of Friday, January 8th, 1830, stated that the committee appointed in the south-east ward of Lancaster during the winter for the purchase and distribution of wood among the

Schaff- ner, William Dickson, Jacob Duchman, Samuel Humes, Jr., Cyrus Jacobs, John Landis, Jacob Miller, Benjamin Ober, John Reynolds, John Rohrer (Lampeter) and John Swar. A meeting of the society was held in the court house on Wednesday, May 14th, 1817. The Lancaster Journal of Monday. June 2nd