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

address was as follows: TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. THE ADDRESS OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE COUNTY OF LANCASTER, PA. At this alarming crisis in our political existence, we approach you, Sir, to express our cordial approbation of the measures adopted by the Executive for the preservation of the

, Lancaster boasted of a bathing establishment, operated for the benefit of the public, and had on sale "bathing machines," as is evident from the following advertisement, which appeared in the Lancaster Journal of Friday, April 5th, 1833: "BATHING ROOMS. "The subscriber respectfully informs the public in

resided in an elegant mansion (for that day, at least) which stood on the site of Kirk Johnson's music store, 16 West King street. The secretary of state was Nathaniel B. Boileau, whose correct title was "secretary of the commonwealth." In further writing of the persons whom he met in Lancaster, Wilson

progress of the fire was arrested. The loss was estimated at about $250,000. More than forty families were rendered homeless. Pursuant to public notice, a meeting of citizens of Lancaster was held in the court house on Tuesday evening, June 13th. Hon. Ellis Lewis was called to the chair. Mayor Michael

. Jacob Slough's tavern on Fri- day evening, February 28th, 1817. Robert Coleman was appointed chairman, and Samuel Carpenter, Esq., secretary. A society was organized ; and a committee, consisting of Samuel White, Joseph Ogilby and James Humes, was appointed to prepare a constitution1. The Lancaster

the first of its species to be exhibited in this city. The Lancaster Journal of Saturday, November 11th, 1797, contains an advertisement in which the attention of the public is attracted, according to the quaint custom of the times, by the salutation, "To the Curious." In this advertisement it is

An Early Threshing Machine in Lancaster By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER LATE in the summer of 1806, a threshing machine, invented in Scotland, was erected at David Witmer's mill in Lancaster county, Pa. The machine was capable of threshing 35 bushels of oats in an hour, of threshing and cleaning 100

that paper it is stated that Ann Moore served as postmistress of Lancaster, Pa., from July 1st, 1798, to April 11th, 1829, a period of 31 years. Since that paper was published, my attention has been called to the obituary of Mrs. Moore which appeared in the Lancaster Examiner and Democratic Herald of

darkness of the night to its progress, the sun was still shining brightly over the orange groves of California. It is also an interesting fact that while the death of Henry Mansin (or Marson) who claimed to be a British officer, has left no memory even in Lancaster, where all of its tragic details took