ANDREW ELLICOTT, In the December number of the new magazine called the World's Work appeared an article under the title of "The Building of a Great Capi- tal." It is a well-written and hand- somely illustrated paper, and worth reading, but some of the statements made in the article do not seem to

the way, like many small to wns in New England, had a famous academy, which figures largely in its several copious histories, and the town library has a bust os Stevens to com- memorate his many gifts to it. It remains to notice the persons to whom in this letter he sends his re- gards—"Your brother

Franksort, Manhelm, Strasburg and Switzerland. Persons who desire to send letters or other things to friends and relatives by him can do so. The price for carrying each letter was two shillings and six pence. ADVERTISING A STRAY COW. Messrs. Stone and Brownfield an nounce to the public that they have

Nauman and Arthur Armstrong lived was destroyed also. The property belonged to Mr. Arm- strong. This was the third fire with- in three weeks—none accidental. January 23-6:30 a. m.—The citi- zens were again called to action by the cry of fire. The stable of Mrs. Hall, property of James Evans, was set on

Atkinson, son of Mathew and brother os Stephen, married, as is �shown by the records of St. James' P. E. Church, April 24, 1762, Anna Maria Le Roy, whose younger sister, Marie Salome, later on was married to Charles Hall. The will of their brother, Abraham Le Roy, written in 1765 (Book B, p. 545), mentions

talent, and (here and there) by some acknowledged genius, such as Burns; a few communica- tions to the editors, and notices of marriages and deaths. Occasionally only a news item. We find that, "on the 7th inst. (of September, 1804), as Mr. James Coch- ran of this county was driving his team (the

-five locust posts sold for three pounds, two shillings and six pence. Even in those days the price of lumber was advancing. In 1791 a ton of hay sold for four pounds, and, we may add, as.cattle be- long to the farm,that two young steers, in 1801, sold for seven pounds, two shillings and six pence. An

AN OLD TILE AND ITS OWNER. The old-fashioned, baked, clay-tile, which I take pleasure in presenting to our Society, was taken from an old bake house in Heidelberg township, Lebanon county, several weeks ago, on property once owned by Leonard Holstoner. The house to which it was attached is a very