. 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

to enlist in the Continental Army. On September 8, 1908, Mr. F. R. Diffenderffer read an interesting paper before the Lancaster County Historical Society on the subject of Tories in Lancaster County, which dealt with this man Rinne to some extent. Snyder's further adventures are covered by his own

succeeded the Rev. Dr. Bearcroft as secretary of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, the Rev. Mr. Barton wrote: "The congregation of Lancaster have erected a very hand- some steeple, which is almost finished, and are about enlarging their church, and building galleries." At a