succeeding issue of the Lancaster Journal, dated Friday, March 1st, 1822, contained an announcement that a meeting of the society would be held on Wednesday, March 6th, at the house of Christian Smith. How long the society continued to exist and who were the officers and members of it is not now definitely

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

every household; and that its operation and efficacy could be tested by calling at Mr. Bachman's establishment, where for twelve and one-half cents, a most delightful bath might be had, warm or cold, at any moment. Agricultural Societies in Lancaster County By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER THE Intelligencer

nurses, and many inhab- itants died. Subscriptions for the relief of sufferers were solicited in the principal cities of the country. Lancaster city and county, never behind in deeds of mercy and charity, responded to the call for assistance from the afflicted inhabitants of the two Virginia towns. A

ALEXANDER WILSON IN LANCASTER By William Frederic Worner The name of Alexander Wilson, pioneer ornithologist in America, should be familiar to every well-informed school boy in the land; yet doubtedless many of our local high school students who turn to Wilson's books for in- formation on birds, do

County, the Eden Spot of Pennsylvania." This was briefly responded to by a member of the Lancaster com- mittee. It would be interesting to know what became of this pitcher. If it is still preserved, it should have an honored place in Lan- caster's museum, when that fire-proof structure is erected. THE

The American Society of Lancaster County for the Promotion of Domestic Manufactures and National Industry. By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER The Lancaster Journal of Friday, February 28th, 1817, con- tained the following notice : "The citizens of the borough of Lancaster, and gentlemen from the country

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

curiosity. That the machine would serve the farmers in Lancaster county satisfactorily is evident from the following testimonial which ap- peared in The Intelligencer and Weekly Advertiser of Tuesday, September 9th, 1806: "Witmer's Tavern, "September 3rd, 1806. "We, the subscribers, having seen the

Ann Moore, Postmistress of Lancaster, First Woman Appointed to Office Under the Federal Government By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER IN Vol. XX XIV, pp. 62-3, of the Proceedings of The Lancaster County Historical Society, appeared an article entitled "Post- masters and Postmistresses of Lancaster." In