AARON ESHLEMAN Towards the end of the eighteenth century and at the beginning of the nineteenth, painted, in England, Rey- nolds, Romney, Lawrence. After them, in America, painted Gilbert Stu- art. After Gilbert Stuart painted Eichholtz; after Eichholtz painted Bannade; after Bannade painted Aaron

ARTHUR ARMSTRONG. One of the best-known names in the galaxy of artists who adorn the roll of Lancaster county's honored sons is that of Arthur Armstrong, portrait, landscape and historical painter. His is the distinction of being born, rear- ed, educated and living his life among our people. He was

visit him in London. Not much is known of the life of Mr. Henry as an artist, as the only por- trait painted by him that has been found or heard of is that of his eldest brother, William Henry, Esq., and is now in the Pennsylvania Historical Society in Philadelphia. In the early records of the Masonic

and annul all laws of religion and virtue, I am not very pious to be sure, but I don't think I am one of those. But if it is meant by an Abolitionist that I am one who is opposed to the institution of slavery everywhere, wherever it exists, all over the face of this earth, whether in the United States

Early Lancaster Artists. The following sketches were pre- pared in connection with the recent exhibition of Lancaster county por- traiture: Ferdinand Huck. Lancaster is one of the oldest in- land cities in the United States, and has naturally developed into a settle- ment of conservative family

of the greatest of modern sculptors, Antonio Canova, and he named his eldest son for him. About this period he was persuaded to construct some artificial limbs, none at this time being made in the -United States. Seeing that those im- ported from France were imperfect in the knee joint, he invented a

THE ELSER HOMESTEAD AND FAMILY HISTORY, The Elser homestead, better known as Elser's saw mill, is located on Mid- dle Creek, in Clay township, about one-half mile southeast of the village of Clay. The original tract contained 104 acres of limestone land, while the tract at present contains 96 acres

Strasburg and was engaged in "mechanicai pur- suits," and it was from 1787 to 1810 that he resided there, and during that period made some clocks. In 1810 he returned to Ireland, where he inher- ited an interest in an estate, which he collected, and, in 1822, he returned to the United States and to

Society. They include: Spruce Street Hall of the Historical Society of Philadelphia. Washington's Residence, German- town-1793. Friends' Alms House, Walnut street, 1729-1876. Whitefield House, Nazareth. Sisters' House, Bethlehem. The Church of "Augustus," at the "Trappe," Montgomery county, Penn- sylvania