buildings today. �in the Democratic Party of Pennsylvania and was a power to be reckoned with in legislative matters.111 During the struggle over the chartering of the United States Bank at Harrisburg in 1836, Henry Haldeman was opposed to the notion of chartering the bank. To overcome his opposition, sup

-expanding railroads in general, and for the Pennsylvania Railroad in particular: 4 The Safe Harbor Iron Works was an "integrated plant," that is, the owners controlled the ore sources, pig iron production, and manufacture of wrought iron into a finished product. 15 Organization, ownership and financing of

at all. Unlike the sheriffs of southern and western states, the Pennsylvania sheriff does little actual police �work, and his authority is limited. Within the county each municipality has the authority to elect constables whose responsibilities inside the cities, boroughs and town- ships are similar

The Effort to Build a State Penitentiary at Lancaster A Bit of Local History Recently the Lancaster County Historical Society purchased at a public sale several documents for a modest sum. One of the documents was a "memori- al" sent to the Pennsylvania legislature by the Commissioners of Lancaster

Pennsylvania Hall of Fame evoked a small storm of protest. Numerous telephone calls and letters— many anonymous—to this speaker is sufficient evidence to demonstrate the effect Stevens had on the history of our nation. Though dead for 106 years, the "Old Commoner" continues to inflame men and create

Society was formed, officers elected, committees ap- pointed, and plans made to obtain stock subscriptions. David G. Eshelman, an attorney, was elected president of the Society. Other officers were the Rev. Dr. J. Max Hark, minister of the Moravian Church, vice president; Dr. Henry Carpenter, physician

northwest corner of what is now North Duke and East Walnut streets, Lan- caster, now the site of First United Methodist Church, no detailed description of the facility has been available until recently. Mr. Albert G. Overton, Florissant, Missouri, discovered a scaled plan of the barracks drawn in 1777 by