long, because a writer in the "Exam- iner" writes as follows: "Arthur Arm- strong was born in Manor township, �and was long and well known to Lancastrians. He aspired high, built a fine studio of classical design on Orange street (on the north side, about half way between North Queen and Chris- tian

destroyed or abandoned. So much as to the early attempts at settlement within the present State of Pennsylvania. But an equally in- teresting chapter remains to be told of the attempts to gain and maintain complete possession of this new land of promise. The Dutch Governor of Manhattan, New York, at this

- age. A rare little book purchased sev- eral years ago by Judge Landis con- tains an account of the travels of one Jahn Lincklaen, a young man born in Amsterdam, who in 1791-92 was sent by the Holland Company into the States of Vermont, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania in order to gather by

attention both of Sully and Armstrong, from both of whom he took instructions, and by whose advice he greatly profited. He painted both in oil and water colors with equal success. As is the case with most young artists, por- traits and landscapes came from his brush. His early efforts were full of high

name Conestoga (Kanastoge) was undoubtedly applied to that branch of the Algonquin family of Red Men living along the Susquehanna River and its branches. The mean- ing of the word, as given by the In- dians themselves, is, "at the place of the immersed pole." 3 Later it was given to the stream also

materials relating to the history of Lancaster county, and that the time has come for the organization of a County Historical Soci- ety, herewith take the liberty of inviting you, as one known to be interested in the subject, to meet with them on Tuesday, November 16th, 1886, at 10 o'clock, a. m. in the