ground Lime Street would resemble a race course with flying sleighs, jingling their strings of bells, and going like old Jehu. Often, on Saturday nights, an inebriated gentleman from the country would recklessly drive up North Queen Street to display the mettle of his mare, and just as regularly he would

, than Major Ellicott always appeared to me to be in the faithful execution of the public business committed to his charge." Andrew, son of Joseph Ellicott, was born in Bucks County, January 24, 1754, and became famous as a surveyor, astronomer, scientist and mathematician. While yet a young man, he and

Hempfield Township near the Susquehanna �River, where he imbibed a love for the stream and learned of its untamed currents and the dangers of the rapids and rocks in such a place as the Conewago Falls, not far from his home. His dreams led to the construction of a new "safety first" type of ark to ride the

times. No organizations or civic clubs and no adult managers took time to assist and train the teams. These were often consolidated and the most efficient players chosen for a select team to play a sectional, school or county nine. With seemingly disadvantages yet such playing fields could produce a Jim

record of registration in this county was set when 115,541 persons qualified to vote at the presidential election. Sept. 21. Sandra Rutt, of R. D. 1, Stevens, Pa., won top honors with her prize heifer at the Pennsylvania Black and White Show in the Farm Show Building, at Har- risburg. Oct. 25. J. Collins

to eight degrees above zero. 16. Jack W, W, Loose, our secretary and Lancaster County prothonotary, was. elected president of the Young G.O.P. of Lancaster County. 18, At the State Farm Show at Harrisburg, Lancaster Countians won fourteen. grand championships, four reserve champions, twenty-three

were the mayor of the town, Thomas Burrowes, and many other notables. The receiving ship Princeton, decorated as befitted the occasion, waited off in the river, while the frigate Congress, moored alongside of the Lancaster, was equipped with chairs for the ladies. Trim as the new vessel, Miss Lane was