Donegal in the Revolution Patriotism and Piety, A notable historic event in the his- tory of Lancaster county, binding the present to the past by an enduring chain of events, was the unveiling of a monument in Old Donegal church- yard, on Thursday, October 4th, 1899. This interesting memorial shaft

period he was regard- ed merely as a respectable stock actor. In 1858 he began his career in Laura Keen's theatre, in New York, taking the part of "Asa Trenchard" in "Our American Cousin." Here for the first time his natural abilities came to the front, and he quickly went to the front among American

read is to en- deavor to make clearer some few points relating to the early settlement and population of the county and city, concerning which I have frequently found there is no little misapprehen- sion. I have little regard for a class of men, who, for want of a better name, I may term hair-trigger

contained herein, "On motion,the Electors proceeded to vote by ballot, for a person to take charge of and to deiiver to the Presi- dent of the Senate at the seat of gov- ernment, before the first Wednesday in January next, one of the certificates and other enclosures, directed to the said President (Francis

support of his opinion. He was listened to with attention, and he did not fail to make use of his good for- tune; that enthusiasm which at first inspired them, arose chiefly from novelty of situation, or respectful ador- ation of the good old German; these feelings, in many of them, were blunted, in some

The First White Man In Pennsylvania and in Lancaster County. There are probably not a half-dozen persons in this audience who can name the first white man who set his feet on the soil that to-day constitutes the great State of Pennsylvania, And yet that comparatively unknown man had one of the most

placed in the belfry. The payment for the above items seem large, and 1 i� the explanation no doubt is that the money used was the depreciated currency of the period. ; • • I No lengthy description seems to be required, as the building speaks for itself. It was also known as the I f State House, because