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

and morasses, their camping in rains, snow storms and all kinds of weather, these and other hardships tried their endurance and courage to the utmost. To meet the rigors of the climate and the winter which was fast approach- ing, he took an account of his ward- robe on October 8, when the weather, as

rate, it is open to ques- tion. At that time Lancaster was a mere hamlet, with perhaps a score or two of people, many of whom were Menno- nites, and, therefore, non-combatants, and hardly likely to have engaged in the manufacture of firearms the in- stant they touched the soil of this county. From its

use of honest material, and persons come to the mill from far and near to buy the cloth for wearing apparel and the other products of the mill. Above all, does it deserve spe- cial mention from the fact that it is the last survivor of what was once a most thriving local industry. In this locality its