Western Parts of this Province and the Capitol, hath been the means of diverting the natural products of these parts to another Market, we cannot but be pleased to find, that this Matter is at last become a Subject of some consideration. A Petition to the Honorable House of Assembly has been pro- moted in

BENJAMIN WEST AND HIS VISIT TO LANCASTER. By Hon. Charles I. Landis. How history is falsified by careless writers is proverbial. An illustration of this well-known fact will be seen in the recent History of Lancaster County, wherein it is stated that the first Court House built in Lancaster in

Letters of Administration of the respective Counties." By the third sec- tion, the several officers, upon notice from the County Commissioners that such suitable buildings have been constructed, were directed to deposit and keep the records and papers of their office in said buildings, under a penalty of

yrs. old, who had fallen into a cask of water. Wm. Henry's son, passing at the time, observed something moving in the water and curious to see what it was rescued the child just in time. 1774 April 8 Two important arrivals in town; one was Gov. Rebstock from Santa Cruz and the other a Captain, on

23, 1735-36, petition of sundry inhabitants of the Townships of Tredyifryn, East-town, Willis-town, and places adjacent to the County of Chester, was presented, setting forth that, "by an order of this Board, a Road was directed to be laid out from the town of Lancaster to the ferry on Schuylkill, at

District Court of the City and County of Lancaster) in force until the first day of May, 1833, and declared that the Court should consist of two Judges, namely, the President and Assistant Judge. The- Governor was directed to appoint and commission an Assistant Judge. The Court was to have no jurisdiction

enlarge or abridge the present Constitution in such manner as the Majority of such seven-eighths shall agree upon anything hereinbefore contained to the Contrary notwithstanding. And it is hereby further declared and agreed that if in the opinion and by the Judgment of the Committee of Directors any

enlarge or abridge the present Constitution in such manner as the Majority of such seven-eighths shall agree upon anything hereinbefore contained to the Contrary notwithstanding. And it is hereby further declared and agreed that if in the opinion and by the Judgment of the Committee of Directors any