with a newly-designed eleven-foot bosh.'" Pig iron prices dropped in the autumn of 1873, and a general depression in the trade was felt in Lancaster County. E. Haldeman and Company seized upon this occasion to increase the stack to fifty-seven feet, accomplishing the work between 1 November and 14

. cit., p. 54. 20. The Columbia Spy. 8 March 1856. 21. The Lancaster Intelligencer, 18 February 1855. 22. Lawrence Van Horn, "The Old Buck Cannon," Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society, LXIV (Autumn, 1960), 219-220; United States Patent Office, Patent No. 13,984, 25 December 1855. �23

Philadelphia and meet at Lancaster, which they did on 27 September 1777. Their paths thither took a northern route, arching through Berks and Northampton counties to avoid any British patrols that might be lurking in central Chester County. Upon reaching Lancaster, members of the Congress discovered the town

nearby Mill- ersville. It, too, had a pair of debating societies: Page and Normal. In those �50 JOURNAL OF THE LANCASTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY days teachers' minds were expected to be cultivated and suitably embellished with thoughts so elevated that their pupils would develop an insatiable love for

whole thing as a scheme to advance the price of sil- ver. He advised Senator Hale to join the club, and enter the lists. Mr. Hensel, Chairman of the Pennsylvania Democratic State Com- mittee, called attention to the fact that Col. Duffy is a Democratic candidate for the Legislature from Lancaster County

. Frank Eshleman, "The Public Career of John Wright" Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society 14 (1910): 251-282. 11. Ibid. 12. Ibid. 13. Ibid. 14. Ibid. 15. H. Frank Eshleman, "A Short Sketch of Judge Thomas Edwards" Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society 13 (1909): 111-113. 16

Development of Lutheran Congregations in Lancaster County By J. W. W. Loose 1. New Holland, Trinity, 1730 2. Denver, Muddy Creek, 1730 3. Brickerville, Emmanuel (Old Warwick), 1730 4. Lancaster, Holy Trinity, 1730 5. Ephrata, Bergstrasse, 1752 6. Strasburg, St. Michael's, 1754 7. Maytown, St

Edward Barnholt and William Wittick: Lancaster County's Fearless Constables By John W. W. Loose Law enforcement in Pennsylvania prior to the establishment of the Pennsylvania State Police in 1905' was left to the county sheriffs, constables, and police departments of those municipalities that had

The Effort to Build a State Penitentiary at Lancaster A Bit of Local History Recently the Lancaster County Historical Society purchased at a public sale several documents for a modest sum. One of the documents was a "memori- al" sent to the Pennsylvania legislature by the Commissioners of Lancaster

borough were built of squared logs or wood originally. Fire always was a serious threat despite the ordinances requiring �60 JOURNAL OF THE LANCASTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY chimneys to be constructed of non-flammable material. Many roofs were thatched which caught fire easily from stray embers