intended engraved on it, and also his own name and coat of arms. This supposition arises naturally out of the names on the watch, and of the rela- tions that are known to have existed between the two men. That seems, in short, the history of the watch. The watch was no doubt lost by Mr. Ellicott, or some

reproduced. All have been enlarged about one-third. �history, derived from Dr. Seidenstick- er's "First Century of German Print- ing," may not be amiss. It was the third German newspaper published in Pennsylvania. The first number was issued on August 7, 1787. The pub- lishers were Steiner, Albrecht and Lahn

trusts; Joseph simon, richest of all the Indian traders; the Shaffners, good men and true; Col slough, prominent in all public af- fairs; the Neffs and the Kuhns, our early doctors; the Carpenters, a goodly list, with that excellent man. Emanuel Carpenter, at the head; the Graffs, than whom none are

born in Manor township, in the year 1798. His fath- er's name was James Armstrong, and the family was related to General Armstrong, who was Secretary of War during President Madison's adminis- tration. Unfortunately,few facts concerning his early life have come down to us, which seems all the more

British army during the French and Indian War, and was then a loyal Pennsyl- vanian. Later he became a General in the Revolutionary War and render- ed able service to the cause of the Colonies. His unfortunate campaign against the Western Indians is well known. In a letter to Governor Penn, dated at

himself of this opportunity to express his thanks to Mr. George Steinman and S- M. Sener, Esq., for the privilege of examining and selecting from their large and in- valuable collection of archaeologlcal and other materials relative to our local history for use in the preparation of this paper. Also, to

this monument. This dis- �tinguished citizen and soldier did more perhaps than any other to rouse Done- gal to arms and organize her battalions for the war. He had been an officer in the French and Indian War and was an early and strenuous advocate of the independence of the Colonies. In the first

wide circulation in this and some of the Western States. The recently pub- lished voluminous 'History of Penn- sylvania," edited by Howard M. Jen- kins, in speaking of the press of Pennsylvania, has this paragraph: "The two most conspicuous and potent of the weekly newspapers of that time were the

a recommendation by the Lords of the Privy Council to the Crown, that "we do not see any Sufficient reason for an Absolute pro- hibition of all Theatrical Representa- tions in Pennsylvania, and, therefore, beg leave to propose that this act may not receive His Majesty's Allowance, Yet we do not mean

occurrence is laid in Lan- caster nearly three-quarters of a cen- tury ago, it is presented here as a proper supplement to the articles on "Early Lancaster Playbills and Play- houses," published in our proceedings for November, 1902. When I first read the story as told by Mr. Murdoch, I confess I was