Church" is intended to serve as an update of Mr. McElwain's work. It is part of my work as a member of the Bicentennial and 250th Anni- versary Committee of Middle Octorara United Presbyterian Church. A few of you will remember our 200th anniversary in 1927. Many more will wish to know something about it

the United States Government with the head of George Washington or a picture of some event in connection with him than any other person in the world, except possibly King George of England, whose head is not only on stamps of Great Britain but all of its col- onies. And too, each state in the Union

Useful and Entertaining Knowledge. (Book) 1900. Roehl, Katherine M. The Book of Geib. (Typescript) 1967. Rosenberger, Homer Tope Adventures and Philosophy of a Pa. Dutchman: an autobiography. (Book) 1981. Rudy, Arthur F. History of the Rudy Family of Lancaster County, Pa. (Typescript) 1981. Sater, Joel

him in hand- some style. Mr. Lincoln made a brief speech, thanking his friends for the compliment. General Shaeffer replied in his usual happy manner, assur- ing Mr. Lincoln and his friends that Lancaster would roll up an old fash- ioned majority for the Springfield nominee. The nominee was introduced

early life was spent in Lancaster. His father was proprietor of "The Fountain Inn." Aaron was born in the year 1827, and, after his remaining canvases, one landscape learned of his early life—he kept an inn of his own, called "The Cross Keys." His wife's name was Sarah Demuth. These few facts and three

AutoNumber Surname First Name Middle Name Prefix/Suffix Birth Date Death Date Notes Cemetery Name Cemetery Location Worner Vol # Cemetery # Page # 67444 Erisman Catharina 1809 wife of Michael Erisman Abbeville Cemetery Lancaster Township 24 506 1 67442 Erisman Daniel Sr. 1793 August 11, 1858

—Perhaps of all the men born to the Anglo-Saxon race in the 19th century, Mr. Lincoln deserves the highest place in history. Lord Charnwood—Beyond his own country some of us recall his name as the greatest among those associated with popular government. Lloyd George—I doubt whether any statesman who ever

Stevens, who represented Lancaster county in the congress of the United States from 1849 to 1853, and from 1859 to the date of his death in 1868, would in itself be an interesting study; likewise the conference with John W. Forney, born in Lancaster, newspaper editor, leader in Penn- sylvania Democratic

of Philadelphia crosses the same," praying that a law, entitled "An Act establishing a ferry and building a bridge across Conestogoe Creek, in the county of Lancaster" might be passed. Abraham Witmer at that time must have resided on the east side of the Conestogoe. As shown by the records, he owned

THE ACADIANS IN LANCASTER COUNTY. There is no history in which can be chronologically traced the struggles and changes within that small region known as Acadia, the confines of which were ex- pressly named by Henry IV. of France in his letters patent of November 3, 1603, over the country, territory