formed out of the eastern part of Conestoga. It thus became the second township in what is now Lancaster county. 1721. "Collectors in the several districts in the county—what they are charged with this present year 1721." ENGLISH CONESTOGA ASSESS- MENTS. VALUATION (POUNDS) JOHN CARTLEDGE 60 FRANCIS

. You know, of course, that John Wright was the leader •in all that was brought about here in earliest times—industrial, civil and political. His activities were, however, more generally devoted to the whole county of Lancaster and to the whole province of Pennsylvania, rather than to local affairs. The

--Pennsylvania. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Social life and customs. Lancaster County (Pa.)--History--17th century. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1910 Description: 293-300 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 14, no. 10 Call Number: 974.9 L245

, Pennsylvania."—also Captain William Maxwell, Ensign James Wilkins, Feb- ruary 12, 1745-46 (raised in Rathmul- en township, Lancaster county). �These were likely employed in King George's War. It appears that some Lancaster county soldiers deserted, as under the date of July 24 it is sta- ted that Thomas

ITEMS IN THE PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE CONCERNING LANCASTER COUNTY. In the October number of 1907, the December number of 1910, and the May number of 1913, of the proceedings of this Society, I gave installments in consecutive order of local Lancaster county news from 1719 to 1746 found in the American

issue of April 12 of this year appears the following great feat of Ephraim Moore. " Lancaster, the latter end of last month Mr. Ephraim Moore, a farmer of Donegal Township one hundred and four years old, at a wedding there of two hundred guests, in the presence of all, danced a Fancy to perfection and