Address to President John Adams from the Citizens of Lancaster Borough and County Supporting the Government in its Attitude Toward France By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER IN THE proceedings of the Lancaster County Historical Society of October, 1924, appears an article entitled, "John Marshall in

further violence. On the two following evenings, no recurrence of a similar disturbance was attempted. "We have heard various pretenses assigned for the commis- sion of this truly disgraceful outrage, an outrage which inflicts discredit on all concerned, but have understood that the principal

ALLENTOWN FIRE By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER N Thursday, June 1st, 1848, a destructive fire visited Allentown, Pa., and left it in a deplorable condition. The fire started about three o'clock in the afternoon, and, owing to a south- easterly wind, the flames spread with rapidity. Three hours later, the

subscription, may become a member of the society. The following persons subscribed to the constitution: Henry Bear, Daniel Buckley, Edward Coleman, James Coleman, Robert Coleman, William Dickson, John Eberle, Michael Graff, James �Humes, Samuel Humes, Jr., William Kirkpatrick, Jacob Miller, Benjamin Ober

bonds and obtained licenses, should have the liberty of discontinuing by giving notice to the collector. Henry Strickler, Jacob Miller and John Rohrer were appointed a committee to have a petition prepared expressing the sense of the meeting. The following were appointed to obtain signatures : Jacob

darkness of the night to its progress, the sun was still shining brightly over the orange groves of California. It is also an interesting fact that while the death of Henry Mansin (or Marson) who claimed to be a British officer, has left no memory even in Lancaster, where all of its tragic details took

in writing it "James's." That the local congregation has been referred to as "St. James's" church for generations, is clearly proven by written records, legal documents, and published papers. We trust that these proofs, which cannot be successfully con- troverted, will serve to dispose of the claim

: John Johns, Jacob Hostetter, Henry Bare, John Hither, Andrew Kauff- man, Jacob Kinsh, Christian Eggert, Daniel Grosh, Benjamin Bare, Henry Lichty, Michael Seitz and Henry Mayer. The meeting adjourned to meet on Saturday, September 15th, 1821, at Jacob White's tavern, in East Hempfield township. The

draft reso- lutions. These resolutions, which fill nearly two columns of The Lancaster Journal, were unanimously agreed to at the meeting. There was also a memorial presented, which was unanimously approved, entitled "The Memorial of the Subscribers, Inhabitants of the County of Lancaster, in the