Level became the Moderator of Middle Octorara. Under his wonderful guidance the following commit- tee took up the task of selecting one who should take up this mantle. Hiram G. Troop Mary Myers Mildred Rhoads Ruth Rice Richard Krantz Janet Landis Ernest Reynolds Ray Eby The committee traveled near and

, Democratic contender. In 1860, it was owned by "Hiestand, Huber and Hecker-" It continued to be a Republican paper until its de- mise about 1920. The Express, published from 1843 until 1876 was originally neutral politically, strongly supporting the temperance cause. Begun as a weekly, it had developed into

second inaugural address. Seated in the center of the chamber is Sculptor French's superb statue of Abraham Lincoln. His birthplace was, likewise, marked under Act of Congress, to say nothing of many other memorials. Lincoln resided at New Salem, Illinois, from the summer of 1831 until the spring of 1837

drug store. He married Frances Todd, the second of the Todd girls. In 1837, Abraham Lincoln arrived at Springfield, and soon began paying attention to Mary Todd, upon whom Stephen A. Douglas was call- ing. To Dr. Wallace's influence is credited the refusal of Mary Todd, his sister-in-law, to receive

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

William Henry's home. For a brief biography of Col. Henry, the reader is referred to Vol. 11, pp. 303-27, of the Proceedings of The Lancaster County Historical Society. �Bronze tablet erected July 17th, 1931, on the building at No. 47-49 South Queen street, Lancaster, by The Lancaster County Historical

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

, Yellow Family Scrapbook 1 (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) n.p., n. pag., n.d. Sarah (Mrs. R. Harcourt) Darmstaetter, Black Family Scrapbook 2 (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), n.p., n. pag., n.d. Frederic Shriver Klein, Lancaster County 1841-1941, (Lancaster, Pennsylvania: The Lancaster County Bank, 1941) William A

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