Donegal in the Revolution Patriotism and Piety, A notable historic event in the his- tory of Lancaster county, binding the present to the past by an enduring chain of events, was the unveiling of a monument in Old Donegal church- yard, on Thursday, October 4th, 1899. This interesting memorial shaft

Early German Printers of Lancaster. I regard it as not a little to the credit of Lancaster city that twenty- one years after it was organized into a municipality,in 1751, a German print- ing press was set up within its limits. This contrasts very favorably with what occurred in the city of Philadel

between them (the Indians) and the Tuscaroras, with whom they were at war, and added, "As to the Palatines, they are, in their opinion, safely sealed." Settlements Rapidly Developed. From that time onward the settle- ment of Lancaster county progressed with great rapidity. I shall direct at- tention to

ELECTORAL VOTE OF PENNSYLVANIA IN 1804. There was recently brought to light in this city an official document nearly one hundred years old, which has both a local as well as a national interest. It is the report of the Electoral Board of the State of Pennsylvania covering the eiection for President

hermits, and professed to be the warmest enthusi- asts in religion; they had resided for a considerable time in the back parts of New England; in which retreat, they heard of the dunkards, and seemingly from motives of pure piety, were in- duced to join them.' The brothers here alluded to were the

country, which was claimed, and, in fact, occupied by the Dutch on Manhattan Island and the adjacent territory, Plowden came over, remained several years, mostly in Virginia, did nothing, and went back to England without ever having settled a single soul on his "paper " of New Albion. �Next came an

GENERAL ANTHONY WAYNE. In thumbing over "Rupp's History of Lancaster County" several weeks ago for, perhaps, the five hundredth time, I once more came upon the Gen- eral Wayne letters, printed on pages 412 to 420. Like a good many more persons, I had never questioned the fact that as they bore the