and Weekly Advertiser of Saturday, Novem- ber 18th, 1820, contained an announcement to the effect that the inhabitants of Lancaster inclined to unite in the organiza- tion of an agricultural society, were requested to meet in the court house in Lancaster city, on Saturday morning, December 2nd. A full

. Jacob Slough's tavern on Fri- day evening, February 28th, 1817. Robert Coleman was appointed chairman, and Samuel Carpenter, Esq., secretary. A society was organized ; and a committee, consisting of Samuel White, Joseph Ogilby and James Humes, was appointed to prepare a constitution1. The Lancaster

The following description of the Dunkard Monastery indicates that Mit- telberger is mistaken in stating that the third road "runs to the left hand toward Lancaster and Bethlehem." Obviously, he meant Ephrata. At the latter place there was "a monastery and nunnery of Dunkers," described by

. A meeting for that purpose was held on Thursday evening, June 22nd. Nathaniel Lightner, mayor of the city, was chosen chair- man, and John Mathiot was appointed secretary. The object of the meeting was stated by James Buchanan after which a corn- �