citizens, and were interred with the highest military honors." A committee, consisting of John Longenecker, William Downey and Philip Wager Reigart, from the City Battalion of Volunteers, sent a letter of condolence to Mrs. Susan Mosher, widow of the late General Mosher, which was as follows: "Mrs. Susan

A Chimney-Sweep in Lancaster By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER O NE hundred years ago and more it was the custom to employ a chimney- sweeper to remove the soot that had collected in the chimneys of the town. Wood was largely used as fuel. Anthracite coal had not been discovered. Cleaning chimneys became

, "Shanghai News Letter," edited by Dr. Pott. �file:///Volumes/LCHS%3BLCHSFS01/OCR%20Journal%20Project/PDF%20Biblio%20Info/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Worner, William Frederic. Title: A Chinese soldier in the Civil War / by William Frederic Worner. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Woo, Hong Neok, 1834-1919

Manor Townships Address Letter to Governor McKean By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER N March 11th, 1800, a number of Mennonites who resided in Donegal and Manor townships, Lancaster county, Pa., ad- dressed a communication to Thomas McKean, governor of Pennsylvania, which was as follows : "It is not our custom

to the auditorium of the Society. The city commissioners, members of George H. Thomas Post No. 84, and Admiral Reynolds Post No. 405 of the G. A. R., ladies of Colonel Emlen Franklin Cir- cle, No. 171, G. A. R., officers, members and friends of the Society, participated in the program, which was a

' Asso- ciation of the Union. It was presented to the Society by Mr. Evans Wallis Shippen. Accompanying the booklet is a letter, which is as follows: "Meadville, Pa., Feb. 22nd, 1908. Mr. F. R. Diffenderffer, Secretary of Lancaster Historical Society, Lancaster, Pa. Dear Sir: "Enclosed find an

THE EARLIEST KNOWN ADVERTISEMENT OF A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE IN LANCASTER By William Frederic Worner In Vol. 7, No. 2, of the Proceedings of the Lancaster County Historical Society, appears a very illuminating paper on the subject of "Early Lancas- ter Playbills and Playhouses." In this monograph

treaty was not made between William Penn and the Six Nations, for the best of reasons—William Penn died in 1718. On page 25, it is stated that George Ross was the friend and companion of Franklin. I question whether this statement is true. On page 26, it is stated that a religious settlement was made in