impending evils, and to restore freedom to our commerce and pre- serve peace to our citizens." War was declared June 18th, 1812. The Benevolent Society of Paradise By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER A COMMUNICATION, — dated Paradise, Pa., January 11th, 1817, — appeared in the Lancaster Journal of Friday, Jan- uary

Susquehanna By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER IN Vol. XXIV, pp. 193-202, of the Proceedings of The Lancaster County Historical Society, for November, 1920, is an excellent article entitled, "Rafting on the Susquehanna", written by the first vice-president of the society, David F. Magee, Esq. Since that paper was

designated by the title of "The Saint Patrick Benevolent Society of Lancaster." William Clark Frazer, Esq., was appointed president, and Michael Galligher, Jr., secretary. The purpose of this organization was to render assist- ance to the sick and distressed poor of the community. On Saturday evening, August

Lancaster Journal of Friday, January 2nd, 1824, in which this information was found, does not give the names of the officers and members of this fine charity. The second annual report was published in the Lancaster Journal of Friday, December 24th, 1824. The receipts of the organization, including

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bill to incorporate the Widow and Orphan Assurance Society of the City and County of Lancaster, had passed the Senate of Pennsylvania. Three years later, a notice appeared in the Lancaster Journal of Friday, April 22nd, 1825, which was as follows : "A special election for a director of the Widow and

performance, the Thespian Society seems to have disbanded ; as the local papers contain no references to it, it is naturally assumed that the organization ceased to exist. Eight years later, an attempt was made to form a Thespian company. The Lancaster Journal of Friday, November 20th, 1829, printed the