GEORGE L. HEIGES 1860 - THE YEAR BEFORE THE WAR An exhaustive account of political ac- tivity in Lancaster County in 1860, the first year Countians elected a Repub- lican president, and the beginning of a tradition. One hundred years ago, with no TV or radio to report the national political

bright spot to re- pair to — and that was the "public soup house," maintained by the city government in the Grant Street police station, where pails of hot soup were ladled out to the needy. The ordinary workingman of the earlier days received low wages and as a rule lived near his place of employment

, than Major Ellicott always appeared to me to be in the faithful execution of the public business committed to his charge." Andrew, son of Joseph Ellicott, was born in Bucks County, January 24, 1754, and became famous as a surveyor, astronomer, scientist and mathematician. While yet a young man, he and

profitable crop, and on the basis of the yield in Lancaster County, asserted that an acre of ground would yield 33 to 36 pounds of Saffron. For a picture of the Heinitsh store in the 90's we have this description by Edward Page: I went to the store in 1891. At that time, the store had bulk windows with

good order and ready to do business. The wagon is as good as new. Those wishing to follow a pleasant business will please call on the under- signed, residing in New Holland, Lancaster County, Pa. HENRY RAEZER. H Daniel S. Von Neida, born December 23, 1844, son of Jacob and Catherine Swartz Von Neida

, and an upright citizen. The modern novelist who would defame or vilify such a character and would picture him a common philanderer, to make a book salable, deserves the condemnation of such or- ganizations as the Lancaster County Historical Society, and more, deserves a reproof, even a legal one, from

Lancaster, he mistakenly said it was being held at Newtown. In part he wrote to Strahan as follows on July 4, 1744 "A treaty is now holding at Newtown in Lancaster County, a place sixty miles west of this city, between the governments of Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania on one side, and the United Five

named as com- missioners for the Lancaster County section. For a score of years, 1773 to 1793, Zantzinger was a speculator in land, personally holding 3500 acres in eight different counties, and an additional 2500 acres in Northumberland County in the name of Paul Zantzinger and Company. His services as