office, Lancaster then being the capital of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ellicott removed to this place, which was only a borough at that time. His place of residence was the house situated on the south- east corner of North Prince and Marion streets. The small store house to the south of his dwelling was used by

historian appreciated the value of newspapers more than Macaulay, whose use of them in the preparation of his history os England was con- tinuous and effective. The first newspaper published in Lancaster that lived beyond what might be termed the experimental stage was the "Neue Unpartheyishe Lancaster

, which came along later. The first turnpike in the county and the first one in the United states was what has always been known as the "Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike." That road was built by a company that was charter- ed by the General Assembly of the State on April 9, 1792. It was not a state

ARTHUR ARMSTRONG. One of the best-known names in the galaxy of artists who adorn the roll of Lancaster county's honored sons is that of Arthur Armstrong, portrait, landscape and historical painter. His is the distinction of being born, rear- ed, educated and living his life among our people. He was

the Susquehanna then frozen over, in company with his brother. That night he slept in Lancaster, and two days later reached Philadelphia, where a uniformed militia association took charge of him. He had an inter- view with the Council of Safety that same evening, and then again went to prison

new homestead was builded- Some- thing of this is to be seen in the vi- cinity of Lancaster, where buildibg stone was both good and abundant, but to realize this fact in the fullest measure one must go into the sand- stone regions of the northeastern part of Lancaster county and into the adjacent

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

most of the other German printers in sending forth an almanac with the following title: "The Republican Al- manac, for the year of our Lord 1779. Published for the first time. Printed and to be had of Theophilus Cossart and Company, in Lancaster, near the jail, and directly opposite the Three Green

. There was a ballet. Captain Hambright's military company , the Lancaster Phalanx, and the Military Band at- tached to Captain Reynolds' Company made their appearance on the occa- sion. A camp with the military in view and the reveille by the band form- ed a part of the performance. As was to be expected

occurrence is laid in Lan- caster nearly three-quarters of a cen- tury ago, it is presented here as a proper supplement to the articles on "Early Lancaster Playbills and Play- houses," published in our proceedings for November, 1902. When I first read the story as told by Mr. Murdoch, I confess I was