12.30 Christiana 2.32 The speed of the train can be judged by the fact that it took 2 hours and 36 minutes to run the approximate forty miles across Lancaster County, in- cluding a 5-minute stop at the old depot at North Queen and Chestnut Streets. The funeral train was preceded by 10 minutes by a

ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S CONNECTIONS WITH LANCASTER AND ITS CITIZENS AN ADDRESS, DELIVERED AT A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE LANCASTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, HELD ON FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 9TH, 1934, TO COMMEMORATE THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF LINCOLN'S BIRTH BY C. H. MARTIN O N the recognition of the 125th

that one of the Pennsylvania signers, James Smith, had read law in Lancaster and was here admitted to the bar. This encouraged a search for information concerning Mr. Smith's connection with Lancaster, and I take pleasure in present- ing this brief paper to our Lancaster County Historical Society on

PROPOSALS TO ERECT CONESTOGA AND OTHER COUNTIES FROM LANCASTER By C. H. MARTIN W ITH the erection of Lebanon county, in 1813, the last modifi- cation of the boundaries of Lancaster county was made. Starting shortly thereafter, and extending over a period of twenty years, numerous attempts were made

Northumberland, where he died in 1808. John W. Lippold recently presented a very fine paper on the history of this family to our Society. (Trowbridge) KITTERA, JOHN WILKES-- Was Captain of a company on guard duty at Reamstown, Lancaster County. Soon began study of law, and upon admission to the bar practiced at

SONS OF LANCASTER COUNTY WHO WON CONGRESSIONAL HONORS AT HOME AND ELSEWHERE By C. H. MARTIN. At a meeting of The Lancaster County Historical Society on Friday evening, March 7th, 1930, the late Hon. Augustus G. Sey- fert presented a paper on the men who have represented Lancas- ter county in the

given Michael and Mary by my ancestor is a notable kindness and charity to possibly the last remnants of the Native Americans in Lancaster County or South- eastern Pennsylvania. After residing with Christian Hershey for some few years, Michael, according to tradition, was the first to die. His wife