fourth annual convention in Philadelphia. �However, the usefulness of John Frederick Handshue in Lancaster, sad to relate, ended with his marriage. On the advice of Muhlenberg, the unhappy and harried man accepted a call to Germantown. May 5,1751 he preached a farewell sermon. On this occasion "his

annual convention of the Pennsylvania Ministerium, the day for the celebration was set for the second Sunday in June. Sunday, June 8, 1866, the 119th convention of the Ministerium was con- vened in Trinity Church, to last until the fifteenth of the month. June 9, the day before the centennial program

Lancaster. He served as the first president from 1870 to 1876 and again in 1920 served for some time as the head of the Lancaster organization. A veteran of the Civil War, Mr. Bursk served during two different enlistments in the 122nd Pennsylvania Volunteers and the 50th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers

from the Pennsylvania Railroad station in Lancaster to Millersville. This early street railway line in Lancaster County continued to operate until 1891 when it was succeeded by an electric line. "OUR CITY ALDERMAN— Time was when two or three alderman undertook to transact all the business in this city

in turn was a daughter of John Wright, one of the first magistrates of Lancaster County. Susannah Wright married Dr. John Houston 1773. "PATRIOTIC FIREMEN - At a meeting of the American Fire Company of this city, held on Monday evening a committee of five was appointed to decorate the house, inside

Reese. It was resolved to organize permanently under the name of The Lancaster Light Guard Rifle Association." July 26, 1876 "EXCURSION TICKETS - The Pennsylvania Railroad will issue excursion tickets for the Landisville Campmeeting, commencing tomor- row and good until the 10th of August, the round