this same text to open the 50th anniversary of his Ministry. On Dec. 1, 1914, Rev. Shea was called to be the pastor of our church. On Dec. 1, 1964, in the evening this event was commemorated with visiting ministers and friends participating. Rev. Shea was installed on Jan. 28, 1915. This event was

, Penna. J. Richard Gaintner 560 West Orange St. Lancaster, Penna. Plate 2 n n Plate 3 �ntner ng St. r, Panne. J. Richard Gaintner 560 West Orange 81. Lancaster, Penn Plate 4 A. n Plate 5 �185th Anniversary issue. 10. WASHINGTON, LOUISIANA Issue of 1918-20, known as "offset" printing. Note the grey-green

Bridge over Conestoga Creek. n.d. St. Stephen's Lutheran Church, Lancaster. n.d. Wheatland, Home of Pres. Buchanan. n.d. 8. Stock Certificates and Bonds Stock Certificate for the Lancaster, Oxford and Southern Railroad Co. (Certificate) 1905. Bond coupons for the Lancaster, Oxford & Southern Railroad Co

to Lancaster from the convention, a number of Lancastri- ans, Thaddeus Stevens not among them, stopped at Springfield and at St. Louis. The party consisted of General B. A. Shaeffer, General George M. Steinman, H. E. Leman, Colonel 0. J. Dickey, W. C. Evans, C. D. Mehaffey, J. W. Fisher, Dr. Rohrer

, but these events, slight and confused as they are, suggest, when compared to the paintings, that he gave most of his energies to life rather than to his art. Slightness of real material, how- ever, in writing a biography or art criticism should not discourage. Bi- ography being usually written by

a brief account of the 75th anniversary of one of the world's most decisive battles, the dedication of a cemetery on that field, and reference to the few remaining who participated therein, nor for any information or reference to Lincoln whenever his shadow may have fallen across old Lancaster. The

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

graduation. Shortly after his father retired from the teaching profession in 1865, Abraham Beck opened the Beck Family School for Boys in Lititz. After he closed the school in 1895 he devoted much of his time to the study of Moravian history in his capacity as archivist of the Moravian Church in that village

of Philadelphia crosses the same," praying that a law, entitled "An Act establishing a ferry and building a bridge across Conestogoe Creek, in the county of Lancaster" might be passed. Abraham Witmer at that time must have resided on the east side of the Conestogoe. As shown by the records, he owned

, " a Anne Marie Villars, a French girl, an Acadian, who had a brother and sister residing near Lancaster." An early record of burials at St. Mary's church, this city, contains an entry under date of December 15, 1798, of the burial of Jean Algliso, born an Acadian. The marriage records of St. Joseph's