the following statement: "To whom it may concern : "About 2 P. M., on February 22, 1861, I saw President-elect Abraham Lincoln at the Pennsylvania railroad station, Mt. Joy, Pa. He had made a short address at Lancaster and was en route to Harrisburg, where he addressed the Legislature. The telegraph

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

the Indiana County Normal School, Indiana, Pa., and remained there a few years, later being elected professor of higher mathematics at Swarthmore College. He Iater was offered the prin- cipalship of the West Chester State Normal School, which offer he declined but did accept the vice-principalship

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

Schaffner, born at Lancaster, Pa., enlisted as a private in March, 1776, in Captain Abraham De Huff's company, Colonel Samuel John Atlee's regiment, Pennsylvania Riflemen; later became sergeant, and on August 11, 1776, ensign of his company; captain, Feb. 8, 1778; major, Dec. 1, 1781. A founder of the

, was admitted to the bar in 1846, and began the practice of law at Clarion, Pa. He was elected to the 38th Congress, serving from March 4th, 1863, to March 3rd, 1865. Later, he moved to Kentucky and was ordained to the Baptist ministry. He preached there and also in Pennsylvania and New York. He died

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