. The following statistics of one great collection reflects the interest taken in the life of this noble character. Books and pamphlets-3800 Lincoln volumes. Magazines—more than 3000 separate articles indexed and bound. Newspapers—many thousands of clippings filed according to subject ma- terial

for a well considered, carefully written newspaper article, telling people who you are and what you have done. It will be widely circulated, not only in Pennsylvania, but elsewhere, and thus help in creating a strong sentiment in your favor. I know your public life, and could furnish articles that

succeeding issue of the Lancaster Journal, dated Friday, March 1st, 1822, contained an announcement that a meeting of the society would be held on Wednesday, March 6th, at the house of Christian Smith. How long the society continued to exist and who were the officers and members of it is not now definitely

most useful article. "Henry Bachman." What this "machine" was like, is not now known. A writer in the Lancaster Journal of Friday, July 5th, 1833, called the atten- tion of his fellow-citizens to its merits, stating that were its ad- vantages known it would be considered an indispensable article in

The American Society of Lancaster County for the Promotion of Domestic Manufactures and National Industry. By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER The Lancaster Journal of Friday, February 28th, 1817, con- tained the following notice : "The citizens of the borough of Lancaster, and gentlemen from the country

not use automobiles.) Hostlers were there to unhitch the teams, care for the horses throughout the day, and hitch them again when- An article entitled, "Plain Wedding is a Revelation to Newspaper Man," by Miller Ressler, was published in The Lancaster Daily Intelligencer and Journal of Friday

- vania Line under John Philip Dehass, later under James Irvin, Henry Walker and Walter Stewart: Germantown, Winchester, Va., Bunker Hill, Princeton, Long Island and Trenton. See Penna. Archives, 2d Series, Vol. 10, p. 446, 1891 edition. When he endeavored to secure a pension, it was after the effort of

curiosity. That the machine would serve the farmers in Lancaster county satisfactorily is evident from the following testimonial which ap- peared in The Intelligencer and Weekly Advertiser of Tuesday, September 9th, 1806: "Witmer's Tavern, "September 3rd, 1806. "We, the subscribers, having seen the

Ann Moore, Postmistress of Lancaster, First Woman Appointed to Office Under the Federal Government By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER IN Vol. XX XIV, pp. 62-3, of the Proceedings of The Lancaster County Historical Society, appeared an article entitled "Post- masters and Postmistresses of Lancaster." In

to complete the steeple. Shortly after, the con- gregation entered into another lottery for securing $2,135.00 for erecting a new school house for the High Dutch Reformed congre- gation at Lancaster; and $565.00 to enable the wardens and vestry to complete the work of St. James's church, begun by

230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Willie Siple Collection, 1935-1962 Object ID: MG0006 1 box 3 folders .2 cubic ft. Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization); PV7 Shelving Location: Archives North, Side 25 Scope and Content