the habits of business, without relin- quishing those gentle virtues peculiar to her sex." Mrs. Moore held office under six successive Presidents of the United States : John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. Meeting of Distillers By WILLIAM

." General Wayne died at Presque Isle (Erie) Pa., December 15th, 1796, at the age of 51, within less than six months after his last visit to Lancaster. He is buried in the rear of famous Old St. David's Protestant Episcopal churchyard, Radnor, near Philadelphia. It was of this church that the poet Longfellow

Baron Riedesel in Lancaster By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER BARON Friederich Adolphus Riedesel (the cockneys in the British army pronounced it Red-hazel) was born in Lauter- bach, in Rhinehesse, June 3rd, 1738. At an early age he was sent to Frischborn, a village near Lauterbach, and placed under the

those who have not yet subscribed, and may desire to become subscribers to such a beneficial establishment, will please to apply to the subscriber. "John Erben." Three years later, the Lancaster Journal of Monday, October 19th, 1818, contained an advertisement in which Mr. Erben offered the Lancaster

speakers at the memorial exercises. "The granting of a patent to John Wright, to operate his ferry some two *"The Public Career of John Wright, Esq.," a paper prepared by H. Frank Eshleman, Esq., was published in Vol. XIV, pp. 251-282, of the Pro- ceedings of The Lancaster County Historical Society. �'0:5

Lerbscher, superinten- dent of the Stehli Silks Corporation, and an honored member of the Lancaster County Historical Society, for a translation into English of that portion of Wiederholdt's diary which relates to Lancaster. At the battle of Trenton, Capt. Wiederholdt and other Hessian soldiers were

music : and five "volunteers" were given.1 Another celebration was held in Lancaster on the same day. A number of citizens, and such of the civil officers of the state as happened to be in town, assembled at the "Bull's Head" tavern, kept by Leonard Eichholtz, on East King street, to cele- brate the

, stated : "The company then separated, in perfect good will to each other." A Jackson Pole at Reamstown By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER IN the autumn of 1828, Andrew Jackson, the hero of the battle of New Orleans, was elected President of the United States. Hickory poles in his honor were erected in many

day, a number of respect- able inhabitants assembled at Swenk's spring, to celebrate the anniversary of our tutelar saint. It is remarkable that this anni- versary has passed unnoticed in Lancaster (as a jubilee) for nearly 20 years. Under the idea of preserving the spirit and honoring the fame of