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. Life and times of Conrad Weiser : the first representative man of Berks County . to townships in thisdistrict—Heidelberg, Bern, and Alsace. This arosefrom the fact that the Germans had no control overProvincial affairs. Besides being interested in the es-tablishment of new political divisions for the rightsand conveniences incident to local government, ConradWeiser was concerned in the laying out of townshiproads to facilitate and encourage the intercourse ofone community with another. This devotion to local matters exhibits one of hisbest and strongest characteristics, and shows his highappreciation of the rights and duties of citizenship. Ican safely say that without his energy in behalf of localrights, roads, and districts, the erection of BerksCounty would have been postponed for some years,possibly twenty, or even thirty years, owing to the in-tervening excitements that eventually culminated inthe Revolution and in the establishment of free repre-sentative government; and also that, without his ex-tensive personal knowledge of the country above the #??. ?*--*-<fc--*---*--*--*--5^i-5$^-C$P-<fe-<$V-^ <1^ -*- -*- --»- igj lili L^J i| i9i w iQi iDi in iQ HIiDjiB!! a innBiSiiaiDiI! fluB ?«lOlOllBiiDiWiiSUCi ClBiOlODilDUlilii i IJ ill ii a lui # iDi ill fill ,11 lb iijiSjiS) I (JPtl (El ijj {ijlf 111 li) ijiijiS 0 D ;{ ??& I. (ffllffilllljltfllif, I? ifiilUllflllgllfM! . illiTIi W f i^iiliiSuftipiiBi Cjn (iiiini liri g s ifn (8 (gj bi * u><\} 4^ /i:/tTJ3i-^c/<^ -i{i- -4}i- -i^ -^Ji- -!^ -iJS- -!^ -^J^ -<^ --Ji- -^ -^ -.^ r^ ^ r^ ^ ^ r^ -ijb- -iji- Our supply of HATS iu all sizes and stylesis number one. We carry the best quality and correct styles. Our prices defy competition, quality considered. When in need of a head covering come in andlook over our lines. Do you want a good Hat ? 11/ L iLDo you want a cheap Hat? C HuVC UlCllli Ji|©. S. /X\GS©war^, No. 537 Penn Street. U^^ Remember the place. W5 •m f£- WEISER


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