. The annals of the families of Caspar, Henry, Baltzer and George Spengler, who settled in York County, respectively, in 1729, 1732, 1732, and 1751 : with biographical and historical sketches, and memorabilia of contemporaneous local events. did not forget to stop a short time at the wayside inn, to re-fresh the inner man. The line from Carlisle through Hanover to Baltimore wasan important route, and v/as opened in 1790, or thereabouts. The arrival of astage coach at a town or tavern was heralded with great joy. The hardy driver ofan influential line always felt his importance, but he generall
. The annals of the families of Caspar, Henry, Baltzer and George Spengler, who settled in York County, respectively, in 1729, 1732, 1732, and 1751 : with biographical and historical sketches, and memorabilia of contemporaneous local events. did not forget to stop a short time at the wayside inn, to re-fresh the inner man. The line from Carlisle through Hanover to Baltimore wasan important route, and v/as opened in 1790, or thereabouts. The arrival of astage coach at a town or tavern was heralded with great joy. The hardy driver ofan influential line always felt his importance, but he generally knew how totip the decanter as well as how to crack his whip to the trot of his noblesteeds. - From the Pennsylvania Herald and York General Advertiser, Vork, January ioth,1790. TO THE a regular conveyance is much wanted between this place and Lancaster, thesubscribers will, if encouraged, establish a stage, which shall run to Lancasterevery week, so as to an-ive there on the return of that stage from Philadelphia, atthe low price of 7s, 6d, each passenger:—But as the fare of passengers will be byno means adequate to the expence, they hope the gentlemen of this place, if theyGibsons History of York County. ^^nte p. 174,. THE STAGE COACH OF OLD.
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