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one silver-smith, one potter, one smoke-pipe manufac- 

 turer, two stores, one tavern, two coopers, one chair- 

 maker, two cabinet makers, two tin-smiths, one lock- 

 smith, one copper-smith, two saddlers, one blue dyer, 

 one glue-boiler, one blacksmith, one wheel-wright, one 

 hatter, three tobacconists, one malt manufacturer, one 

 post office, four schools, one justice of the peace, and one 

 conveyancer. 



One of the stores and the tavern belong to the com- 

 munity, to which also belongs the land, which is partly 

 divided mto farms, and partly into lots, which are rented 

 by the inhabitants, and the profits arising from the rents, 

 are applied for various purposes. 



Formerly there was an extensive chip hat and bonnet 

 manufactory carried on by Mr. Mathias Tschudy, 

 which gave employment to many. He was the only 

 person in the United States that understood the art of 

 manufacturing them, and supplied nearly ail the cities 

 and country with his hats. The palm leaf and straw 

 hats, coming into fashion, they were preferred, and con- 

 sequentl}' the factory was discontinued. 



Organs were also built in Litiz in former times, wliich 

 for tone and excellent workmanship, are very celebrated, 

 A number of the best organs in Philadelphia, Baltimore 

 and Lancaster, are specimens thereof; and among 

 others, the large and beautiful organ in the Lutheran 

 church, at Lancaster, is one of them. 



In lormer times, the augers which were sent from 

 England had no screw, serving as a point, as we have 

 tliem in our day. The invention of this screw was first 

 made at Litiz, by Mr. John PL Ranch, Senior, during the 

 last century ; the pattern was then sent to England by 

 Judge Henry, after which the screw point was generally 

 introduced. 



