II. 



THE LANCASTER FARMER 



PEXXSYI.VANIA RAILROAD 

 Traina leave the Depot iu this city, 



Leave 

 WE TWARD. LancaBter. 



Pacific Express' 2:40 a. m. 



Way Passengert 4:50 a. m, 



Niagara Express 9.35 a. m. 



Col. Accommodatiou T:20 a. m. 



Wail train via 3It. Joy 11:20 a. m. 



No. 2 via Columbia 11:20 a. m. 



Sunday Mail 11:29a. m. 



Fast Liue*. .. 2:10p.m. 



Frederick Accommodation. 2:15 p. m. 



Harrieburg Accom 6:10 p. m. 



Columbia .Accommodation.. 7:20 p. m. 



Harrisburg Express 7:25 p. m. 



Pittsburg Express 9:25 p.m. 



Cincinnati Express" 11:30 p. m. 



SCHEDl'LE. 



as follows : 



Arrive 



Harrisburg. 



4:05 a. m. 



7:50 a. m. 



10:40 a. m. 



Col. 8:00 a. m. 



1:00 p. m. 



1:25 p. m. 



1:30 p. m. 



3:25 p. m. 



Col. 2:45 p. m. 



8:10 p. m. 



Col. S:00 p. m. 



8:40 p. m. 



10:50 p. m. 



12:45 a. m. 



EASTWARD. 



Atlantic txpress' 



Philadelphia Expreast 



Harrisbujg Express 



Columbia Accommodation.. 



Pacific Express* 



Sunday Mail 



Johnstown Express 



Day Express ' 



Harrisburg Accom 



The Hanover Accommodation, west, connects at Lancaster 

 with Niagara Exj^ress, west, at 9:35 a. m., and will run 

 through to Hanover. 



The Frederick Accommodatiou, west, connects at Lancas- 

 ter with Fast Liue, west, at 2:10 p, m.. and runs to Frederick. 



The Pacific Express, east, on Sunday, when flagged, will 

 stop at Middletown, Elizabethtowu, Mount Joy and Landis- 

 TiUe. 



'The only trains which run daily. 



tRuns daily, except Monday. 



300O Eii^ra%-iiig;s ; 1840 Pag:e i^iiarto. 



10,000 W<>''''*' rt'i'^ Meanings not in other Du-'ionaries. 



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