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 HISTORY OP BEAVER COUNTY PAPERS. send contributions to the "Beaver Valley News," and generally was heard from once a week. On one occasion he came to the office with some good notes, and full of fun over the help he received, or rather that was offered. He said to some of the people, I am going to send the news of the neighborhood to the "News" and I want you to help me. One individual eagerly offered his services, with the remark, "I wUl help you — there are some fellows in this tovmship that I want to 'whack.' " That was his idea of furnishing news to the papers, and strange to say, it is the idea of a great many people now, and the prolific source of much of the sensational newspaper reading of today. In the early part of November 1857, the "Star" was suspended for a short time, the editor stating, "That as soon as some needful collections can be made, it will again shine out bright and blazing as in the days of yore." But the latter part of the same month, the "needful collections" were received and the paper again appeared, and shone with all the effulgence and glory of the past. In resuming, the announcement was made that N. C. Barclay would be publisher, and the editorial management was to depend upon McGregor and Barclay. In this period Michael Weyand was editor of the "Argus," young and full of fire and snap, and the bright pens of Weyand and McGregor were wont to get un- usually sharp, and it was a duel of words that made glad the hearts of the partisans. Both were rough and ready, minute men in the journalistic battles, and each had a style that was catchy and took with the public. Mr. Weyand was a worthy successor of his preceptor, William Henry, and he was as vigilant in watching his opponents, and as ready to pounce upon them, as ever was Mr. Henry. This required "Uncle Bob," as every- body called Mr. McGregor, to be constantly on his guard. Mr. McGregor retired from the paper in the latter