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 HISTORY OP BEAVER COUNTY PAPERS. ning. He was admitted to the Beaver county bar June 14, 1870, and soon after to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Eepresented Beaver county in the Legislature in the sessions of 1877 and 1878. In 1883 he was chosen Burgess of New Brighton, serving two terms and de- clining a third. In 1891 he was elected a Senatorial delegate by the district composed of Washington and Beaver counties, to represent it in a convention to amend the State Constitution. In 1879 he organized a military company in New Brighton, of which he was Captain, and which, in 1880, became Company B, 15th Eegiment, N. G. P., and one year later a part of the 10th Eegiment. He is also the author of many articles on philology and kindred scientific subjects, and as a poet has achieved some notoriety. He has been twice president of the Law Association of Beaver county, has been for over 30 years a member of the vestry of the parish to which he belongs, and for many years has been one of the Judges of the Ecclesiastical Court and a trustee of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburg. He is also a member of the Masons, Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias, the G. A. R. and Union Veteran Legion. Recently the honorary degree of LL. D. was conferred on him by the Nashville College of Law. Most of the reporters of the county have been en- gaged on the "Tribime" from time to time, of a few of whom we have secured sketches, which may be found herewith or ia. connection with other papers of the county. Prof. Otto r. H. Bert was bom in New Brighton, Pa. ; was graduated from New Brighton High School and Geneva College, and studied in Harvard University and Mass. Institute of Technology. For two and one half years, he was reporter on the "Beaver Falls Tribune" and during that time did some work on other Beaver valley papers; was twice engaged by Pittsburg News