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 14,0 HISTORY OF BEAVER COUNTY PAPERS. the "Times" on the Rochester-Monaca district; W. Russell Harris of Beaver, reporter on the Beaver-Bridge- water district; W. C. Hamilton of New Brighton, reporter on the New Brighton district, and E. T. Corbus of Beaver Falls, reporter on the Beaver Palls district. W. C. Eaton of Beaver, is city editor, and Miss Harriett Brittain of Beaver Falls, is bookkeeper. The force in the mechanical department includes J. Mays Ecoff of Beaver, linotype operator; John C Clark of Beaver, foreman of the composing room; Frank L. Anderson of Bridgewater, foreman of the job depart- ment, and Frank Boyde of Beaver, who is in charge of the setting of advertisements. The press feeders in- clude Miss Clinton of Beaver Falls, Oscar Bradley of Bridgewater, and Burwood Hanson of Beaver. The company recently installed a complete outfit of new machinery in the "Times" press room, including a high speed, double feed Dispatch press, manufactured by the Babcock Printing Press Manufacturing Company, of New London, Conn. This press will print and fold a seven column quarto at a speed of 2600 an hour, without the necessity of stereotyping the forms. One of the reporters of the paper, who has lately come to the county is William R. Harris, who began his news- paper career in 1898, as errand boy on the "Daily Crisis" East Liverpool, O., wherp he remained three years; thence went on the "News Democrat," at Canton, O., and later took temporary charge of the "Daily Times," now the "Daily Gleanor," at Massillon, O. In the early part of 1903, he beean his career as a reporter, working on the "News Democrat," at Canton, on the Wellsville (O.) "Daily Record," and the East Liverpool (O.) "News Review" and "Crisis"; and has been employed in Beaver since March 1904.