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 NEW BRIGHTON PAPERS "Times" office. The paper was discontinued probably ia this year. It was a strong supporter of the Govern- ment in the Civil War, and did its share of faithful work in that cause. In Uie issue of the "Times" Oct. 9, 1862, the following notice is found: "Died, on the battlefield of Antietam the 17th of September 1862, Eobert W. Lemmon of Company H, Ninth Regiment Pennsylvania Eeserve Corps, in the 28th year of his age. The subject of this notice was a printer, and in the spring of 1861 editor of the 'New Brighton Times,' being the son of its pro- prietor, W. B. Lemmon. He was bom near Butler, Pa., on the 10th day of November 1834. * * * W. M. Lemmon a younger brother of deceased, formerly, but not liien in the office, enlisted at the same time, and is now in the Army of the West, making five printers from the 'Times' office in the army. In consequence of the whole force leaving, the paper was suspended for nine months." One of the apprentices on the paper for eighteen months, was Harry Palmer, who became one of the best newspaper men in this section. He was bom at Mount Zion, Clearfield county. Pa., December 22, 1843. He was a son of Rev. Henry Palmer, a Methodist minister, his father and mother were pioneers in Northern Penn- sylvania. He enlisted in Company H, Ninth Penn- sylvania Reserves in the month of April 1861; enlisted for "three years or during the war" in the month of May 1861, at "Camp Wright," up the Allegheny river; reached Washington City just after the first battle of Bull Run; took part in the battle of Drainesville, the first victory won by the Army of the Potomac ; shot through the body at the battle of Gaines' Mill, front of Richmond; prisoner of war 45 days, confined in Crew's tobacco ware- house and on Belle Island; paroled with "desperately wounded"; oS duty 10 months; rejoined regiment night