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 THE EAKLY PAPERS OF BEAVER. trict of Pennsylvania, George Holdship Esq., and Ennion Williams agent of the Pennsylvania Population Com- pany, to dispossess William FouUces. The advertise- ments were all on this page. The printer of the paper advertised a lot of ground in the town of Mercer. WiUiam Gillespie boot and shoemaker,. informs his friends that he still continues to carry on his business in Third street, opposite Mr. Hemphill's tavern. David Johnson register of the county has a notice. Arnold Eichbaum of Pittsburg, advertises turning in all its branches, oval and roiuid, in ivory, wood or metal, and Zadok Cramer of the same city, advertises a number of books just published. Coulter, Bever and Bowman, an- noimce that they have commenced building a paper mill at the mouth of Little Beaver, near Georgetown, and hope to complete it in the course of the winter. The fourth page is filled with poetry and miscellane- ous reading. The "Minerva" was in existence as late as January 9, 1811, and doubtless until succeeded by the "Western Cabinet." In 1810 Mr. Berry presented a claim to the Beaver council as follows : "For publishing three ordi- nances, 3 squares, $3.00 ; proposals for building a market house, one square, $1.00, total $4.00." January 9, 1811, it was endorsed — "Held under advisement." John Berry was a member of Beaver council in 1808-09, and while no doubt a man of influence and standing, nothing is now known of him personally; but the fact that he published the paper for four years, shows that he was a man of energy and strength of will, combined with intelligence.