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 56 HISTORY OF BEAVER COUNTY PAPERS. be appointed postmaster at Beaver, and showed him up in lurid colors. The first page of the papers then was mostly given over to political intelligence, messages and documents, national and state, with not a line of what we now know as local news. The editorial page was given to columns of editorials at times, with such local happenings as acci- dents and death of prominent persons, but nowhere was there much of local news in social and business circles, but whole columns would be ablaze with political meet- ings, political contributions, etc. In the issue of the paper April 9, 1833, the following notice appeared : "Married — On Thursday evening 18th of April 1833, by Kev. W. Maclean, William Henry editor of the 'Argus,' to Miss Eliza S. Hamilton of Sharon, Beaver county" Appended to the notice was this : "In the absence of the editor, the printer's devil takes it upon himself to acknowledge, with the above marriage notice, the receipt of a splendid slice of wedding cake, for which he returns his thanks, and hopes that the parties may through life, fully enjoy the new world upon which they have entered." August. 9, 1833, the "Argus" was increased from five to six colimms, with a new press and new type, and Mr. Henry stated that the paper was larger and contained a great deal more matter, than any other county paper in the State. January 28, 1835, the day of publication was changed from Friday to Wednesday. In beginning another volume, January 16, 1839, Mr. Henry said: "It has been our aim to endeavor to strengthen and maintain the moral and political charac- ter of the county, to guard her interests and assert her rights at all times fearlessly and faithfully." Owing to the delinquencies of many subscribers he added that he had "suffered embarrassments and perplexities" which had compelled him to continue, as he had done eight years