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Newspaper
Beaver Argus
Location
Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1863
Page
2
The Collector of U S taxes will be at Mr Daversport’s office on March 110th 11th and 12th to assist taxpayers. Taxpayers are urged to call or send money with couriers to court. Beaver Seminary and Institute announces exams begin next week Wednesday morning and continue through Thursday noon with patrons invited.
A notice from Beaver Beaver County invites the Ladies' Soldiers' Aid Society to a lecture by Rev William B Watkins of New Brighton at the Court House on Thursday evening. Admission is free with a collection at the end. Watkins replies he will attend and speak on the origin and use of words.
The Beaver County Star carries a lengthy critique of Judge Agnew’s lecture on war and the new constitutional duties. It also reprints remarks by Mrs Henry and Rep. John Vincent on changes of venue in the Barker case, condemning a county trial and defending impartial justice amid partisan rancor.
A heated letter caricatures a critic as a lowly mongrel and defends the Beaver County indictment against challenge. The writer argues the court cannot alter or release prisoners named in the document and asserts strong jurisdictional limits.
A letter praises Thomas Nicholson Esq as a capable educator and civic leader suited for Superintendent of a Common Schools in the state. It notes his teaching, auditing, and legislative work in Beaver County, his loyal service, and argues his appointment would please Western voters and benefit the state system. The piece also mentions a patent oil burner and updates on military resignations and President Lincoln's stance on foreign mediation in the Civil War.
Mr. C Boggs principal of the Free ion Public Schools led a successful benefit concert at the Methodist Episcopal Church in Freedom on Monday evening February 28 1868. About a hundred attended and receipts totaled around sixty dollars. Local residents performed eight instrumental pieces and multiple vocal numbers with strong public support and patriotic selections.
A Confederate soldier mourns the death of Howell Walton from fever while on picket duty near Facmoctn Virginia. The letter praises his patriotism and morality, notes his funeral will receive patriotic honors, and mentions other regiment losses and political timing in Missouri.
Harrisburg correspondence from February 27, 1868 notes a stormy House session after the Farewell Address. It mentions bills on the Pennsylvania Railroad College and revenue laws, with expectations of repeal or delay and rumors of bank recharter.
A sorrowful wartime letter laments treason and mourns a fallen soldier. The writer honors Achison, praising his sacrifice and urging solace in faith while invoking scripture and national duty. The prose blends grief with resolve, reflecting a period of conflict and devotion.
A New York letter writer cautions the Butler County Democratic Committee chair against treason and factionalism amid rebellion. He honors fallen and active soldiers, calls for prayers for safety, urges support for the government, and condemns divisive politics that threaten national unity during the wartime crisis.
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