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Newspaper
Beaver Argus
Location
Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1867
Page
3
The itemized notices list merchants and ads for goods from wall paper to varnish and a note on public documents. Local politics, a libel bill, and county affairs intertwine with comments on residents and a dubious beam of gossip about township candidates.
The beaver column recalls a heathen missionary fund drive announced last Sunday and critiques church leadership while reporting county court actions on tavern licenses under a new state act. It notes licenses refused for several applicants and hints at broader temperance concerns.
The article lists pen portraits of two prominent railroad ticket agents, F. Re Mytiais and H. W. Givinner. It notes Givinner as General Passenger Agent of the Pennsylvania Central, tall and imposing, with detailed facial description. It also reports local property moves in Beaver and Fort Wayne Indiana, and mentions acquittal of Babe Montgomery and continued Lennox case with death sentence for Fogler.
The Bes ver County Agricultural Society holds its fourteenth annual meeting at the Court House on Monday March 18 at 1 o clock PM. Officers for the coming year will be elected and other important business will be discussed. Attendance requested by President Wim Suncapes and Secretary Wm J Daikrail.
The New Jury Bill passes both houses seeking the Governor's approval. It provides for impartial juror selection in all counties, with counties electing two jury commissioners for two years. Commission ers meet sheriff before terms to select 20 qualified male citizens as jurors and draw juror panels, taking oath as required.
unreadable OCR fragment mentions political figures and cabinet roles but lacks coherent facts or events to summarize with named entities or a clear outcome.
On the 19th of February 1867 by Rev Rallund B. Snyder at Charles Ketel Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Mr BancH married to Miss L. A. Kusazy both from Stercorate.
A garbled OCR excerpt lists goods such as shoulders sides and candles with molasses per gallon and carbon oils, reflecting a small mercantile ledger entry with fragmented pricing and product names.
Local notes list several boroughs and towns including Philipsburg New Brighton Bridgewater Beaver Falls Rocester and Big Beaver in connection with a regional route or boundary reference. The snippet hints at municipal divisions and a 1920 era context.
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