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NEWSPAPERS.
According to some authorities, Mr. Grate, after a year or two, discontinued the "Circulator," and started another paper by the name of the "Waynesboro Gazette," which was also discontinued some time later. No copy of the "Waynesboro Gazette" now appears to be in existence.
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The Waynesboro Gazette.
1847.
The Village Record.
The "Village Record" was a success from the date of its founding, and still continues in existence, a substantial newspaper, which was founded by David O. Blair. Wil- March 13, 1847. liam Blair (no relation of David O. Blair) afterwards pur- chased an interest in the paper but later disposed of it to 1851. the original proprietor, who continued its publication for some time and then sold out entirely to William Blair, who continued as its publisher and editor for forty years, closing his connection with it only with his death. After 1891. his death, for four years, the newspaper was conducted by his estate, when it was sold to its present publisher 1895. and editor, Isaac E. Yost. Its publication was uninter- rupted from the date of its founding until the invasion of June, 1863. Waynesboro by the Confederates, when it was overhauled by General Early's cavalry. They broke the cases, pied the type and destroyed the forms. The outside of the last issue at that time was printed, but the inside did not go to press until ten or twelve days later, after the Con- federates had retired from Gettysburg.
In the copy of the "Village Record" in view, which is number thirty-seven, volume three, we find that it claims for itself to be "a family newspaper, neutral in politics Extracts. and religion; devoted to literature, science, morality. general news, agriculture, the markets and amusement." Its front page, as was usual, is devoted to "literature and fine arts." The second page contains editorial matter and local news. It starts with the warning to those sub- scribers who promised to pay for the "Record" with wood, to bring in the wood. It announces that the Debating Society. Waynesboro Debating Society, on next Saturday even-
November 15. 1849.
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CHAPTER XIII ing, at the Eastern School-house, will wrestle with the question, "Which wields the greatest influence over man- kind, the Press or the Pulpit?" The paper is gratified The Franklin R. R. to learn that the Franklin railroad will be taken in hands by a company of northern capitalists, and suggests that it will be pleasing intelligence to the people of Waynes- boro and vicinity to hear that the "Tapeworm" was about to be completed by a similar company. "Be cheered up, friends, who knows but the Yankees may undertake it yet."
Advertisements.
Among the advertisements, John Snowberger tells of his fine home-made furniture at his well known shop on the Marsh road, and adds the cheerful intelligence that "walnut, cherry, and mahogany coffins will be made at the shortest notice" Alexander Hamilton has a lot of very fine lumber, which he will dispose of cheap. Peter Fahnestock, of West Main street, announces the best as- sortment of dry goods in the borough. J. Nill has just returned from the city, and has opened out a general as- sortment of fresh drugs and medicines at the old stand of Dr. Walker. C. T. Weagly, under the caption, "Truth, stranger than fiction," declares that he has the best chew- ing and smoking tobacco and snuff in the world :
"So chewers, puffers and snuffers One and all, give us a call, Young and old, large and small, Our motto is to please you all."
Philips & Besore have a very handsome and a very cheap assortment of air-tight parlor stoves, while Smith & Hollinberger have just opened a large and beautiful assortment of fall and winter goods (dry goods), pur- chased in the markets of Philadelphia and Baltimore for cash, which enables them to be sold on as reasonable terms as any merchant can sell them this side of the At- lantic cities. T. J. Filbert, the merchant tailor, receives
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VOL. 1. WAYNESBORO', PA., SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1813. NO. 19.
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the late fashions regularly, and announces that he has a very superior supply of fresh goods, from one dollar up to seven dollars a yard ; and he also engages to sell "on as fair terms as at any other establishment this side of the Atlantic cities-none excepted." \\. D. Lechler, the surgeon dentist, announces that he is prepared to attend to all operations in his profession. "New goods cheap and no humbug." Daniel Tritle has just received a stock from the eastern cities, and he is willing to take country produce in exchange for his goods at the highest market price.
Three columns, at least, of this third page is taken up with Chambersburg and Hagerstown advertisements, whilst the fourth page is devoted to miscellaneous matter and a continuation of local advertisements. Taken all together, the early editions of the "Village Record" show it to have been a bright, newsy country newspaper, well edited and printed.
The Keystone Gazette. 1876. ISTS .
1880. 1882.
January 1, 1885.
March. 1986.
The "Keystone Gazette" was established in the Ameri- can centennial year. It was published weekly, and was Democratic in politics. The publishers and proprietors were J. C. West and W. J. C. Jacobs. Two years after the organization of the paper, Mr. Jacobs retired, selling out his interest to Henry Trayer. It continued under this management for two years longer, when it was pur- chased by S. M. Robinson, who conducted it for two years, and then sold it to N. B. Martin, who, in connec- tion with James B. Fisher, conducted it for some time as an independent paper, when Mr. Fisher bought out Mr. Martin's interest, and conducted the paper alone for little more than a year. Then D. B. Martin assumed contro . with Mr. Fisher as manager and N. Bruce Martin as edi- tor. Subsequently, Mr. Fisher disposed of his entire in- terest to Mr. D. B. Martin.
A copy of the "Gazette," twenty years old, is at hand.
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and, as any local paper of that age would be. is interesting reading. Its first page is devoted almost exclusively to miscellaneous matter. The first column, however, con- tains advertisements. Seven lawyers, one dentist and one physician constitute the list of professional men who were at that time prominent before the Waynesboro pub- lic. The local railroad time-tables occupy a conspicuous place, and give in plain detail the information with re- gard to the running of trains, which, to-day, it requires considerable skill to extract from the scientifically pre- pared tinie-cards of the railroads.
The second page is editorial, and deals with the promi- rent issues of the day, both general and local. A special correspondence from Washington also presents in an in- teresting form the news at the National Capital for the delectation of the readers of the "Gazette." The admin- istration of President Hayes and his official acts are thor- oughly analyzed and severely criticised. A column or two of local and neighboring advertisers complete the page.
The third page contains the local information, and the news is properly introduced by the very sensible sugges- tion, "Support your local paper." The fact that Christ- mas was only two weeks away does not seem to have had any apparent connection with the lamentable announce- ment which follows that "Several mean, contemptible scoundrels, residing in this borough, whose names we withhold for the sake of their family relationship, have refused to settle their subscriptions." The paragraph to the effect that "Ralph L. Rolland, the notorious Cham- A bank robber. bersburg bank robber, made another attempt to escape from the penitentiary," recalls an incident that was once a nine days' talk for the whole Franklin county commu- nity. The hope expressed in the notice that a meeting had been called in the townhall for the purpose of or-
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An early copy of the paper. December 9, 1879.
Extracto.
Editorial and cor- respondence.
Local information.
Public movements.
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ganizing a fire company seems to have been realized. Marriages and deaths also had their column. The mar- riages recorded are three in number, but were among par- ties in the neighborhood and not in Waynesboro. Two young lives in the borough are reported as succumbing to that dread disease, diphtheria. Among the advertise- ments on this page, the most interesting to the general public was, probably, the announcement of the holding in the townhall of "Aunt Polly Bassett's Singin' Skewl."
Advertisements.
The fourth page is entirely devoted to advertisements, with the exception of one column headed "Sunbeams." which is made up of a number of the brightest sayings of the day which the scissors could clip. Among the chief town advertisers at this period were, Ring's Clothing Store, Kridler's Tailoring, Geiser's Grocery, Waynesboro Dairy, Smith, the Painter, Weiner's Clothing, Fourthman, Druggist, J. B. Russell & Brothers, Stoves, etc.
The Blue Ridge Zephyr. 1894.
1898.
The "Blue Ridge Zephyr" was started as a daily sum- mer paper, and, in a very short time attained great popu- larity among the mountain visitors and in the neighbor- hood generally. As an enterprise it proved a success. and, later, became an all year daily edition and continues to be a bright and spicy journal under the able editorial management of N. Bruce Martin, Esq.
The Centennial Souvenir. 1897.
The "Centennial Souvenir," published by Mr. Martin as a supplement to the "Blue Ridge Zephyr" at the time of the centennial celebration, is a handsomely edited and illustrated quarto pamphlet, presenting in a very attract- ive shape a complete history of the centennial celebration, the official program, the addresses, and a full description of all the demonstrations.
It has been largely drawn upon for the information on the subject of the Centennial Celebration contained in this work.
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The "Waynesboro Directory" is a business and literary CHAPTER XII1. achievement for which N. Bruce Martin is also respon- The Waynesboro Directory. 1900. sible, and it is well worthy of mention here. It gives a complete directory of private citizens and business men, and is a regular encyclopedia of the many business and other interests which pertain to the town of Waynesboro. It is the beginning of what is hoped will be a permanent institution.
FOND RECOLLECTIONS.
CHAPTER XIV.
CELEBRATING THE CENTENNIAL.
THE INCEPTION, PROGRESS AND SUCCESS OF THE DEMONSTRA- TION.
CHAPTER XIV. 1876.
I T was only after the American centennial celebration that the American people, and particularly the people of Pennsylvania, awoke to the importance of making an effort to preserve the history of localities by means of celebrations of important historical periods. The national centennial celebration was followed by very many local celebrations, and, as a consequence, brought about the preservation of a large amount of valuable historical mat- ter.
Note 72.
The newspapers of the locality are a very important factor in any movement of this character; and so it was that the local press of Waynesboro was instrumental in awakening the interest of the people in the centennial celebration. The suggestions made by the press were followed by action on part of the board of trade. The matter took form, and was soon under way.
May 10, 1897. The association formed.
In the early spring, a public meeting was called by the board of trade and the "Waynesboro Centennial Associa- tion" formed. A constitution and by-laws were adopted, and a large number of the proper committees were ap- pointed, namely, committees on finance, advertising. in- vitation, transportation, reception, entertainment, pro- gram. music, literary exercises, trades display, civic parade, historical, museum, special attractions, fireworks and decorations.
Officers and execu- tive committee.
In order to centralize the work as much as possible. the chairmen of these several working committees were organized into the centennial executive committee, who,
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together with the officers of the Centennial Association, CHAPTER XIV. undertook the work. These officers and committee were as follows :
J. H. Stoner, president : W. T. Omwake, vice-president ; E. W. Gardner, secretary ; Jno. J. Miller, treasurer ; G. B. Beaver. W. S. Cunningham, J. H. Deardorff, D. M. Good, Samuel Hoeflich, W. J. C. Jacobs, J. B. Long. N. B. Mar- tin. J. B. Raby, J. R. Ruthrauff, T. B. Smith, Val. Smith, Dr. A. H. Strickler, S. Wiener, J. M. Wolff, I. E. Yost.
The association thus constituted went to immediate work, with their headquarters in the Grand Army Hall. After weeks of labor, the official program, which appears at the close of this chapter, was arranged and all the neighboring country was notified that Waynesboro would keep open house during the period named, and would welcome her friends to a worthy entertainment.
The formal exercises opened on Sunday morning with the celebration in the churches. These were in the na- ture of historical discourses by the ministers, embody- ing, chiefly, the past history of the several churches.
Reverend F. F. Bahner delivered the second of his his- torical discourses in Trinity Reformed church on this occasion. Having given the history of "Salem, the Mother Church." on the previous Sunday, he spoke of "Trinity, the Daughter Church." confining himself ex- clusively to the German period of the congregation's history.
Reverend H. S. Cook, of the Evangelical Lutheran church, preached to a large congregation. His text was taken from Psalms one hundred and forty-three. verse five. "I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the works of thy hand."
Reverend T. C. McCarrell, of the Presbyterian church. preached from Deuteronomy thirty-two, verse seven, "Remember the days of old; consider the years of many generations." The history of the church was considered
Official program.
The opening day. August 29th.
Church celebra- tions.
German Reformed.
Lutheran.
Presbyterian.
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under three heads, organization, houses of worship, ministers.
Methodist Episco- pal.
Reverend C. V. Hartzell, of the Methodist Episcopal church preached from the same text as Reverend Mc- Carrell, likewise weaving in the past history of the church.
Union song service.
The evening of Sunday was devoted to a union song service. Under the direction of Reverend Charles H. Coon, of Philadelphia, this service was held in the Cen- tennial Music Hall. A chorus of two hundred voices, made up of the best local talent, led in the singing. Brief and appropriate addresses by the leader of the choir and local ministers were part of the exercises. The Rev- erend F. F. Bahner presided.
Monday's program. August 30th.
Monday was a gala day. indeed. The town was uni- versally and most appropriately decorated. No formal feature was put down for the day, which was devoted, chiefly, to receiving the incoming guests; but in the evening, a grand musical concert was given in the Cen- tennial Music Hall, and the magnificent chorus of two hundred voices, which had been so well drilled by the Reverend C. H. Coon, acquitted themselves on this oc- casion to the full satisfaction of the large and enthusiastic audience. Professor T. Williams Pearson, a leading tenor of Philadelphia, assisted, and rendered several solos.
Dr. Strickler's ad- dress.
On this occasion, the audience was welcomed in an ap- propriate address by Dr. A. H. Strickler. He said :
"Ladies and Gentlemen : It gives me pleasure to have the honor of greeting you on this eventful occasion. I desire, therefore, to welcome you to the town named in honor of the hero of Stony Point, Monmouth and Brandywine. It is said that when General Anthony Wayne honored this place, then in its infancy, with his presence, he made the remark, 'What a lovely place to build up a town.' To-day we remark, what a lovely town we have reared. This little infant, rocked in the cradle of industry, has become a full grown town in prosperity.
THE TERRYENGIO COLUMBUSO.
TRIUMPHAL ARCH-Centre Square.
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CHAPTER XIV. She has become the Birmingham of the Cumberland Val- ley. In the name, therefore, of the town of Waynesboro I greet you. I greet you collectively from the valleys and from the hills. I greet you individually, coming from other sections of our Commonwealth, and also from our sister States, trusting that your brief visit among us will not be without enjoyment, and confident that our own anticipation of pleasure will be fully realized.
"I have heard it said that travelers in foreign lands de- light to feast their eye on ancient ruins. We have none of them here. We show you a thriving town. We meet you on macadamized streets. We join arms with you on graded pavements. We light your footsteps with electricity, and give you to drink pure water from the crystal springs of our mountain hills. We open wide the gates, and extend to you the freedom of our town, and we trust that you will all be so well pleased. and so well entertained. that you will desire to come again."
Reverend B. H. Mosser's response.
Reverend B. H. Mosser, of Chambersburg, responded to the address of welcome as follows:
"Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen: To respond to a welcome so cordially and kindly, and withal so felici- tously spoken, is, indeed. to me a pleasant task. Nor can I, for a moment, question the sincerity of the wel- come extended here to-night to all who shall be so for- tunate as to be your guests in this holiday week, that so significantly joins for you the century past and that to come.
"My residence in Waynesboro, a few short years ago. was sufficiently long to impress me with the genuineness and heartiness of the hospitality of your citizens: and it is out of a personal experience, and very gratifying recol- lection of that hospitality, that I speak, when I declare my conviction. that the splendid address to which we have just listened. instead of being of the nature of a cold and meaningless formality, voices, rather, the true sentiment of the entire community at this moment.
"With this eventful week you complete a full century of history, a century of courageous and hopeful toil, and. also, of commendable progress. The proper observance
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of a 'Centennial' is not without its resultant benefit to a CHAPTER XIV. community. It may be made to exert a salutary influence upon the citizens immediately concerned, and, also, serve to materially promote the local interests represented, and brought prominently to the notice of the public, in such a series of demonstrations as you propose for the present week.
"It is an object lesson and an inspiration to youth. It stirs the enthusiasm, and awakens more thoroughly the public spirit of the men, who, in the prime and vigor of life, are at the front in the affairs of the business world. It is an event of more than passing interest to the aged. who, of necessity, live much in the past. and who occupy a position that peculiarly qualifies them to note the marked advantages of the present.
"A hundred years! How striking the contrast between the days that were and the times in which we live! How different the face of the world, and how changed the conditions of human life and the usages of society, in the new civilization that we see!
"It is only a little while ago that our forefathers lived in rude cabins, amid the solitude of the wilderness-vast areas of which were then unbroken and unexplored.
"Domestic comforts and conveniences were prac- tically unknown. The open hearth. with its log fire, was the sole source of comfort within, in the chill and drear winter-time ; and the torch and the tallow-dip gave forth their dim and sickly light, and cast their weird shadows when the night had fallen.
"The crudest of implements made agriculture, then the principal pursuit, toilsome in the extreme. The wheels of manufacture had scarce begun to turn. Of highways there were few, and transportation and travel were diffi- cult and tedious. The public press was in its infancy, and semi-occasional in its issues, and the intelligence of events occurring in any community required days-and. in more remote sections, even weeks-for its transmis- sion. Communications between the peoples of the old world and the new were infrequent, and slow sailing-ves- sels, of uncertain date of arrival and departure, the only means. The mighty commerce of our own great nation was in its feeblest beginnings.
Rev. Mosser's re- sponse.
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Rev. Mosser's re- sponse.
"To-day all this is changed! We have outgrown the old conditions! 'The little one has become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation.' The bold and hardy pioneer has felt, in his remote solitudes, the encroach- ment of a rapidly increasing population. Quiet, rural set- tlements have developed into bustling towns ; and these, in turn, have grown into populous and powerful cities. The inventive genius of the age has built veritable palaces as homes for men to dwell in, and, with lavish hand, sup- plied them with comforts, and conveniences. and luxuries, heretofore unknown and undreamed of.
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