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Chronicle,' which had been suspended for some weeks, was issued a few days ago. The editor gives good reasons for his suspension, and takes occasion to lash the Loco Foco leaders with great severity. He has been shamefully treated by professed friends who led him into difficulty, and took advantage of his situation."

In June 1840, the "Chronicle" hauled down the Van Buren flag and enlisted under the banner of Harrison for president, and thereafter was a Whig paper. The paper remained in Rochester until July 1840. In its issue of the 23d of that month, the following editorial notice appeared: "The office of the 'Beaver Falls Chronicle' has been removed from Rochester to Brighton. Those of our subscribers who reside in Rochester and its vicinity, will find their papers by calling at Jacob Hinds' grocery — those in Beaver at the book store of J. Bowen — those of Fallston at Mr. Caimon's store, and those in New Brighton at the store of Edward Hoopes." This closed the career of the paper as a Rochester institution, and was the first paper published in Brighton, now Beaver Falls, and remained under its old name until August 1840.

Beaver County Palladium.

August 29, 1840, J. Washington White editor and proprietor of the "Beaver Falls Chronicle," formally transferred the paper to E. Burk Fisher, in the following notice : "With the last number of the 'Beaver Falls ' Chronicle,' the subscriber relinquished his connection with it, and has assigned the establishment to E. Burk