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NEW BRIGHTON PAPERS. 163 aggrieved and indignant persons, usually sought the editor or reporters, and settled all questions as gentle- men should, by being fair and honest, and by the paper having the courage and honor to retract any unjust things appearing in its columns. The first foreman in lie composing room of the Weekly "Xews" was the veteran printer, Samuel K. Alexander, who was assisted by his son William, with D. F. Daniels apprentice. Before the latter completed his trade, Mr. Alexander retired, and Mr. Daniels had charge of the office until John Tallon of Beaver, was appointed foreman. The latter learned his trade in the "Argus" office in Beaver, in the history of which a notice is given of him leaving his case to respond to the call of the President for volunteers in 1862. He was the son of liobert and Eliza Tallon of Beaver, the former a native of Ireland, whose parents came to this country in 1824, and the latter was a daughter of Stacy Daniels, one of the early settlers of the county. In addition to his duties as fore- man, Mr. Tallon sometimes went through the country on business for the paper. He died in a few years after becoming foreman, when D. F. Daniels was appointed foreman. Previous to this Edward Critchlow, son of Major Critchlow the manager of the paper, became an apprentice, and for a short time attended to the job work. William Alexander soon left the paper, and the Dorseys, father and son, held cases for a while. D. F. Daniels was bom in 1854 in Xorth Sewickley township, Beaver countv. Pa. ; was married to Miss Clara MeUon October 16, 1879, and has one son Charles M. Daniels. He imited with the First Baptist Church New Brighton, when 16 years of age, and was a worker in the church ever after and is a member of Social Lodge, Knights of Pythias, New Brighton. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the T. M. C. A. for a number