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THE EAKLY PAPERS OF BEAVER. trict of Pennsylvania, George Holdship Esq., and Ennion Williams agent of the Pennsylvania Population Com- pany, to dispossess William FouUces. The advertise- ments were all on this page. The printer of the paper advertised a lot of ground in the town of Mercer. WiUiam Gillespie boot and shoemaker, . informs his friends that he still continues to carry on his business in Third street, opposite Mr. Hemphill's tavern. David Johnson register of the county has a notice. Arnold Eichbaum of Pittsburg, advertises turning in all its branches, oval and roiuid, in ivory, wood or metal, and Zadok Cramer of the same city, advertises a number of books just published. Coulter, Bever and Bowman, an- noimce that they have commenced building a paper mill at the mouth of Little Beaver, near Georgetown, and hope to complete it in the course of the winter. The fourth page is filled with poetry and miscellane- ous reading. The "Minerva" was in existence as late as January 9, 1811, and doubtless until succeeded by the "Western Cabinet." In 1810 Mr. Berry presented a claim to the Beaver council as follows : "For publishing three ordi- nances, 3 squares, $3.00 ; proposals for building a market house, one square, $1.00, total $4.00." January 9, 1811, it was endorsed — "Held under advisement." John Berry was a member of Beaver council in 1808-09, and while no doubt a man of influence and standing, nothing is now known of him personally; but the fact that he published the paper for four years, shows that he was a man of energy and strength of will, combined with intelligence.