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36 HISTORY OF BEAVER COUNTY PAPERS, cuasion about the county printing, in which the "Patriot" charged that the "Argus" received too high rates, but Mr, Henry held his own and showed the charge to be in- correct. The paper was the Democratic successor of the "Beaver Falls Chronicle," but it was not successful and reached its end in 1843. The following notice appeared in the "Western Argus" January 11, 1843, of B. B. Chamberlain Esq., assignee, who announced the sale at his office in New Brighton January 21, 1843, of "all the right, title and interest of Jonas B. Shurtleff, decreed a bankrupt, in and to the subscription and advertising books of the "Beaver County Patriot," published at Bridgewater up to the 30th day of December 1842." Though the foregoing named effects were sold, the paper was not discontinued. It was stated by the "Argus" that a number of politicians bought the material, including presses, and retained the editor. In its issue of August 30, 1843, the "Argus" mercilessly scored the "Patriot," whose editor in bankruptcy, tried to collect a subscription of five dollars from Governor Porter while in the county. This led to a bitter controversy and much feeling. The climax came in October 1843, when the "Argus" in a half column editorial told of the troubles of the editor of the "Patriot" with the party bosses, who took the type and presses from the editor and set him adrift, sending for a young man to take his place. There is no record that this young man remained if he ever came, as the paper does not seem to have appeared after October, but was succeeded by the "Western Star" December 15, 1843.