Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-06-07

Franco
The local news, with the exception OF
an obituary notice and poem, is pub
ished in the advertising columns. The
poem Is quaint and drol bit of senti-
ment, which the modern editor would
smile to read:
TO MISS Will
Sweetest gyren Of the Augustan stage,
Adored by youth, respected by old age,
Permit me now to sing In homespun lays,
Thy charms divine-that all, who know, must
praise
bard so feeble-none win e'er defend
A task 30 arduous-who viii dare contend?
Abb none dare venture on this dangerous sea,
Butsuch q rnadrnan-poor, unhappy me!
Angels, when painted fair, they look like you.
Lovely, innocent, sweet as morning dew.
Thine eyes, how gentle, languishing, cast down.
Your face all s1niles-but now and then frown
That brighten up again-and leave that sky
Pure, white and red: can any Ehis denyP
No.
IT'S granted then-next comes thy crimson lips
That fires my blood-I'u snatch the ambrosial kiss;
Thy BOSOM too doth heave with fond desire. 90
Like dying birds, just when they do expire
Thy lovely taper waist, how round and small
Here language faints-I sigh with Jove for Wall
LoTHARIo,
The advertisements Of a century ago
were unique. Here is one:
At the late dwelling of Philip Jones, OF Burke
county, deceased, on Monday, the 25th day of
October next ensuing, will be sold to the highest
bidder, for ready money, all the personal prop
erty Cnot otherwise disposed Of by the late Philip
Jones in his last wild negroes and cattle only
cepted-consistfng Of horses, sheep, hogs, wag
gon, nice rife gun, sundry household furniture
&c. &c. BY r Hill JONI, JoSEs' guardians
Sept II. 1870.
n B-Property not to be altered, nor delivered.
till the money be paid
The editorials in The Chronicle of 1890
were conspicuous by their absence, with
the following exception:
1.-THE Ode to Washington" "Lotharios Address
to Zoius and Mereus," will appear in our next
From the thumb paper of 1785-brief,
jeiune, primeval-a mere suggestion of
a newspaper rather than a newspaper
itself, The Augusta Chronicle has come
down through the last century to the
modern daily, panoplied with every ap-
pliance of journalistic science. At no
time in that century have its types lain
idle or its presses ceased to move. Come
peace or war, health or pestilence, pros
perity or panic, out at its appointed time
came the paper, to say by it's issual-I
still live! Today it is one of the powers
of Georgia.
The editors in charge were John E.
Smith, 1885; Mr.. Driscoll, a native of
Ireland, 1907; Joseph Vallence Bevan,
1921; T. S. Harmon, 1922: A. Fl. Penn
berton, 1926; William E. Jones, 1885;
James w. Jones, 1889; Col. James NJ.
Smythe, 1916; n. S. Morse, a northern
man, 1861; Mr.. Henry Moore. 1866; the
latter part of which year Hon. Patrick
Walsh took charge and has continued
until the present time. With Mr.. Walsh
several distinguished writer's have work
ed, among them James r. Randall, the
gifted author Of maryland, My Mary
land, Arlington" and other poems.
Mr.. Walsh was born in Ireland, Jan.
1, 1910, and came to America in 1852
learned the printers trade at Charleston
and served in the Confederate service as
lieutenant Of Emerald light infantry, of
Carolina. At the close of the war he
went to Augusta and became connected
with The Chronicle. He is at present
editor-in-chief Of the paper and also
southern agent Of the Associated press.
His editorial writing is clear and argu-
mentative. His face, of which present
here likeness, is a type of the Irish
American, particularly the Irish-Amer-
lean of the southern states, who is almost
invariably successful and leader in the
community where he lives. Mr.. Walsh
is no exception.
Mr.. Walsh was three times sent as
delegate at large to the national Demo-
cratic conventions of 1875 at St. Louis,
1880 at Cincinnati and 1884 at Chicago.
and was an original Cleveland supporter,
besides being on the national Democratic
executive committee for four years He
represents the protective element of
southern Democrats at present, and was
defeated as delegate to St. Louis last
year because Of his protection views.
He has taken an active part in state
politics for Yeas.
The Augusta national exposition of last
November was conceived by him, and
he attended to the laborious work which
that display of southern resources en-
tailed. All this in connection with the
work of conducting The Chronicle and
half dozen other enterprises for Au-
gusta's good. FREDERICK j. Cooke.
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