Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-25
RELIC OF PAST AGE.
A Century Old Newspaper That Is Re.
markably Well presaryaI,

! markably Wen Preserved.
Mr.. Glenn Brown, the architect. BIZ
an interesting relic in the shape of a
n old newspaper, probably one CT the ole
. est publications to be found in thi
country 1t is The Virginia Gazett
and Alexandria Advertiser, publishe
in Alexandria. The copy is dated Thurs
day, April 20, 1898. The motto of tb
paper, which is printed under the title
is as follows:
thou by whose almighty nod the scale
OF empires rises c1 alternate falls.
Send forth the saving virtues round this land
There is no mention made of tn,
names of the publishers or editors, bu
an advertisement which is inserted
asks for rags, old seines, fishing net.
and the like to be brought to the office,
70 that paper can be made from it.
From this it would seem that the firm
manufactured its own paper.
IN the news columns, which form but a
small portion of the paper, the adver
tlscments covering a greater part, is q
uispatch dated London, Feb. 25 pre-
Vlous, giving an account of an insurrec-
tlon IN Ireland. There are also publish.
ed Falne's reasons for preserving the
lie OF Louis Capet. The plan of the
new French constitution is given and
number of dispatches from Paris an.
pear.
one of the most interesting advertise
mehts III the paper is that of lottery.
1t states that it will be given by the
commissioner appointed to prepare the
publlc buildings, etc., within the city
OF Washington for the reception of con.
eress and for their permanent residence
after the year 1900. Samuel Blodgett
was W, the agent for tho affair in this city.
The capital prize was hotel, with all
furnishings, valued at $4,000. There
were cash prizes of $25, 900, the whole
amounting to $350,000. The lottery
by the way, was never held, as much
opposition was developed against it.
Samuel Blodgett was the one whose
heirs claimed large portion of the ma
tional capital.
There are several advertisements for
runaway slaves, Offering rewards of
from ST to SIG. There is an offer of a
reward OF $40, which would seem large
compared with those offered for the
runaway slaves, for eight bushels of
lover seed, stolen from Mount Vernon.
Inc advertisement goes on to state that
he clover seed was stolen from the
ranary and is supposed to have been
AIKEN by negroes. 1t is signed by An.
h0ny Whiting, who was Washinoton,s
verseer.
There is an advertisement in the pa-
er OF the celebrated horse Eclipse, from
inch many of the thoroughbred horses ,
the present day have descended. :,
here is also an advertisement of the y
poning of the city tavern at the sign =
the "Bunch of Grapes" by John q
Use. The statement is made that !;
orthern ans southern mails will arrive :,
the Office until Nov. | on MONDAYS. -
'ednesdays and Fridays at p. IN. =.
On one OF the pages is song COM - -
sed for Lodge No. 10 "of Charles. y,
Wn' commonly called Portobacco. =,
Inc paper consists of four pages of r.
ur columns each. The size of the :"
Gets Is about IL by IS inches. The c.
per was published Thursdays of each -, ~
eek. The SIS were all like is The -.
per has Lccn remarkably well pre- b t
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