N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual: containing a Catalogue of American Newspapers, a List of All Newspapers of the United States and Canada, 1893-1894, Volume 2 Page: 777
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1894
VIRGINIA.
777
Estab. Pages. lSize. Sub. Circ.
ROANOKE, (Continued)
p.fTimesf.4.. Morn. ex. Mon ...Ind. Dem........ 1886 8 16x22 6.00 2,878
m es ......................................... S nday edition .................. 16
Times Saturday . Ind. Dem. 1887 8 16x22 1.00 1,650
Times ................................ .. .........Ind. Dem ........ 1887 8 16x22 1.00 1,650
ROANOKE TIMES PUBLISHING COMPANY.
World (weekly edition of Eve- Weekly ..............Democratic... 1889 4 18x24 1.00 500
ning World).
CHARLES I. STEWART, Editor; WORLD PUBLISHING COMPANY.
ROCKY MOUNTt, pop. 628; FRANKLIN CO. (S.W.), pop. 24,985. 40 m. N. W. of Danville.
Rich. & Danv. R.R. Tel. Exp. Has tobacco and other manufactures. Iron mines in vicinity.
Franklin Herald ...........................Friday ...............Democratic..... 1872 4 18x24 1.00 750
BARNHARDT & MOSS, Editors and Publishers.
RURAL RETREAT, pop. -; WYTHE CO. (S.W.), pop. 18,019. 13 m. S. W. of Wytheville.
Norf. & West. R.R. Tel. Exp.
Banner.. .......................................Friday ...............Democratic..... 1892 8 11x16 1.00
LOUIs E. PEPPER, Editor and Publisher.
Times .............................................Friday ...............Dem ocratic..... 1892 8 11x16 1.00
CHARLES R. PEPPER, Editor and Publisher.
SALEMt, pop. 3,279; ROANOKE CO. (S.), pop. 30,101. On Roanoke R., 60 m. W. of Lynchburg.
Norf. & West. R.R. Tel. Exp. Industries-tanneries, tobacco, chair, and carriage
factories. In a tobacco raising district. Has springs of medicinal repute, and is a summer
resort from the South. Roanoke College (Lutheran) is here.
Roanoke Collegian................... Monthlyear Collegiate........ 1874 20 8x11 1.00 t600
. dur. Coll. year. C o 87e2ia te .00..600
STUDENTS OF ROANOKE COLLEGE, Editors and Publishers.
Times-Register ..............................Friday ...............Democratic..... 1855 4 20x26 1.50 $1,632
CHAS. D. DENIT, Editor; DENIT & WEBBER, Publishers.
SCOTTSVILLE, pop. 362; ALBEMARLE CO. (C.), pop. 32,379. 79 m. W. of Richmond., on
James R. & Canal. Chesap. & Ohio R.R. Tel. Exp.
Courier ............................................Thursday ...........Democratic..... 1863 4 16x24 1.00 700
J. H. FARRAR & SON, Editors and Publishers.
SHENANDOAH, pop. 751; PAGE CO. (N.), pop. 13,092. 18 m. S. S. W. of Luray. Norf. &
West. R.R. Tel. Exp. Bank, Luray. Railroad repair shops, furnaces, rolling, planing
mills, etc.
Argus ....Sa...t....... ........... ............ Democratic..... 1892 4 17x24 1.00
J. 0. MURRAY, Editor and Publisher.
SOUTH BOSTON, pop. 1,789; HALIFAX CO. (S.), pop. 34,424. On Dan R., 32 m. E. by N. of
Danville. Lynch. & Durh.; Rich. & Danv. R.Rs. Tel. Exp. Trade center of an extensive
tobacco growing district.
Boston Banner (Colored) ...............Saturday ..........Independent.. 1893 4 15x22 1.50
J. CORNELIUS CARTER, Editor; BANNER PUBLISHING COMPANY.
News ...............................................Thursday ...........Democratic..... 1890 4 15x22 .50 1,300
R. H. BEAZLEY, Editor; R. C. BEAZLEY, Publisher.
Tim es...............................................Friday ...............Dem ocratic..... 1890 8 16x24 1.00
SOUTH BOSTON TIMES COMPANY, Editors and Publishers.
STANLEY (Stanleyton P. 0.) pop. -; PAGE CO. (N.), pop. 13,092. Norf. & West. R. R. Tel.
Exp. Bank, Luray.
H erald............................................Thursday ...........Local............... 1891 4 18x2 1.00 800
T. S. DALTON, Editor and Publisher.
Zion's Advocate and Herald of Monthly ............Prim. Baptist 1854 32 8vo. 1.00 41,200
Truth .......................................
C. H. WATERS & T. S. DALTON, Editors; T. S. DALTON, Publisher.
STAUNTON t, pop. 6,975; AUGUSTA CO. (W.), pop. 37,005. Abt. 60 m. N. of Lynchburg.
Balt. & Ohio; Chesap. & Ohio R.Rs. Tel. Exp. Here are the Stockdon Iron Works, with
other machine and agricultural implement works. tannic acid works, flour and planing mills,
etc. Staunton has several flourishing educational institutions, the Western Lunatic Asylum,
and the Virginia Institution for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind.
Augusta County Argus..................Tuesday ..............Independent.. 1887 4 20x28 1.00 2,160
J. B. BURWELL, Editor and Publisher.
Goodson Gazette ...........................Saturday ............Deaf Mute...... 1875 4 10x14 .50
PUBLISHED BY THE VIRGINIA INSTITUTION FOR THE DEAF, DUMB AND BLIND.
News ............ ...........................Morn. ex. lfon...Independent.. 1891 4 18x24 6.00 4600
News ...............................................Thursday ..........Independent.. 1891 8 15x22 1.50 11,200
A. H. TAYLOR, Editor; DAILY NEWS PRINTING COMPANY, Publishers.
Spectator .......................................Wednesday........Democratic ..... 1823 4 20x27 2.00 1,500
RICHARD MAUZY, Editor and Publisher.
Tribune (Colored) ...........................Saturday............Ind. Rep ......... 1891 8 15x22 1.00
WILLIS M. CARTER, Editor; TRIBUNE PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Vindicator ......................................Friday ..............Ind. Dem ........ 1840 4 21x28 1.50 11,500
H. C. TINSLEY & A. S. MORTON, Editors and Publishers.
Yost's W eekly ...............................Thursday ...........Ind. Rep......... 1892 4 20x26 1.50
S. M. YOST, Editor; FRASER, BLACKBURN & Co., Publishers.
STRASBURG, pop. 646; SHENANDOAH CO. (N.), pop. 19,671. 18 m. S. S. W. of Winchester.
B. & O.; Rich. & Danv. R.Rs. Tel. Exp. Bank, Woodstock.
Virginian and News .....................Friday ...............Democratic..... 1880 4 20x26 1.00 816
REV. L. L. SMITH, Editor and Publisher.
STUART f, pop. 332; PATRICK CO. (S.), pop. 14,147. On Mayo R., abt. 90 m. S. W. of Lynchburg.
Danv. & West. R.R. Tel. Exp. In a stock raising and lumbering district.
Enterprise...................... Friday.......y ...............Democratic..... 1889 4 18x24 1.00 500
J. R. WAGGENER, JR., Editor; S. W. CREWS, Publisher.
CIRCULATION: Bold face-sworn. t Publishers' reports. Roman figures-estimated.
POPULATION: Census of 1890. * Estimated. t County Seat. * Size of page.
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