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, 1890, Volume 2 Page: 736
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WEST VIRGINIA.
Population *775,000 ............................................Dem. Plur. in 1888, 508
Dem. vote, 78,677; Rep. 78,171; Union Labor, 1,508; Prohib. 1.084.
STATE CAPITAL, CHARLESTON.
There are 54 Counties in West Virginia. Newspapers are published in 53.-Cities, towns and
villages in which papers are published number 73, of which 50 designated by a dagger (t)
are county seats.-Of the 148 papers published in the State, 11 are daily, 3 semi-weekly,
125 weekly, 1 fortnightly, 1 semi-monthly, and 7 monthly.
Estab. Size. Pages. Sub. Circ.
ADDISON , pop. 150; WEBSTER CO. (E.C.), pop. 3,207. On Elk R., abt. 75 m. E. by N. of
Charleston. Nearest railroad sta. Buckhannon, 32 m. U. S.; B. & 0. Exp. Bank, Buckhannon.
Mineral springs here. In a farming section.
Webster Springs Call..................... Friday ...............Democratic..... 1888 22x31 4 1.00 +450
B. WOODDELL, Editor and Publisher.
BARBOURSVILLE t, pop. *500; CABELL CO. (S.W.), pop. *30,000. On Guyandotte R., 41
m. W. of Charleston. Hunt. div. Chesap. & 0OR.. . el. Te Adams Exp. Bank, Huntington.
West Virginia Methodist ..............Monthly ............Methodist ...... 1887 20x26 4 .50 t1,050
MCCLUIrG, SHEARER & LAMBERT, Editors and Publishers.
BERKELEY SPRINGS f, pop. 650; MORGAN CO. (N.E.), pop. *6,689. Near Potomac R., 34
m. E. of Cumberland, Md. Balt. & Ohio R.R. Tel. U. S.; B. & O. Exp. Here are
medicinal springs, much visited by invalids. In an agricultural country. Has a tannery.
Morgan Mercury..................... ........Saturday ...........Republican..... 1869 24x35 4 1.00 t525
LEWIS J. FREY, Editor and Publisher.
News ...............................................Friday ..............Dem ocratic..... 1885 26x40 8 1.00 750
N. S. D. PENDLETON, Editor and Proprietor.
BEVERLY t, pop. *400; RANDOLPH Co. (S.E.C.), pop. *11,615. About 120 m. E. N. E. of
Charleston. Nearest railroad sta. Elkins, abt. 6 m. (W. Va. Cent. R.R.) Adams Exp.
Bank, Philippi and Buckhannon. Has a lumber mill. In an agricultural valley.
Randolph Enterprise ....................Friday ...............Democratic..... 1874 24x35 4 1.50 $800
BOswORTH BROTHERS, Editors and Publishers.
BLUEFIELD, pop. - ; MERCER Co. (S.W.), pop. *15,673. 62 m. N. W. of New River. New
Riv. br. N. or Z. & West. R.R. Tel. S'thrn Exp. Bank, Bramwell.
Exponent .......................................W ed. & Sat.......Local .............. 1890 15x22 4 1.00
ARTHUR W. ROBBINS, Editor and Publisher.
BRAMWELL, pop. -- ; MERCER CO. (S.W.), pop. *15,673. 9 m. S. W. of Elkhorn. Norf.
& West. 1.R. Tel. S'thrn Exp. In a coal mining district.
Flat Top M onitor ..........................Thursday .................................... 1889 24x35 4 1.25
CHARLES P. LATHAM, Editor and Publisher; JOHN D. HEWITT, Business Manager.
BRAXTON C. H. t, pop. 350; BRAXTON CO. (C.), pop. 12,000. 56 m. E. N. E. of Charleston.
Nearest railroad sta., Tel., U. S.; B. & 0. Exp. Bank, Sutton. Has a foundry, tannery,
and flour mill. Engaged in lumbering.
Central .......................................Friday ...............Republican..... 1883 24x35 4 1.50 1725
J . DUNN, Editor and Publisher.
Dem ocrat .......................................Friday ...............Democratic..... 1883 24x35 4 1.50 1850
C. Y. BYRNE, Editor and Publisher.
BUCKHANNONt, pop. 1,000; UPSHUR Co. (N.E.C.), pop. *12,713. About 90 m. E. N. E. of
Charleston. Clarksb., Weston & Glenv. R.R. Tel. U. S.; B. & O. Exp. Has a saw and a
grist mill.
Banner ............................................Friday . ..............Dem ocratic..... 1876 24x36 4 1.00 650
T. McCREERY, Editor and Publisher.
Busy Bee.........................................Friday ...............Independent.. 1884 24x36 4 1.00
JACOB R. GROVE, Editor and Publisher.
Delta.................................................W ednesday ......Republican..... 1871 26x40 4 1.00 1,025
A. B. CLARK, Editor and Publisher.
CAMERON, pop. 498; MARSHALL CO. (N.), pop. *20,736. 28 m. S. by E. of Wheeling. Balt.
& Ohio R.R. Tel. U. S.; B. & 0. Exp. Bank, Moundsville, 20 m. Has a flour mill and a
farming implement factory.
Marshall and Wetzel News ...........Thursday ...........Independent.. 1886 26x40 4 1.00 $950
COOK & CARNEY, Editors and Publishers.
CEREDO, pop. 462; WAYNE CO. (S.W.), pop. 15,000. On Ohio R., 6 m, below Huntington.
Newp. News & Miss. Val.; Chesap. & Ohio R.ls. Tel. Adams Exp. Bank, Huntington.
Here is a large saw mill; also a planing and a grist mill.
Advance ............................... .....Wednesday ..... Republican ..... 1885 24x35 4 1.00 500
T. T. McDOUGAL, Editor and Publisher.
CIRCULATION; Bold-face-sworn. t Publishers' reports. Roman figures-estimated. * Size of page.
POPULArION: * Census of 1890. Unmarked-Census of 1880, or later reports. t County Seat.
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