Jefferson County Virginia USGenWeb Archives News.....BILLMYRE, EDWARDS, HILL, SPOTTS, WILLIAMS August 14, 1816 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cheryl Shaw CShaw24206@aol.com December 16, 2006, 8:40 am Farmer's Repository August 14, 1816 "One Dollar Reward. Ran away from the subscriber, living in Charlestown, on the 24th of June last, an apprentice to the Plastering Business, named JOSEPH SPOTTS, about 16 years of age, with light hair --had on a dark grey cloth roundabout, and striped cotton pantaloons. The above reward will be paid for securing said apprentice in jail, and reasonable expenses if brought home -- All persons are forewarned from harboring or employing said apprentice at their peril. THOMAS HILL. Aug. 7." - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Joseph Edwards, had a stray steer come to his plantation on Opeckon Creek, Jefferson County. The owner was "requested to prove property, pay charges and take him away." - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Jacob Billmyre, was offering a $5 reward for "a light roan horse colt" that left the "commons at Martinsburg". - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Le Roy P. Williams, of Frederick County, VA, informs his friends and the public that he has settled in Alexandria and will receive flour to sell on commission. Additional Comments: The "Farmer's Repository" was a weekly newspaper published in Charles Town, Jefferson Co, VA, which is now known as Jefferson Co, WV. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/jefferson/newspapers/billmyre89gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb