Effect of the war on newspapers.
--The
Berryville (
Clarke co., Va.)
Conservator says:
The war has operated hard upon newspapers, particularly in this section.
In the counties of
Clarke,
Frederick.
Jefferson,
Berkeley,
Morgan,
Hampshire,
Shenandoah, Page,
Warren,
Rockingham,
Augusta, and
Loudoun, there were published, before the war,
twenty-three newspapers Now we know of but
seven that are published in those counties, only three of which are published regularly every week, and all, with one exception.
considerably reduced in dimensions.
Those entirely discontinued, are the
Berryville Journal, Charlestown
Spirit of Jefferson and
Independent Democrat, Shepherdstown
Register,
Martinsburg American, Berkeley-Springs Constitution, Romney
Intelligencer and
Argus, Piedmont Independent, Woodstock Tenth Region, Luray Review, Front-Royal Gazettes, Harrisonburg Citizen, Staunton
Vindicator, and Leesburg
Mirror, The balance are published occasionally.
We are happy to know that the
Consecrator has never missed a week since its first issue, and that we have paper enough on hand to last some months to come.