Clippings from The Ledger’s early years

To the editor:

I am going to share some 160 years ago tidbits from The Fairfield Ledgers in October 1858 to hopefully make you smile:

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Oct. 28, 1858, page 2, column 1

SUBSCRIBERS:

A number of our subscribers have inquired of us if we would take wood, flour, etc., in exchange for the Ledger. To them and all others who owe us, or want to owe us, we would say that we will take flour, wood, beef, pork, butter, honey, corn, potatoes, chickens, oats, brick, lumber, eggs, gold, silver, bank notes, county orders, or anything that we can possibly use.

We wish to engage five or six hogs from our subscribers, and would like to have them delivered at the same time, also three or four hind quarters of good beef, to be delivered in the same manner. Those who can make this arrangement will oblige us by mentioning it the first time they see us, as we wish to engage now.

We do not care if every subscriber brings us a hog or a quarter of beef, providing they take pay in the 'Ledger”, or in work which we can do.

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Oct 7, l858, Page 3, column 1

PAVEMENTS:

What a wonderful improvement the pavements around the Park are to our city! They have been raised and lowered, until they are now of a uniform height, and there is no danger of stepping too low or stepping too high, for one can walk around the park on the darkest night without stumping his toes.

With the pavements, the side-walks, and other improvements, our city presents a really fine appearance, and those who have been absent a few years scarcely know it. Let the good work go on.

Topic next week: Twins in our school system in l926.