19th Century Fort Edward — Newspaper moves across border

The Commercial Advertiser weekly newspaper was moving from Sandy Hill to Fort Edward.

“We have finally decided to do so, and our Fort Edward friends have made it appear to us that it will be to our advantage to locate among them,” the Advertiser reported on Oct. 5, 1881.

The goal was to expand content and increase circulation.

“In doing so we shall not by any means lose interest in Sandy Hill or its affairs, but shall endeavor to make our Sandy Hill column even more complete than it has been.”

In other 19th century Fort Edward news collected from historic newspapers of the region:

• A Fort Edward stagecoach driver became a hero.

“Charles Wright of Fort Edward, who runs the stage between that place and Schuylerville saved the life of a little girl who fell in the river near Fort Miller yesterday. The little one was rescued after she went had gone down in the water several times,” The Morning Star of Glens Falls reported on March 14, 1890.

• “Newton and Hill are out with an attractive new delivery wagon,” — The Morning Star reported on April 15, 1890.
• “The Commissioners have selected the old site, just north of the Railroad Bridge, for the location of the Fort Edward and Moreau Bridge,” The Fort Edward Ledger reported on July 2, 1858. “So far as we have heard, the location seems to give pretty general satisfaction to the public.
• Fort Edward was a destination for date night.

“A party of about 15 couples of young people enjoyed a moonlight ride to Fort Edward on the Glens Falls, Lake George and Chester Co.’s tally-ho coach last Friday evening,” The Commercial Advertiser of Sandy Hill reported on June 23, 1880.

• The village of Fort Edward was looking to expand its boundaries in 1859.

“The bill to enlarge the boundaries of Fort Edward and make it a separate Road District has passed the Assembly and reported in the Senate. It will pass that body, without doubt,” The Fort Edward Ledger reported on March 11, 1859.

• A new organ was to be installed that week at Fort Edward Presbyterian Church, The Commercial Advertiser reported on June 23, 1880.
• “There was a large attendance at the corn husking and shingle social held last evening in Somers’ block under the auspices of the Baptist Church, and all had an enjoyable time,” The Morning Star reported Oct. 17, 1890.

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