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PRINTER SEES . (Continued from page 1.) Settle and uncle of James M. Set* Ale of Flint Hill Editor Settle had just returned to the county from out west where he had been .practicing law in Montana when Jbe started a county paper known as The Blue Ridge Guide in 18 90. This he published until his death. , George Edward Cary, who was a printer for Mr. Settle, assumed continuation of the publication of The Guide after-the owner’s death. In 1889 he acquired ownership and published the paper for more —than 47 years, until he was compelled by poor health to retire. An article written by Attorney F. C. Baggarly and published in The Virginia Star at&the time of George Cary’s death, attested to the respect and affection felt by Rappalhannock citizens for Editor Cary. -
W. E. Compton states that he and Cary went to school together at The Academy'and Judge Mo£‘ Jett was their teacher. They served 'their apprenticeship together with The Echo.
Mr. Compton. after serving as A “printer’s devil”, beginning at-, the age of 12, left Rappahannock to continue his newspaper career elsewhere^ He was located in Cumberland, Md,,' Philadelphia, Trenton, N. J.,- and New York. . Jn 1886 he set type on the ‘‘Congressional Record” for one term of Congress. He located.in Newsutk, N. J., in 1887, where he worked for various newspapers as m printer. After the first linotype came into use, he was an operator until his retirement in 1936. At that time he returned home snd served for 15 years as mayor of the town of Washington, 1933 to 1945.
Mr. Compton graciously con_seated to read proof on this first ' issue of Rappahannock News. H? has been a daily visitor at the newspaper office since its opening and is greatly interested in * all its undertakings and enterprises, living over again the days of his successful printing career.
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