Ingratiating himself to people of means. He is deputy city Marshall to John Van Buren Perry. Jack. Really, he is out every night giving bottles of booze to out of town journalists. More like welcoming committee. Other papers had been making fun of him for doing this for politicians – so he merely began to […]
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Sam dresses up for legislature
Sam wore a starched shirt, broadcloth coat, and polished shoes, top hat, cane – borrowed from a costume shop of the theatre. He was trying to get invited to social events. And it worked. Orion last saw him unkempt and drunk in vc. Orion was amazed. He was lionized by official wives, including his sister […]
Factories open in VC
Industry grows in town – a Soap and Candle factory opens, a gas company is in the planning stages. — September 26, 1862
