The late Warren Buzzerd compiled a history of his family’s newspaper for inclusion in the Morgan County Historical and Genealogical Society’s book “Morgan County, West Virginia and its people,” which was published in 1981. We reprint it as he wrote it that year.
The Morgan Messenger was established November 16, 1893 by S.S. Buzzerd and Lewis J. Frey, as joint editors and publishers. After two years Frey sold his interest to Buzzerd who remained owner…
