16 DECEMBER 1922, Page 26

THE SHREWSBURY CHRONICLE, 1772-1922.

We congratulate that good old country paper, the Shrewsbury Chronicle, on completing its hundred and fiftieth year. It is a few weeks younger than the Morning Post, having first appeared on November 28rd,1772, as the Shrewsbury Chronicle; or, Wood's British Commercial Pamphlet. Thomas Wood,- the publisher, had had experience of a Birmingham weekly before he went to Shrewsbury. The history of the paper and of Shrewsbury and Shropshire are outlined in an attractive• supplement to last week's issue, which is illustrated from old prints and contains a facsimile of the first title-page. Mr. A. Edmund Spender, who was recently appointed editor, contributes the article on Thomas Wood.