The Blackshear Times stated in an editorial on April 17, 1902, that "we presume it was Mr. B.D. Brantley, our present treasurer, who gave The Times its name." The paper was being published by The Times Publishing Company. It was owned by The A.P. Brantley Company. On March 2, 1911 E.Z. Byrd, who had been owner of, or with, the county newspaper for 23 years, announced that he was selling The Times to Col. C.A. Sydnor. The Times would have eight owners over the next 15 years. Owners following Sydnor included H. (Harry) Johnsen, partners W.L. Knight and R.D. Thomas, W. Boyce Bailey,
The Bengal Times Times The Bengal Times The Bengal Times was a newspaper published from Dhaka. It was the second newspaper of its kind published in 1871. E. C. Kemp was the editor. It was a bi-weekly newspaper published every Sunday and Saturday. "The Bengal Times" was a very influential newspaper in East Bengal. In Dhaka its price per copy was eight annas and nine annas at outside of Dhaka. The lowest rate of advertisement was one rupees. Rate of each line was four annas. After the Partition of Bengal in 1905 the name of the newspaper was changed to Eastern Bengal and