Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-06-18
THE CHANGES OF "a YEARS.
DIPPING INTO A WILMINGTON NEWSPAPER o
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| Samuel Wollaston, who is now amongst the
! oldest of our citizens, has handed us copy OF
! the Delaware State journal, dated October 9th ,
1910, and at that time published by Porter "
all.
The distance of time though comparatively |
short develops many changes; indeed so few oil
the old landmarks have been left standing that
we might reasonably imagine ourselves III
new country.
The first thing that strikes the eye upon OPP
ening the paper is the immense spread eagle
stretching across four of the seven columns ON
a page, with an immense streamer bearing the
inscription, "Tell Chapman to crow" Above
the eagle is '7l6 majority Following the eagle
is the following
"Delaware Speaks, Listen Boys New Cas-
tie County Redeemed, Regenerated and Disen-
thraled !"
Then follows the vote given at the Inspectors
election held october 9th, at which 4l4l votes
were cast, the largest vote ever poled III New
Castle county up TO that time.
Ofthe ten hundreds, only Brandywine, 81 !,
Appoouinimink, IT and White Clay Creek 80;
voted for the "Loco- Focos," as they were then
called, and Wilmington 30; Christana As; New
Castle o; Mill Creek So; lied Lion Fl; PencadeI
80; and st. Georges 50, voted for the Wings
giving majority for that party of ld3 in tht
county. Wilmington City then polled l02.
votes: Braudywine AIS; Christiaua $50; New
Castle 33l; Mill Greek, 4i3; Red Lion 1853; Pen
cader 224; st. Georges 36l; Appoquiniminl
4Og and White Clay Creek Isl.
4 After dsposins of New Castle We wer
Greeted with "All Hail Kent !" The Wing
Carried every hundred in Kent, the highest ma
iority being ITO, in Milford, and the lowest,
in Mispilion, the whole majority being tnre
liar hundred aud fifty four.
'' We are ut xt admonshed to "Stand Back II
na Old Sussex !" in black letters a half inch lon:
''u which are followed by figures showing VIII
&C.,, majority of 229 in that county. Batimor
~ Darsboro, Indian River, Nanticoke, Broadkill
'on, and Cedar Creek gave Wing majorties, al
He Broad Creek, Little Greek, North west fof
~ and Lewes and Rehoboth both gave Locofo'
Ln, maiorities. Georgetown waa not then orga
lied as hundred.
r. Some of our Old and retired citizens we
,nv, teen in the midst Of business prosperity. Spe
IA, Ger Ewes was then in the dry goods business
,;,,o 70 Market street. j. x J.C. Aiken were
TO- tile grocery business at 4!h and Market; Jo
,anI Merrick made coaches at Fourth and Fren(
sias. Joseph Bringhurst and Edward Brlnghur
az were each in the drug business; the first at
iI, and the latter at 9th x Market street, where
" ~ may yet he found. Edward Il. Rice was Ill
70 W grocery and liquor business at No9 East $
,,.,, ond Sweet: VIM. ii. Nail was in the auct
/ five BUSINESS push 1 In $3.50, S,'.sa,, ~ In
Nv IN Il Co. advertised dry goods at 81 Market Str,
~, ~ Delapaine Mcdaniel was in the iron trade
more ihilu ~ hi"s i'osS ',,,n,ad Nv, i,, en-, Ia,
lN
u 9nt foundry, and William IL. Reynolds carried
! Iissae wheewrighting in Brandywine.
LIN, Our old friend Eli Crozier, the head, fl
. ,n5 and body of ave the people," was then Il
n lie OF the people as mach as now for he is annol
80 ed as a candidate for Coroner and was eleI
:, l'I hn' with "Tippecanoe and Tyler too"
'nr"n The foregoing are names of well-known
. pin. zens yet living in our midst, and who wer,
I'll y that time advertisers i'll the paper referred
w. u,n The delaware LOTTERY Headquarters wei
da,n, that time at No. IL Market street and were
,iIarn vertlsed by f. 7. Bailey. lie informed
Ii public that all orders for tickets or shares,
as he uresseu ~ ~ -. I'ota VI n' ,,,,,,
Love tended to.
sn"ne. Ofthe publishers of the paper, from "
We gain this information, w. IL. IL. Maj
lives in our midst, his partner, MIR. porter
ing died few years ago. Wilmington was
a city of about 5000 population scarcely
tanning more than one fifth its present III
, of people.-Contmercid