Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-23
AMONG THE OLD FILES.
ISN,AL HISTORY IN NEWSPAPERS

AMONU luG VIII AAAAOs
,,u., HISTORY IN NEwsPAPERs
Advel tisipy In Tic Last Century-Some Re-
miniscences Of Lancaster In "Yo
Olden Time"
LII.
The subscription books for the Gap,
Newport & Wilmington turnpike were
open in Strasburg in the summer of 1896
The INTELLIGENCER book store at that
time had all the standard publications of
the day for sale, including Rasselas,
Young's Night Thoughts, ThomsOn's
Seasons, ChesteIfields Letters, Tom
Paine's Essays and Tom Jones Gin 3
vOlumes). John Kerr was making nails
"opposite the Ca,vinist church on Grange
street." and Peter Getz sold watches
across from Slough's tavern. Slough,
Dunwoody and Downing felt SO encouraged
BY liberal patronage and the completion
Of the Philadelphia turnpike that they an
bounced their purpose to run stages
through from Lancaster to Ph!la-
delphia in one day, leaving each
terminus at a. m, daily and it
was not thought extravagant to raise the
faro from 90 to $3.50; from Lancaster to
Shippensburg the journey occupied two
days, and the fare was 81. About this
time stock was subscribed for the Lancas-.
caster, Elizabethtown, Middletown and
Harrisburg turnpike.
Hamilton d Willcocks dissolved June
20, 1906, and Hamilton continued the pub
lication of the journal alone inserting ad-
vertisements of no more length than
breadth three times for a dollar and
quarter dollar for every continuance"
Robert Dawson's patent boiling cloths
for millers, made in Wilmington, are
heralded as superior to imported goods.
Wilder Bevius, of Martick works, adser-
tises his runaway negro Isaac, who twill
take to excess OF strong drink ifpermitted.
His clothing cannot be described, having
great variety, all Of which lie has taken
with him. He is we'll known in Lancas
ter, being formerly tho property OF Mr..
Slough. 1t is probable he will be seen
with watches, two of our workmen having
missed them since his elopement." $50
reward.
Iu the issue of July 8. is announced the
great loss sustained by Science and the
World in the death on June 2G of David
Rittenhouse, LID, who was buried next
day. With the return of Fredom's natal
day there was fit observance of it at
Winners Bridge and at the Springs oppo.
site Mr.. Swenk's, the inevitable series of
toasts being drank and ''the large and re- |
spectacle company of citizens" returning |
to town in the evening "bearing the cap |
of liberty before them, and after forming |
into circle at the court house, Hymn |
to Liberty was sung"
That there were cure-allS in those days is |
shown by the fact that G. w. Alderstern |
advertises himself as such, located at the |
81 inn Of Mr.. John Michael, the ign of the |
Wagon on Queen street," The short |
wasted dresses of the day, an innovation |
i'll ladies' fashions, were the subject OF
much spoItive discussion, often occupying |
a share of the space devoted to medical
contributions. The celebrated orator and
patriot, Mr.. (Fisher) Ames, having |
taken a journey southwark for his health |
reached Lancaster on July 25th, aud ''this |
Americans Cicero" was given dinner |
next day by some Of the gentlemen OF tho |
lication of this is credited by the enter |
prising journal to correspondent. The |
Philadelphia turnpike must have begun |
early to pay as dividend Of 50 per share |
$4,000 is announced at this time. Reilly q |
Weed now announce that their stages will |
run through to Philadelphia in one day. |
MIR. Peticolas was painting miniature por |
traits here then, completing them in two |
days with three hours sitting. After Aug. |
IA, 1879, a tri weekly mail to Philadelphia |
is promised. Candidates were not numer- |
GUS, the only current political ADVERTISE |
ment being the request of James Morrison |
that his constituents should not ree'ect |
him to the Legislature as his domestic |
concerns would not admit of him serving |
were he elected. "a correspondent
again informs the Journal of an item of |
local news in the fact that tho new engine |
for the Sun fire company, made by Peter |
Getz, is fully completed, and "is esteemed |
by gentlemen Of mechanical abilities to be |
as complete apiece of work as any |
of the kind in America" throwing the |
water with great force and effect" Nor |
were seekers after place in the court house |
SO abundant as now, as the recorder ad- |
vertises for an apprentice who can read |
good English. Daniel Wilmer succeeded |
his brother Abraham, of Winners bridge,
in the proprietorship of the tavern there
in september, 1896.
Politics.
1t seems to have been the privilege of /
every sect CT organization to present its /
ticket for the consideration of tho electors |
and accordingly we find in the newspapers
of that day set OF nominees proposed by
the field officers of the militia of Lancas-
ter county another by the jury of the su-
preme court. In the county the grant by
the Legislature of the right to Niesly to
erect 4 wing dam Oh the COnestogoe was
famed into an issue and was much dis
cussed. The following Lurlesque ad-
dress is taken from the Journal of Sept
80, 1896:
ADDRESS
To tho H/GH g. MIGHTY SUNK MA
h.ERS of LANCASTER.