Daily Republican., 1884-05-24
/ EvEy1ruL CAREER

1ssnT rLAGLoa. A
~ l,.Hs ., s.spaE 1sn wILMlN''
rOs CA"h....- ;,
=. nus of wiImington's
el, FiasISIb Ubo vlls has been IL ,, fol sevef e.
ciii1eDsi i,'I WIN about l midnight oed ol
enths,, :, si, %i,q late residence, No. sao su
,iarssst,,p s,pa,sr ,' ,IV part Of his life ne ne
noas, 'As sas ,s'i.l highly respected .;i1'y Iy
ho tlsn."vel,out knew I,o,l the city and l,d., in
% 'hrousfIVIhve y the country, a short
as P,I's y. life, Il a. Cleaned by ',Isn j.. Kn1
.as Of d, 1snorteJ, mort is herewith g'veMH' y
lc1s q Ist ,ss''tSt born in NewOurg, wv. y.
sd w h'' 1928, and came to VIII
N Hhsn s'R, abe sbeut u years Of age. Z:
'.,s,1si 4. ,,si. 'n''s' of carriage body
Cd "ith sdt ' the late John kirkman, aG u;
apduclsl the carriage .a!'s,o OuS,t'1I ,t that
d painp nnu an adept workman ne
...'ra1 n,.DS the trade and became q
nsIs,odd si. naud In 1884, Mr.. F!aglor
ls . In'""'Inasrtnership I'"Ia with Marcel
Isuipg and succeeded to the 0u'''
y D" aIs enp ia,er IN" 90 operative
s.'' q VI Fflag.or & Company was
q , ~ ~ the association Of eight
uen, who were thoroughly con- nf
!, TST vi,b the different branches OF
business, M which association 9uo,n IN
Dus,u rsars proved the nursery from
!o',pr 0r,p most Of the larger facto-
: '1 ihr present time. These eight
vsre Albert Flaglor. Enos Hupz'
!, WI Joel First, George A!lmon,
H S,ripg, Samuel Reeve, Henry n,
chDer and Geo. II. Robinson. The
i'm rp prvsperpd and soon built up a
.h;nr hnsiDess. As they accu-
,al ,. capital the other partners be.
Irop out one by one and started
(on their own account Previous
4, " however, Joseph String and
N Reeve brother Of John W.
l carriage builder of TINS city,
a branch shop in Baltimore,
\ they operated for about a year
EpW,ion with the firm, when they
ant their interest," and continued
,orks at Baltimore under the trm
Of Reeve & String. (String is
lead, while his partner is located
rtO!k, Vs.)
i First and George Allmon theL
drew, and started for themselves
the firm name OF First &Allmon,
Who arc still engaged in ths busi-
pt Seventh and Shipley streets.
70 Il. Robinson was the Eext to
out, and in q short time after EN-
td in the Ice cream and conIeCtion-
usiness, which he continued with
rs until a short tine ago, when he
.ed Of bis stock to Farra Il Lewis.
aaHenryPre,zchner followedRob-
and for many years conducted
lge shops ct Fourth and Walnut
IS, Enos Hurzberger, who in
% erected the large building at
b snd Market streets, recently
based BY the Baltimore s. Phila-
lia Railroad Company, was the
b withdraw, leaving Flaglor alone,
thirty years ago, was located In
large tFo.stOry frame bui!ding
market street bridge, which
Y far the most important in the
ess here, as many as 900 jsbs
turned out in one year, which
FOnsldeItd a large number at that
and which has only been excelled
by John Merrick and McLeaI
ndall.
Old building was subsequently
Dyed BY fire, while occupied by
lson 4 Brother, and since replaced
asclaII's slarge brick factory.
lel the war Of the rebellion broke
DC carriage trade came to a stand
anu IN Consequence all the finish,
VfK on sa.e IN Southern reposito'
shipped back to Mr.. Flaelor
80 cFamped him for room tha,
'; compelled to erect a long, low
uli'ding, opposite his factory
y 'ae present site Of the carriage
!! VI Jones, Guthrie h Co., where
Y, sNofS was stored. In the mean
'Ls lactoFy was kept in operation
s!ngNlil pressed for room, Mr.
W Ieil DIS works here in charge O,
one' t tathrie and opened a larg,
.M'y ID Philadelphia, where h,
Si'l ~ considerable success, consid
'le iact that the war was IN pro
lal ~. 'li' southern markets closed
VIE engaged in this business an,
Ill., .as r'N war Mr.. Flaglor began t.
IA'e very largely in cotton an,
,,, wliCh finally resulted il
a'' asuyl1. ruin anil the carriage
AZ aaa TO snccumb. Before h
!, IRON Inc business, however, h
~ S''fa! large government con
W. sMoal' nces and army wa
,,, "va winch he realized some $50,
I1s far pfoIl'' but lost it all, togethe
t,,en S,es'rF a part Of his capital, il
y. V1 u, ahd grain speculations,
y 'H' war in 1871 C. Vesle,
" Ir,,,, f'ec'ed the large two-stor
'nn1'hg ang south Of Market stree
|Ss0I "pP%s'te p Flag'or', old site an,
,1.,p S1supitd by Rice e. White, an,
Ersr',iun ,1 III thr carriage business, wit
tr,,S,u mayor as general superintendent,
|,,,;s r;sufe being named 1.-THE Flal
|ii,nt'ase works" Samuel Reoy,
ktirs irn's"rls'naI members of the c,
n Nv, ", urn II of A. Flarlor & Co., ha
EftG'. .Ae .a., wood department., an,
d m .r,a en,ife works, while John "
nep, pt,OpFflhtenGtd the trimming d,
fr ,Is,Df "a, G,a continued with the aboy
djscosn',e'e years, When the busiue.
tan,SJu.,nllned, anS .nd after which ha wel
tp4,'r.acu r4 secured a lucrative positio
~ |ry',o,endent coun of the large carriar
Tii.nected with the Kanss
/ 'ssS,a''entiliary, located at Lansin
|i,n I'VE 's miles from Leayeu Az m"nS.I wnr,
IN y st,aa taere he returned home an N
il Cher c6s i secured " a position az sale
rsn"si. Uuat.es 5. Cattrey's new ca
,u, ut,ppt,sltory, Y, corner Ninth an an
b p,ibneess, ,ba a, Philadelphia. Whc
)iro"iioanas "io nas works in Camden. \
Gy Gyy1M,,nued N. q, the Phllade phia r r
BJ Nv Mf; + Flaglor's services p,'u we, !.
Nj ~ Is,s' uregg & Bowe, of this cit' "t'
Arch st,.ftp ,se .ffetpository corner Twelfii
! i b I'ssnMaining there some n,s' t;uo u,
Fliar sll f"r to give way, and aft, T.
he Ia, NTNvember last, since t''~i,i' whi'
lnes.. D's ,!3;1 Been confined tI to the Snr' Snn
|bovs which Resulted in vi. s ho' %