Smyrna times., 1885-12-30
Penin3ular Philadelphians.
MEN FROM DELAWARE WHO Al
PROMINENT IN PENNSYLVANIA.

MEN FROM DELAWARE WHO ARE
PROMINENT IN PENNSYLVANIA.
From this land of luscious and Juicy
peaches, hogs and hOminy, and seduc-
tive apple-jacl, came Stephen Decatur.
the gallant American commodore of
otner days, whose bones lie in St.
Peters Churchyard, at Third and Pine
streets. About 35 years ago. in the
little hamlet of QuanticO, on the Eas-
tern Shore of Maryland, score of
miles or so from the Delaware line. the
feeble wall of an infant was heard in
the house of the Methodist itinerant
preacher That infant afterwards be-
came the city controller of Philadel.
phia, and is now the governor of
Pennsylvania. George Alfred Town
send, the newspaper correspondent.
was the son of another itinerant
preacher, native of Snow Hill, and
was born at Georgetown, Del.
When the Bedford Street Mission
was first organized by philanthropic
citizens, the Rev. John Dixon Long.
an Eastern Shore man, was placed at
its head. That part of the city was at
that time foul blot upon the fame of
Philade lphia-the Matching place of
crime, the home of destitution and
squalor. John Dixon Long made his
home among these people and for
years worked with unselfsh zeal for
their redemption. Some years AGO he
retired with impaired health and is
now spending his declining days at
his native home in POcomoke Citv.
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Among other Philadelphians OF
prominence whose birthplaces were
upon the Peninsula is Samuel p. God
win, president of the Franklin Home
for lnebriates, a native of Milford, Del.
NJ. Hall Stanton, formerly president
of the Board of Education, now n gas
trustee, and who once upon a time
came within II votes of receiving the
Republican nomination for mayor, not
many years ago, comparatively speak
ing, was clerk in a Kent county, Del.
store. Ex-MayOr StOckley, who car
rlcd off the prize from Mr.. Stanton on
the occasion above referred to, is him
self, | believe, from Delaware stock.
the family being represented in Charles
Z. Stockley, the present governor of
that State. Our former mayor was.
however, born in this city and spells
his name different from the Delaware
| executive. James II. Heverin. the
well-known lawyer, emigrated from
Dover to this city. Jacob Reed, foun-
der Of the well-knOwn firm of Jacob
Reeds Sons, and now retired at a
green old age, halls from Berlin, Wor-
cester county, Md. Garrett Masten,
one Of the Tower Hall clothing firm.
received his education in a Delaware
country store, where everything was
sold from n mackerel To IL plug hat.
Is. b. COmegys. the fnancier, is n
Blue Hens chicken, and brother of
the present chief justice of Delaware.
The late Benjamin G. Temple, long a
leader of the city Democracy, came
from Templeville on the line between
Maryland and Delaware, and studied
law in the office of Senator Salisbury.
at Dover, Delaware; the late Henry
May, for many years president of the
Vessel Owners Association. was o"i.i
nally Milford boy, and Oscar NJ. VII
son, select councilman from the Ninth
ward, halls from the same town. al
thongh born just across the Delaware
border, in the Eastern Shore county of
Talbot. And, finally, William f. Har-
rlty, native Delawarean, captures
one Of the best Philadelphia offices in
the gift of President Cleveland-that
OF postmaster.-CO Correspondence of Phil
ddeiphid Press.