Daily Republican., 1886-05-15
SO Years Ago.

Charles Kyle. the great Ice cream
man, ct Sixth and Orange streets, has
come across an old paper, not 30 old a
some that exist, but old enough TO give
1t interest 1t is q Wilmington paper, ,and
was printed January 27, 1926, at 10i
Market street, In that day no doubt neal
the middle Of the city, and when Fourth
street was considered away back In the
country. The paper is called the Ameri
can Watchman and Delaware Adver-
tiser, and seems to have been directed
70 j. w. huntington. 1t Is about 16 by
~ with four c0lumns to q page of -four
pages. The terms Of the paper were d
year cash or IS year II on "tick. y
Amongst the advertisements is that oi
W. b. Cochran of Middletown Offering
TO the Democratic Republican ''citizenl
OF New Castle County to be candidate
for Sheriff. John A. Nsudain also
offers at the proper time to be q oandi.
date for the same Office.
A manifesto against the use of fire
crackers and squibs along the high
ways of New Castle County WAS issued
by George CLARK, foreman of the grand
jury and by David Paynter Clerk oi
the Peace. Joseph Grubb, jeremiah
W0olston and John Patterson advertise
10 large number of lots for sale; ID. &
George Bush advertise q number of arti
clea not called for brought by the sloop
MARY Ann" from Philadelphia, for
sale. j. j. Robinson and Robertson &
Little offer great Inducements to buy
lottery tickets; Samuel Fill, John Herd
man, John W. Peterson, George @.
Franck, Allen Robinett and James
Russell have properties for rent or sale.
Then comes couple of columns of mis-
cellaneous reading, amongst which is
an account OF anti. slavery resolutions
being presented in the Pennsy lvania
Legislature. They were opposed by
General Ogle and Mr.. Dunlap because
they would irritate the South.
The second page Is taken up with a
report of the Senate Committee, of
which Mr.. Benton was chairman,
upon resolutions proposing amend
ments to The Constitution of
the United States. John w. Taylor,
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tiyes, and John O. Calhoun, Vice
President of the United States and
President Of the Senate, published an
aot regarding pensions, approved by
John Quincy Adams, President Of the
United States.
The third page Is devoted chiefly to
local matters and proceedings of the
Legislature. In the latter figure such
names as Cullen, Erwen, Davis, Brob
son, Brinckle, Willard Hall, Gray and
Bates.
William Montgomery, Esq, LIS the
subject of q long obituary notice. He
was educated at Newark, and studied
law ut New Castle under Nicholas Van
Dyke, then Governor of the State.
In the gloomy seasons of 1776 and
1777 he took an active part as a sold Ter,
though but 16 years of age, against the
British at Trenton and Princeton.
When Lord Howe's army was march
ing from the Chesapeake to Philadel.
phia, he was with q column of 1000
ilitia who fought the British at the
head of Christiana creek, at Cooch .
bridge, where "a long and bloody con-
test saved W ilmington and New Gas.
tie and turned the British through
Newark TO Chadd's Ford.
The fourth page Is devoted entirely TO
Advertisements. The "Bayard Hotel, %
opposite the Town Hall, Is advertised
by Henry Steele. David Smyth, Allan
Thomas, John l.. Morris, John JustIs
John May, Benjamin Ferris and Thos.
Jacquett had properties for sale OF
rent. William Kennard had hats for
sale, Samuel and William MoOaulley
were grocery dealers, and q nnmber OF
other names familiar to WilminRto-
mans appear, but none who advertised
then are alive now, though that was
only 50 years ago.