Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-10-27
TWO TOMS.
ENCERPRIsINs, PU sBIN0 YOUNG
BUSINESS MEN.
Thumas n. Penpooh and Thomas M,
Foreman, the Wen. known OlOthiers
OF Wilmington.

Here, At the southeast corner OF Fifth
and Market streets, in the well known
persons Of Penrosk g. FoEsman, 10
another live vigorous firm OF olotnieIs
thst aro peYer ltis when enterprise and
pFogFesg has full sway. The SUCCESS
vi ioh has oTowned thls arm slnco thf
tina they took ibis stote from tho hands
Of NAthAp Leibermau "a eVideaue Of
their bigh standing 10 the o9mmuails
as honorable msrehs nts, and OF their
enterprise hnd fair dealing mstbode.
The exterior OF their honfs 10 perhaps
mot 90 high ,eztended aud fhowy 80 come
0theTs IN the city, but lerRe Quantities
OF goods nnd fiue quaiities, with repa-
lay prices, are rot msskdtsa BY adtk.es
shows. They are tie realities f9i
witch the public seek. and ttos pFt
found only where honest enterprise
leeds the way,
The proprletoTs Of this largo clothing
establishment arc sslt-mE1e men. By
their own irdustry ard perseverance,
they have worked their way up uEtl
they atsDd abreast OF the tImes IN the
clothing trade Of the oountry.
Mr. PennOok was bora In Ohestsr
County, Pa, in the year 1858, snd Il
ono OF the many who sOulsd men o.
AhIh N0uHhT Whb laNb bblAH AOM1 "
WilmiDRton and nssi6led iu building up
her large commercial intsFosts. When
but IL ears OF sge he set sail on tho
seA OF life for himself, aud at this stsse
Of tho journey he is happy to looE baoS
upon hl5 oourle with the fnll conscious
ness that he has never bought DIS
credit upon himeelf or family. When he
6Fss lett home te hired himself 10 O
farmer for one year, aiief which be was
spRsged In the dry goods and grocery
store OF Washington ESing, Of bandCn
berg, Pa for two years. From themes
he went down to NsSark, Del, WherR
he WAS engaged for shrse yesfg In The
0'othing, dry goods md grocery s,ors Of
ArmhiTOnR s. Bro. He then went bAck
into Chester County, TO ChesttrYills,
where he was engagad for four year
In 4. Palmer'a clothing. dry Roode
and grocery store. This pnt blm FsRs
his majoElty. When Q young man Ot
70 he removed 10 this city, aud fell IL
with that famous elcthler, Meyer
AeyerP, with whom LIE remained two
years
From there bil next move wEs to the
store at the southeast corner OF Fitch
aud Market stTests, then kept By bic
Predecessor, N sthan Lslberman, After
being with Mr.. Leltefmsn iva ysars
tue later expressed desire t0 sell OCT
his BUSH sss and retire, 1t WAS ihea
that Mr.. Pennock conceived the ites OF
8ettlDg q partner ln butineHs and hug
ing out NJ Leihsrmau. In Oastips
about for partner he was not long IL
se!eo ing No. Foreman, then also 81
emplo In the htore. Tae propo9ltlon
form U.partuerBhip vas agreeable
- e. no GvV.
| 0t Psnnock 60 Foreman was oTgan'zei
rhe Young htm bought cut thu store
| ard as wsn ansiOiaAg q uasRtla to nod
| .ha reins aud tAined the vsss trad.
| that Mr.. LeibermAn held fer twenty
years before. Fer hve years this & ~
| has been doing business, and IL Is a
/ 7rt a. satisfaction for them TO kuoI tha,
| they are doing thriving business, and
| In tho fAoa of the tlOEess competition
their trade Ia growing, each year beipR
better than the past enc.
Mr.. Foreman Is nsiivo Of Whining
ton and was bern In this city In tbs
Iear l849 His flrst expaFleace in mer
oAatile life vas rs eErRnd boy In the
dry goods store OF Hoopes d Sander
located In half the building roW oocu-
pied by Penbook & oremAn. From
this store Mr.. Foreman utnt and
learned the trade OF coach trimming
WIth Cooling s. Lloyd. Here no be-
came complete master Of the trade and
was counted amongst the best OF work
men. But growing tired OF this work,
his inollnAtions led him to engage With
Nathan Lelberman, his predecessor ln
the clothing business. He TemSlned 10
this store seven years. during which
time he made hostB OF friends whose
| fr1aW dahtR he ma Rak0fnu Whan hfg
employer, Mr.. Lsibermap, determined
to retiEa from business Mr.. Foreman
Joined with Mr.. Pennoek Azd bought
out the store, and today he Sas no
reason to regret that he is o member oil
the firm OF ItnnoCk 3 foreman,
A representative of the REPUBLICAN,
cAllId in yesterday aud was shown
through the store. 1t did not tAta lonF
to convince him that this house was
fully up 10 the times in every thug
that constituted q frbt.olaaB Clothing
house. Three floors are occupied, the
whole certainly making o grand dis
play of the bandsomest and latest
sty leB Of clothing,
Room No. 1, fret A DOR, contains full
line OF pAntAleons and odd garments,
uitable for ell sizes, while ut the left oi
the middle aisle there is . full line Of
gents furnishing goods such 90 dress
shirts, neokwear and underwear, from
the cheapest TO the finest quality.
Room Nc. 2, second q ,or, left Of mid
die aisle, contains stAohs Of suitings fol-
men out In the latest fashions. and to
the right OF the middle aisle pile RftoI
pile OF overcoats made OF the hpesI
kerseys, beavers, oABsimereB, EaRlish
msltons and oheVi0ts tlimm(d with
beaver, and last but not least comes the
storm coat, . wonderful invention In
dispensible In storm and cold. These
coats are al handsomely and substan-
daily made, and they are beautifully
lined with silk and satin lining In she
facIngs, skirt and Noleevss.
Room No. 8 is piled up, pile upoI
i pile,of boys and ohildr6n's snitiDGs and
] oveFooAts, embracing all the lateai
1 novelties in that line. Care oTercostl
for small boys are seen here in gres
abundance and In the leading styles fol
the season. Nothing more that can b.
said can better describe this I'm msnsI
atock OF goods than the assertion that Il
ia not exoelled in the olty Of Whining.
ton,
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