Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-05-10

Market streets was John Reynolds
hardware and seed store.
On the northwest corner OF Third and
Market streets was John Colesbury's
saddlery, adjoining which was the
Farmers Bank. In the same block were
the stores OF Joseph Draper, a jeweler,
Andrew Oliver, drygoods dealer,
Charles Candy, matchmaker, Isaac
Dixon, shoe dealer, and Joseph Bring
hurst, druggist. Iiba Ferris, a watch.
maker, occupied the southwestcorncro VI
Fourth and Market streets,
William Larkin, who was succeeded
by Aiken e. Brothers, had o grocery
store on the northwest corner Of Fourth
and Market streets. Between Fourth
ami Fifth streets. on the west side OF
Market, were the stores Of Cyrus Lam
born, a grocer, Joseph Scott, a'dealer in
books, Mrs. Joseph Dauphin, dry
goods dealer, Peter B. Porter, dealer
In books, Henry Hicks, dry goods
dealer, and Wilson & Head, dealers in
books. In the same block were James
Wilson's circulating library and his
daughters trimming store, which prop
crty was previously occupied by Thomas
Starrett, who sold pigtail tobacco. On
the southwest corner of Fifth and
Market streets was Marshall Phillips
drug store.
On the northwest corner Of Fifth and
Market streets was William r. Fleming's
grocery store, subsequently occupied by
Benjamin Janvier, just above which
were John Sebo's furniture and cabinet
making establishment and James Gull
bert's grocery store. In the same block
were the Union National Bank and the
Delaware House and the residences of
Richard Clement and the Rev. John
Kennedy, the latter then pastor of st.
Paul's M. Il. Church. Next door to the
Delaware House was the jewelry store
Of Philip Jones, the grandfather Of A. b.
Jones, and on the southwest corner of
Sixth and Market streets was Dell Mob
lifts furniture and cabinetmaking estab'
lishment.
Above Seventh street, on the west
side of Market, were Michael Megear's
hat factory, David Y. Wilson's esilence
aud Jane Armstrong; ice cream saloon
and confectionery.
On the northwest corner of Eighth
and Market streets was Governor Bas-
setts residence, which was afterward;
occupied by Richard Bayard. Between
Eighth and Ninth streets, on the west
side of Market, were the residences OIL
Aaron Hughes, Henry NJ. Bayard
| Squire Samuel Roberts, Jane Black and
Morgan Jones, and Hamilton Noblltt's
cabinetmaking establishment In thu
same block was one and a-half story
red shanty, in which Isaac Kendall sole
books and fishing tackle. Every Satur
day Mr.. Kendall took the boys up thu
Brandywine and taught them 10 swim,
On the south side Of Second street, be
tween Market and King, were the store
of John Goods, tailor, Thomas Aydon
also a tailor and grandfather Of j. w
Aydon, j. 7. IL K. II. Robinson, ciga
manufacturers, William Richie,
tailor, and William Wigglesworth,
dealer in groceries and varieties. A
Mr.. Wigglesworth's store almost any
thing from violin to fishing rol
could be obtained. On the southwcs
corner of Second and King streets wa
the residence of Edward Gilpin.
The grocery, china and feed. store o
Mendinhall & Stroud occupid the north
west corner of Second and King streets
West of it were Eli Mendnhail's trim
ming store, John Inskip's shoe store an
John & Vincent Gilpin's grocery store
John lnskip was the father Of the fam
Gus Methodist evangelist of the sam
name. Most of the grocers in those day
sold liquor, but the Messrs. Gilpin wer
remarkable for not doing SO. Washing
ton Wright, who had store next doc
to the Gilpin's, sold both groceries an
liquor.
All the stores and residences on tn
streets named are not given in this lis
Those mentioned comprise most c
them, however, and are all Mr.. Robin
son can remember. Some of the person
referred to had stores elsewhere o
Market street at various times.